June 23,2025

The month of June has been great for both trout and smallmouth bass fishing. Now, with the present heat wave and warming river temperatures, we will be concentrating on smallmouth bass. Smallmouth bass fishing on the Muskegon River has been good over the last couple of weeks. Good numbers of fish being boated with some large ones in the 18-to-20-inch range making things interesting. We haven’t had a great top-water bite yet, but that is probably coming soon. With the river temps rising, I expect the smallmouth bite to only get better. Northern Pike and the occasional walleye are also possibilities on our summer trips, and we have seen some summer-run steelhead poking around as well. If you have interest in a summer trip, get ahold of me for details. Summer guide trips are great for both experienced and non-experienced anglers, and we love taking kids out too. 616 813-5989 for trip information.