I have been doing King Salmon trips for about 2 weeks now. As is typical with kings, the fish are large and mean and giving our customers quite a challenge when it comes to landing them. Some rain and cooler temps sure would be nice at this point and should really get the run going strong. I am booking fall steelhead trips now. I have a few dates still available for the end of October and some great dates available for November and December. The best way to get ahold of me is by phone or text at (616) 813-5989. My email is steel-header@live.com. Forgive me if I don’t answer email inquiries right away, sometimes I go a couple days without checking my mail. Best of luck to everyone out on the water.

We have been running our trips on both the Grand and Muskegon River. The Grand has dropped nicely from the bump in water level a couple weeks ago due to storms. Currently the river has somewhat of a heavy stain in areas I have fished, but it looks good and is clearing everyday. Some storms are predicted over the next couple of days, so we will see what that does to the river. Water temp in the Grand is in the upper 70’s to low 80’s. Just about every presentation seems to be catching smallmouth, and we have been coming across some nice crappies as well.

The Muskegon is at a slightly elevated summer level at this time and is clear to somewhat stained depending on the stretch of river. Water temps are in the mid 70’s. Sub-surface and top-water presentations have both been effective.

In a few weeks I will be guiding for king salmon and not long after that will be fall steelhead. Get in touch with me at 616 813-5989 or steel-header@live.com for available dates.

Currently the Grand River is high and dirty as a result of the round of storms that hit Michigan last week. Before the rain, the Grand was at a perfect level and fishing good. As of today, it looks like the river has crested at 6300 cfs which is not a ridiculous high flow. The river should start to drop now and hopefully in a week or so we will be able to continue to run our bass trips on it. Until then, we will be doing our guide trips on the Muskegon River. The Muskegon is at a good summertime flow currently and is fishing good. Our customers are getting a lot of smallmouth to the boat with some big mature ones in the mix. This is typically the time-frame we see the best smallmouth fishing of the summer, and the bite should stay good through September. Sub-surface and top-water presentations have both been productive. The first full week of September I will begin running my King Salmon trips on the Pere Marquette River. I have very limited availability left for those, so get in touch with me to talk about what I have open. Around mid October I will start my fall steelhead trips. Those dates are starting to fill, so again, if you have any interest in a fall steelhead trip contact me to talk about trip details. I can be reached at 616 813-5989 or steel-header@live.com