We had a great finish to our salmon season and have been doing trips for fall steelhead since mid October. We have been doing well on our trips with some large steelhead coming to the net on both the Grand and Muskegon rivers. Fall steelheading stays strong all month and through December. If you are interested in getting on the water, give me a call for more information on a trip.

This years King Salmon run started off slow. But with the cooler temperatures and precipitation we have received this week, the fishing has improved and should continue to in the coming weeks. We have been doing our recent trips on the Pere Marquette river. Casting crankbaits and bobber fishing skein have been putting some big fish in the boat. We landed a handful of fish in the mid 20 lb range this week. We will continue to run our trips on the PM river until the Muskegon river receives a good push of fish. Smallmouth bass fishing remains strong. Most people have salmon on their mind, but this is a great time of the year to tie into some big bass. Also, it wont be long and our fall steelhead season will kick-off, which is my personal favorite time to be on the water. Get in touch with me about fall fishing opportunities and good luck on the water.

Our warmwater species trips have been good and full of action. The smallmouth bass bite has been consistent. Late summer & early fall is a good time to have opportunities at landing some of the large mature smallies. We have been doing trips on both the Grand and Muskegon rivers. The Muskegon is at a normal summertime level and generally clear. We are finding fish in the darker holes and around grass and structure. The Grand is at a great flow level right now and at a color that I would rate as perfect. We are finding fish in the rocky areas and hanging around grass lines. Sub-surface finesse presentations, topwaters and crankbaits are all producing fish. We are also catching some good largemouth and the occasional northern pike. King salmon are starting to show in the northern harbors and rivers. Most of September I will be doing my salmon trips on the PM River and eventually moving downstate to the Muskegon. I have some dates left if your interested in getting out. Looks like we are going to have another run of very large fish.