Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing has been pretty good the last couple days.  Water is low and clear but with the correct approach there are plenty of fish willing to play.  Our hopes of any amount of rain coming look pretty sad but it will be a nice change of scenery fishing in the snow that is supposed to be coming.  I still have December openings so let me know if you want to get out and enjoy a day of Steelhead fishing while fishing is good.  Pictured below is John from today and Jason squared from yesterday.

Michigan Steelhead Fishing

Dick, Bill, Jeff and Steven stopped by for some steelhead on their way to deer camp.  We worked hard for our fish the last couple days but everyone put fish in the net and had a great time.  Good luck hunting fellas.  Water is low and clear, we could really use some rain to shuffle the fish that are here and get some new arrivals on the move.  

Steelhead

Mark and Jim had a great day of fishing today!  

Muskegon River Fishing Report

Steelhead fishing has been pretty good for us lately.  There is a fair number of fish in the system right now and we seem to be getting a steady trickle of fish from Lake Michigan.  The fish are a good average size with plenty weighing into double digits.  Fishing should be steady into December again this year as we have not seen a big surge of fish all at once yet.  I still have some openings in December if anyone is looking to get on the river to catch some Steelhead.  Below are a few pictures of some of the fish we've caught the past couple days.

Goodbye October Salmon, Hello November Steelhead!

Salmon fishing is officially a thing of the past, at least for this guide as a nice push of fall steelhead are in the Muskegon River. Steelhead numbers are rising and the excitement is just beginning. Temperatures are still high, and once the water temp drops I imaging we will see more of them. With steady numbers everyday, here are a few pictures from the last couple trips. Goodbye October Salmon, see you next fall and hello November Steelhead! If you'd like to book a trip, I still have some open dates. Give me a shout! 

Steelhead

Steelhead numbers are improving daily and there is rain in the forecast!!  Sunday was cut short with the starter going out in my boat but we had enough time to get into some fish and make a fisherman out of a newbie.  Mari caught her first ever Steelhead and will surely be back for more.  The boat is fixed and I promise to start taking more pictures and updating here more often.

Fall Fishing in Michigan

It's been way too long since my last update here so I am going to try to cover the last month or so since coming home from Alaska.  Salmon fishing has been ok, with a decent amount of fish holding in pools it was nowhere near as good as it should be.  Water temp played a big role in the tough bite as for the most part never dipped below 60 degrees before the fish decided to just hit gravel to spawn.  Now it's time to let those fish do their thing and target Steelhead.  Steelhead numbers are decent and improving,  a shot of cold and rain to bring the water level up and temp down should kick things into high gear.  As of right now egg imitations behind spawning salmon are the best bet to find steelhead as these fish are taking advantage of the easy food source.  We should have another good fall steelhead fishery with great fishing thru December just like last year with the slowly cooling water temps.  I have just a few late November openings and a decent amount of December openings for anyone looking to get on the river and catch some Steelhead.  Here are just a few pictures of what we've been catching lately, salmon and steelhead.