Dropback Steelhead Fishing

Fishing for dropback Steelhead in the Muskegon River has still been producing some action but the fish are scattered and numbers are on the decline.  I have not seen any pre spawn Steelhead in weeks and while there are some fish still sawning in the upper sections I am not sure there are enough to recharge the dropback fishing back to what it was the past few weeks.  At any rate we will keep fishing for the biters that are here until they are all gone. Below are a few pictures of Steelhead caught back bouncing from the last few days.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Despite a very large number of our Spring fish getting their job done in mid to late March this spring the Steelhead numbers are respectable in the Muskegon River.  Back bouncing in the deep water has been good and for the guys looking to fish shallow there are enough fish around with a few select areas being better than others.  Below are a few pics from some recent back bouncing days.

4/21/2012  Ed with a very healthy dropback Steelhead from today.

4/21/2012  Fritz with a nice Steelhead caught back bouncing today.

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4/21/2012  Dropback fishing is still holding on. 

4/21/2012  Another nice hen from today.

Dan with a dropback Steelhead from a recent afternoon trip.

The dropbacks were hanging close to spawners on this day.

Bright sunny skies and the Steelhead bit was fine.

Afternoon fishing has been good.

Steelhead Fishing in the wind

It was a very windy day on the Muskegon River today making for some difficult back bouncing conditions.   Dave and Dan did pull through with a few nice fish despite the tough conditions.

4/16/2012  Dave with a nice Steelhead from today.

4/16/2012  Dan is on the board.

4/16/2012  Back bouncing for Steelhead.

Michigan Steelhead Fishing

Steelhead fishing is still good for us on the Muskegon River, dropbacks are plentiful and traffic is minimal.  Ed is pictured below with a few he caught back bouncing today.

4/15/2012  Ed with a nice dropback Steelhead.

4/15/2012  Steelhead fishing has been great.

4/15/2012  The sun came out for a while but the camera was a bit wet from the rain.

4/15/2012  Back bouncing for dropback Steelhead.

Muskegon River Steelhead

Steelhead fishing was action packed today with well into double digits landed before noon and the action kept up after lunch too!!   Dan and Bob went home with sore arms after their first time back bouncing spawn for Steelhead on the Muskegon River.

4/14/2012  Dan with a great buck that went nuts when he hooked it.

4/14/2012  Bob with a chrome dropback Steelhead.

4/14/2012  These fish were on fire today.

4/14/2012  Bob with a very healthy fish from today.

 

Spring Steelhead Fishing

Dropback fishing continues to be great on the Muskegon River.  Pete and Dan are pictured with a few from today and Mark with a couple of yesterday's fish.

4/13/2012  Dan with a bright chrome dropback Steelhead.

4/13/2012  Pete with a nice hen from today.

4/13/2012  Back bouncing for dropbacks has been great.

4/13/2012  These fish are bouncing back into great shape after spawning.

Back bouncing spawn for dropback Steelhead has been consistently productive and should continue to be as long as there are good numbers of fish in the upper river.  There are still fair numbers of pre spawn fish being caught in  the upper sections as well which is very good news for the longevity of our season.  Brian and Chris from Columbus, OH are below with a few dropbacks from this bright sunny day.

4/11/2012  Brian with a great looking dropback Steelhead.

4/11/2012  This hen was actually plump and full of eggs.

4/11/2012  Fishing was good in the bright sun today.

4/11/2012  Chris with a Muskegon River Steelhead.