Fishing for our typical warmwater species had been up and down this spring/early summer due to high water levels and cool water temps. But with the recent warm weather, river temps are on the rise and the smallmouth bite has improved nicely. Along with the rise in water temps, river levels are dropping which has helped improve the bite as well. We have been doing most of our outings on the Muskegon river because of the high level of the Grand River. But our last few outings on the Grand have been productive. Along with smallmouth bass, we have been taking a few walleye and northern pike. Get in touch with me if your interested in a summer fishing trip on the Grand or Muskegon rivers. Also, my fall king salmon dates are starting to fill, so be sure to get ahold of me if theres a date your interested in. I typically do my salmon trips on the PM and Muskegon rivers. King salmon are running large on the lake, so this fall looks promising on the rivers.

It is the first week of March and we are still dealing with artic weather. Getting on the river has been challenging since mid January. When we have been able to get out we have had decent success considering the conditions we have been dealt. We have been starting our outings later than normal to keep dealing with slush and ice floes to as much of a minimum as possible. Floatfishing with eggs has been our most utilized technique along with backbouncing bait. We are anticipating a good spring run with large fish. Things are running alittle behind schedule due to the weather, but the fish will show.

As the new year begins, it looks like the first half of January is going to have some mild temps for this time of year. This should provide some good steelheading opportunities. Winter is typically when we take a good number of our biggest steelhead and this year has been no acceptation. Before the New Years holiday, river levels were good and steelhead fishing was consistent. We received a bit of rain over the holiday, boosting the levels of our area rivers. This will help move fish around and potentially bring in some fresh fish. Our main tactic lately has been bobber fishing with bait, but we have also had luck back-bouncing and doing alittle plug fishing. During the winter months, I offer 4 and 6 hour trips. A lot of beauty to be seen on the river this time of year along with the chance to land a trophy steelhead.