Our warmwater charters have been going well on our West Michigan rivers. The smallmouth bass bite has been good and we have also been hooking into some nice largemouths and some northern pike. We have also had a few suprise encounters with trout while fishing for warmwater species. We have encountered minimal fishing pressure on our outings. The Muskegon river has been at a good level for successful fishing. The Grand downstream of GR has been alittle high for our liking, but hopefully it will drop soon and we will be spending more time on it.

April has started out as colder than average. The result has been a somewhat slower migration of steelhead. Over the last few weeks we have been catching a mix of fresh fish, dark fish that have not spawned, and drop-back fish. We have mainly been float-fishing deeper holes and pocket water, but have also had luck backbouncing deep runs. This weekend, a winter storm has hit the Great Lakes region with rain and ice. River levels are on the rise and hopefully this will bring a push of fresh fish in from the lake. With the colder than average water temps, steelhead fishing should remain decent into May.

Steelhead fishing has been good on the Grand and Muskegon rivers. We have been seeing some good sized fish on our outings with a mix of both chrome and dark fish. Backbouncing and floatfishing eggs have been productive tactics. River levels are good and water temps are still cool which should help to prolong the migration of fish.