Steelhead fishing has been pretty good to us this late fall. It won’t be long, and we can officially say its winter. The steelhead are moving into their typical winter holding water and will become very predictable. Beads and spawn bags fished under bobbers have been taking fish along with back-bouncing eggs. The last, Read More

I apologize for the lapse in reports. It has been a busy couple of months for me. After a month and a half of King Salmon trips up north on the Pere Marquette River, we are back closer to home fishing the Grand and Muskegon Rivers. King Salmon fishing on the PM River was, Read More

Summer fishing has been good for us on both the Grand and Muskegon Rivers. With a lack of rain so far this summer, both rivers are low. The Grand River has a good stain as of now, with sections upstream of Grand Rapids running a little clearer than areas downstream. The Muskegon River is, Read More

For the last few weeks we have been doing our trips on the Muskegon River. The Muskegon has been very high, running 5800 – 6000 cfs. The water temp has been around 38 degrees. The steelhead fishing has been consistent. We have been catching both chrome and dark fish. Some steelhead have been spawning,, Read More

Spring is quickly approaching and that means spring steelhead run. Both the Grand and Muskegon rivers have been fishing good all winter when the weather allowed us to get out. As of today, the Muskegon River is at a moderate to low level and the water is clear. Because of that, we have been, Read More

When the weather has allowed us to get out, the Grand River has been fishing good for winter steelhead. I love it on the river this time of year. Angler pressure is low resulting in fish that have not been picked on. If you can locate the fish, they will usually play. The hens, Read More

We have entered what is classified as the beginning of early winter fishing in West Michigan. The Grand River is slightly above normal water level, and the color looks great. Water temperature is in the upper 30’s at this time. A mix of chrome and dark steelhead are spread throughout the system. Most of, Read More

The appropriate weather for fall steelhead fishing has finally arrived. Some rain and cooler temps have steelhead coming into West Michigan rivers. I have been running about 90% of my trips on the Muskegon River. The fishing has been consistent with a few tough days and good days in the mix. The level of, Read More

Pictured above is client and friend John with an awesome Pere Marquette River King Salmon. We are finished with our King Salmon guide trips on the PM. It was another successful season up there and our guests were able to tangle with some good fish. The season started off strong, but the warm weather, Read More

I have been doing King Salmon trips for about 2 weeks now. As is typical with kings, the fish are large and mean and giving our customers quite a challenge when it comes to landing them. Some rain and cooler temps sure would be nice at this point and should really get the run, Read More