July has been a warm dry month. River levels are low and water temps are high. The smallmouth bass dont seem to be bothered by the heat. We have been doing our fishing trips on the Grand and Muskegon river. Both are fishing good. We are catching alot of fish in the 12 to 16 inch range and they put up a great fight in the river current!  We are also boating a few fish in the 18 to 21 inch range. Once they get near the 20 inch range they sure are a good fish. We have been getting a few fish on topwaters but most are being taken on sub-surface presentations.

Smallmouth fishing on our West Michigan rivers is still going strong. The season started out with a bang and the trend continues. Its been a warm summer so far, and our river temps show that. I was on the Grand River a few days ago and it was 82 deg surface temp. The Muskegon is about 10 deg cooler. The fish are liking the deeper runs and holes and are also relating to drop-offs. A variety of techniques are producing fish and can change from day to day. We are also catching some northern pike, largemouth bass and a few walleye on our charters when targeting smallmouth. Fishing should remain good into fall for smallmouth bass.

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.