December steelhead fishing was up and down. We had some stretches of good fishing and periods where it was pretty tough. The weather was up and down as well. As far as the run of fish that came into the river this fall, while the size of the fish was impressive, the number of fish seemed to be on the lighter side. As we close out the month of December, a polar air mass is setting in for awhile. I’ve seen it before, when the weather breaks and the rivers open up, the fish should be ready to play.

Today is the last day of November. The month started out fishing pretty good, but the last few weeks have been tough fishing at times. We have been having to work for fish, but just like anything else, persistence usually pays off. I have been doing my fishing on the Grand and Muskegon rivers with a few outings on the Rogue. Excited to see what the month of December has in store for steelhead fishing!

My site has been down so I have been unable to post reports, but October steelhead fishing was fantastic! Both the Grand and Muskegon Rivers had some decent pushes of fish, and the size seems to be running big this year. Now we are into November and this is probably my favorite time to be steelhead fishing. As water temps cool and river levels drop from the higher water levels we have been experiencing, steelhead should begin to hold. Float fishing, back bouncing and plug fishing are all great methods to target fall steelhead.