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Monster Yampa River Brown landed on a size 20 Midge larvae. Vail,
Colorado Fly Fishing Trip! 
Frying Pan River Brown Trout - (6/25) 
Frying Pan River Brown Trout - Basalt, Co. 
Frying Pan River Brown Trout - Basalt, Co. 
Adam with a very respectable Rainbow taken on an Isonychia
dry fly pattern. These bugs draw larger Trout on the surface! 
22" Brown Trout taken on a McCuanes
Sculpin Streamer on a 200 grain Sink-tip. Stripping larger Sculpin
streamers has produced larger Trout over the past several days.

A phenomenal day was had by all! Mike and Debbie had a great day
of trout fishing landing nearly 50 trout in a full day trip. We
also hooked four monster browns on streamers! 
Thanks Eric for this superstar photo of our Brown Trout release
from yesterday afternoon! 
Sarah with a very nice Rainbow Trout taken on a Gray Drake spinner.
Lots of bugs! 
Streamer fishing has been spectacular with the slightly higher water
levels. Fry patterns near the shoreline has been key. 
Don with a very nice 15" Rainbow that took a Drake pattern.
Dry fly fishing is excellent! 
Another one of our trout from yesterday taken on a soft-hackle Caddis
emerger. 
Mike with a nice one taken while drifting a sucker spawn pattern.
Fry are also working well. 
Nice Rainbow landed on a Gray Drake.

Jerry with a magnificent Brown Trout taken on a Gray Drake Spinner!
Jerry landed the Brown that I've been hunting for a week! 
Myself with Jerry's Brown, I may have been more excited than Jerry.
I've watched this monster feed on Gray Drakes for 6 evenings!! 
Marty with one of the largest Rainbow Trout that I have ever taken
with a client. This 22" Rainbow was caught a size 16 sucker
spawn pattern. 
Scott with a beautiful 18" rainbow taken on a Gray Drake spent
wing- Dry Fly fishing is outstanding with Gray Drakes each evening!

Myself with a very fat 16" Rainbow taken on a Gray Drake soft-hackle
on a sink-tip.
Scott landed this beautiful Eagle Lake strain Rainbow trout on a
Mojo sac fry pattern.

I had the opportunity to fly fish for some monster Smallies today!
We were sight fishing Smallies cruising on shallow rocky flats!

Here was a great 21" Smallie that weighed just under 4 pounds!
Chart/Brown Clousers. 
Here's another Smallies that was 3 1/2 pounds.
No other fish fights harder than Smallies!
Monster Brown Trout on the dry fly! 
Terry with a chrome bullet hen from this morning.

Carl with a beautiful bright hen from the afternoon trip today.
Afternoons have also been very good. 
Bob with a trophy brown that we caught this morning on a small trout
stream. 
Jim with our 16th Steelhead landed today.
Fly fishing for Steelhead has been excellent! 
Jim Sr. with one of his steelies from today. 
Jim with one of many nice fish from this afternoon.
Fly fishing for Steelhead is excellent right now! 
Dave with a gorgeous bright hen from this morning.Very few anglers
on the water! 
Cynthia with another great hen. 
Randy with another nice hen. Steelhead fishing is going well with
nice pockets of fish. 
Cody with his first Steelhead on the fly!
Congratulations on landing 9 Steelhead today! 
Don with a nice buck. Small flies were key. 
Cody with a great looking hen from this morning. 
Dave with one of many nice Steelhead.
Gary with a gorgeous buck fit for the cover of
"Fly Fisherman Magazine" lots of Steelhead! 
Steve with a bright hen. Many fish are just now beginning to spawn.

Gary with another nice hen brought to hand. 
Tsuyako with her first Muskegon River Steelhead. We had two days
of outstanding Fly Fishing!

Yoshi with one on many chrome hens. Last weeks rain brought in a
bunch of new Steelhead. 
Yoshiaki with a very respectable buck. Smaller flies and lighter
tippets working well. 
Tsuyako with a bright smaller buck.

Kosuke with a bright hen. Fishing was very good today. I expect
another 3 weeks of great fishing. 
Jim with his very first Steelhead landed on the fly. 
Chris with a great looking hen. Many steelhead are spawning heavily
with May fish on the way. 
Dave with another nice hen. Plenty of fish if you know where to
look. 
Bob with one of many landed today. 
Rand with beauty of a buck Steelhead. Fishing was very good today.
Lots of new fish. 
Rand with our 12th Steelhead landed today. 
Andy with a very bright Buck. Lots of fresh run steelhead, May should
be great! (4/29) 
Todd with a nice hen from this morning. (4/29) 
Andy with another bright hen. (4/29)

Many chrome bucks and hens, a sure sign of a new batch of fish entering
the river. (4/28) 
Jeff with one of many from today. 
Dave with a really large buck taken on an egg sucking leech. Afternoon
trips have been great! 
John with a giant fat hen from this afternoon. 
Dave with a Muskegon River Steelhead.

Ted with his largest hen of this evening. 
Phil with a hefty double stripe buck from today! 
Charles with a plump hen from the day trip.

Dan with a gorgeous hen Steelhead. 
Joe with one of many nice chrome hens. (4/5)

Cory and Drew with another nice buck. (3/26)

Dave with a beautiful Winter's Steelhead from today. We worked hard
but caught a good number of Steelhead. (2/15)
Paul with a gorgeous Lake-Run Brown Trout.

Walleye on the Thunderstick!

Winter Steelhead... The crowds of salmon season will
be gone!!
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Great Evening Hatches - The crowds are gone! - Have the river
to yourself!
Skamania Mania - Over the next few weeks I will be closely
monitoring the Skamania Steelhead runs on the Big Manistee and
St. Joseph Rivers!
These fish are hot and I can't wait to get my Steelhead fix on
the Joe!
Both the Manistee and St. Joe receive good numbers of Summer Run
Steelhead just after Summer solstice. July is the best month for
Skamania Steelhead.
We're looking forward to fishing chrome again soon!
Muskegon River Trout Fishing
We are sincerely looking forward to the introduction of the "Bubbler
System" above the Croton Dam- This should make for some outstanding
Trout Fishing below the Dam in Croton. We could once again experience
Caddis Super Hatches!
Wow! What a change in weather! Cooler temperatures forecasted and
the fishing has been very good! Muskegon River Trout and Smallmouth
Bass has been great with the huge amounts on Sucker and Steelhead
fry. Fry patterns have been the flavor of the month. Both Trout
and Smallmouth have been feeding heavily on fry. Trout have also
keyed up on Caddis emergers and or fry depending on the weather.

Cinnamon Caddis Emerger
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During the
day- Cinnamon Caddis and Caddis emergers have been fishing
well on a floating line either skittered of swung. Most of
the suckers have finished spawning but there are a few scattered
pockets. Swinging small streamers has also been productive,
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June and July
are the the time for Dry fly fishing with the Isonychia Bicolor.
(A similar look as the Gray Drake but with a much more husky
looking body, with a burgundy or purple hue, Iso's do not
spinner fall in larger numbers but draw larger rising Trout
if they are around, usually in late evening. It can be the
Muskegon's most overlooked hatch, typically found in the middle
to lower sections of the river.)
Caddis are the primary hatch in the upper sections. (
Pine to Croton Dam) |

Isonychia Bicolor (Mahogany Dun) - July Trout Fishing
(White Gloved Howdies-Mahogany Dun)
River perfect level-2450-cfs-
63 degree water temp.
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There
is nothing better than casting a dry fly line to a rising 20"
Brown Trout. Over the holiday weekend, we've been rewarded with
7 Trout approaching the 20" mark and this is just the very
beginning of great fly fishing for Trout.
July offers the some of the finest dry fly fishing in the Midwest!
We have dates open for both full
days and the ever popular evening hatch trips- These trips start
around 5pm - 10pm. This is possibly the best chance to get into
a trophy Muskegon River Brown Trout.
Muskegon
River Trout Fishing
" Hatch fishing at it's finest!! "

Hatch fishing for Trout during May, June, July and August.
Muskegon River Trout - There are lots of suckers spawning
and encouraging
the bigger browns and rainbows to feed on nymphs behind sucker
redds. Excellent numbers of cinnamon caddis seen in the last couple
of days, mostly during the afternoon period. Many of stocked Trout
targeting dry fly Caddis with an occasional big fish on the surface.
As water temperatures increase, larger Trout will come up. Sulpher
emergence is soon to come. Streamer stripping with salmon fry
patterns has been working well for larger Trout - We need warmer
water to get the big boys to chase streamers.
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Steelhead Fry , Rainbow Sucker
eggs, and Crayfish play a huge role in the Muskegon River
bio-mass. During bright sunny days, nymph fishing sucker spawn
and fry patterns has been deadly!! During the Summer months,
larger Trout key in big time on these over looked food sources!
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| Nymphing behind spawning suckers
has been the best way to go for larger Trout. Sucker spawn
patterns, Pheasant Tails nymphs, small scuds in gray and olive
also working well. |
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Gray Drakes and Isonychia Bicolor are the upcoming attraction
with late May and early June being prime-time! The Gray Drake
offers some of the best dry fly fishing of the year for larger
Trout! 
Just
a quick note: We
are now offering evening/afternoon hatch trips for Muskegon River
Trout and evening mayfly hatches. Both Gray Drakes and Isonychia
offer excellent hatches on the Muskegon River during June, July,
and August.
Muskegon River Hatch Chart ~ Summer Trout
Hot
Patterns: Gray
Drake Spinners, Spent wing drakes, Gray Drake soft-hackles, Sulpher
emergers, Sulpher duns. Sucker spawn and smaller
pheasant tail
nymphs also producing good numbers of trout through out the day.
Streamer Patterns: Bi-polar
parr, small minnow patterns, Mallard spider, Steelhead
& Salmon fry patterns, Zoo Caugar (yellow or ginger)
Hatch Info: Lots
of bugs!! Prolific hatches at this time of year! Sulphers, Caddis,
Gray Drakes, and Isonychia Bicolor. If you are a fly fisherman,
this is the time to fish! Hatches and spinner falls have been
very good on warm evenings. Lots of dry fly activity just before
dark, producing some of the biggest trout of the year during the
spinners falls. Sulphers are producing many rising fish in the
mid-sized range. Iso's and Drakes are producing the big boys!
There are also some
Hexes available below Hardy Dam and below Roger's Dam providing
some big browns and some nice smallmouth on dries!!
Medium water levels and massive abundance of salmon fry also have
larger trout on the feed with streamers during the day.
Muskegon
River Streamflow Data
Summer Smallmouth
Bass Fishing
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Smallmouth
Bass: Smallies
with be available in good numbers during June, July, and
August. We have several locations with private water with
larger than average Smallmouth. These Fish are great fun
and fight like crazy. Smallmouth also take a fly well. We
offer both light tackle spinning with soft plastics, and
fly tackle.
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Smallmouth Bass Fishing: is going very well in
this great summer weather. Good numbers of smallies are feeding
heavily on crayfish and small baitfish minnows. The higher water
level is making for some great smallmouth fishing as well. The
best fishing with streamers for smallies is usually once the sun
gets over the trees throughout the mid-day into the evenings.
Afternoons have been the best Fishing for both trout and smallmouth.
(Late June, July, August)
July-August: Smallmouth Bass fishing has been fantastic! The
hot and humid weather has the smallies fired up, feeding heavily
on crayfish and streamer patterns. Smallie fishing has been the
best in the midsections of the Muskegon River, floating Pine to
Thornapple has been very productive.
Sink-tip fly lines and brightly colored streamers are fishing
well. Casting crayfish flies patterns near the banks or any logs
and structure has also been producing many nice smallies. Clouser
minnows, Smallmouth candy, and Circus Peanuts have produced the
most fish for me.
Four
Seasons of Michigan Steelhead

Muskegon River Fall Steelhead
(Late October- November)
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Fall
Steelhead:
The crown jewel of Great Lakes Steelhead- Fall Chrome
is the most sought after and Jump like no other!
We will be offering
floats and spawn, backbouncing, and fly fishing trips
for Fall Steelhead on the lower Muskegon River. These
fish are chrome and we average well over a fish per hour!
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Winter
Steelhead:
During the Winter Months,
the Muskegon River is loaded Winter Steelhead. Unlike
the Grand, Manistee, and Pere Marquette Rivers, the Muskegon
is a tailwater fishery, this means the Muskegon River
never freeze allowing us to guide anglers throughout the
winter months for Steelhead and Trout.
Fly fishing during the Winter is
a beautiful time to be on the water with good numbers
of Steelhead and lots of wildlife along the rivers banks.
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Muskegon Winter Steelhead
(December, January, February)
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Michigan Spring Steelhead
(March, April, May)
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Spring
Steelhead:
In late February, Steelhead move up river and begin their
migration to their spawning areas. Steelhead feed heavily
on stone flies, caddis larvae, and Chinook fry. During
March, April and May, Steelhead begin to polish gravel
and begin to spawn.
During this time, Fly Fishing Steelhead is at it's absolute
best!! Anglers can visually seek steelhead and make casts
to the spawning Spring Steelhead. Sight fishing to Steelhead
on gravel and watching them take the fly makes this an
exhilarating experience!!
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Skamania
Steelhead:
We are offering Summer Run (Skamania) Steelhead on both
the Big Manistee River and the St. Joseph River. If you've
never tried Skamania Steelhead, these fish are amazing and
jump like crazy!!
(July, August) Skamania Steelhead
available on the Big Manistee & St. Joseph Rivers in
July and August!
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Michigan's Big Manistee & St.
Joseph
Skamania Steelhead
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Crankin' for Kings on the Big
Manistee River
Coming Soon! August 20th - September 20th!!

Pere Marquette & Big
Manistee River - Crankin' for Kings!!
(August 20th - September 20th)
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We will be guiding
the Big Manistee and lower Pere Marquette River for big chrome
kings. We were one of the first guide services in Michigan
to cast crankbaits for salmon on the lower Pere Marquette
over thirteen years ago. Without question, this is our most
sought after trip of the year!
Trips begin August 20th through September 20th. We will also
be fly fishing the Manistee River from September 20 through
October 5th. |
~
Lower Pere Marquette River Salmon ~
Early
Season Kings enter the Manistee & Pere Marquette Rivers in
mid August. Rivers like the Little Manistee receive early kings
as early as late July. Fresh Kings absolutely crush crankbaits
or streamers retrieved in front of them once they've entered the
river mouths. These fish are hot and fight just like a huge fall
steelhead!! Last season on the Manistee was such a success that
we are offering both full days and half-day afternoon trips from
4pm to dark.
Our boats are top -notch!
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Fall Steelhead - Floats & Spawn
Float fishing guides available for Muskegon
River Steelhead.
One of the best techniques for Michigan Steelhead
is center-pin float fishing with floats and spawn. This technique
excels during cold weather periods and is also a stealthy approach
to spawning steelhead.
A selection of floats and spawn.
Another preferred
method for Fall and Winter Steelhead is fishing floats and spawn.
Fishing floats and spawn is a fast-paced style of steelhead fishing.
We fish quickly and cover miles of river in a day, usually producing
lots of hook-ups and many steelhead landed.
We prefer to fish specialized G. Loomis 11' 3" float rods.
Loomis rods are available for your use on guided trips. These longer
rods allow the angler a longer drift and a stronger hook set. We
also use Cabela Prodigy spinning reels or center-pins reels spooled
with 10 lb hi-vis monofiliment line. These smooth reels allow for
long casts and a smooth drag system to fight big fish.
Floats for steelhead vary greatly depending on water levels and
conditions. We generally use the orange/black Thill steelhead floats.
They seem to work best for the Muskegon and Big Manistee Rivers.
Smaller floats styles are available for the White and Pere Marquette
rivers. All gear is provided for you. We have the spawn tied, cured,
and ready to fish!

Best Fly Patterns:
Dark nymphs,
stone flies, small egg patterns have been the most productive
fly patterns during the last couple of weeks.
Clown eggs and fry patterns have also produced some nice takes
including a couple of nice browns.
Michigan Current
River Flow Rates
Stone flies are now emerging along the
frozen shoreline - This is great news for Steelhead and Trout
fishing. Stone flies will be the primary food source for Trout
and Steelhead for the next several months. Look for changes in
fly patterns for Steelhead - going from egg patterns to Stone
flies- Fish should begin to key in on small dark nymphs drifted
along the bottom.
Water
conditions: (2/17)
33 degrees- Water levels are perfect with a slight stain- Upper
Muskegon River is ice free. Visibility is Vis: 6- 8ft.
Water temp: 33 degrees. Level:
med - Clear with slight stain
Steelhead fishing is excellent at this time!
Recommended
Fly Tackle for Muskegon River Fall & Spring Steelhead.
Comments: Due to huge client request I am
posting a list of Spring Steelhead Fishing equipment.
Rods: As per Steelhead fishing in November and December
, I recommend a 9'6" 8wt fly rod or a 10' 8wt fly
rod, as for reels, I recommend Orvis Barstock IV or a Ross
big game #4. These reels have an excellent drag and very fast
line pick up. Spool them with a running line, ex, Poly Fuse, 25lb
Amnesia or Neon Tangerine Suffix.
As for flies, I recommend a large selection of small egg flies
in natural colors such as golden, steelhead orange, oregon
cheese, peach, and cream. Tie them in size #8, and 10's tied
on a Tiemco 105, Black stoneflies in 8's and 10's, small hex nymphs,
and green caddis.
For weight on chuck-n-duck I use a free
sliding snap swivel clipped to pencil lead, a clear bead, and
a barrel (crane) swivel with one end to butt (12lb) and one end
to tippet. For optimal drift, I recommend a 5 foot leader (8 or
10lb) from lead to end fly, with and egg fly in the middle and
a dark nymph on the end. Also note: For guide trips, you
will need waders and polarized sunglasses. All gear, tackle, flies
(nominal cost) and a grilled, shore lunch will be provided with
all guided trips!
Fly Fishing Knots- Steelhead
Steehead:Glo-bug egg flies in sizes #8 and #10's, natural
colors such as Golden, steelhead orange, peach, Oregon cheese,
baby blue, soft yellow. Hex Nymphs, nuke eggs, dark center, light
halo Nymphs: Stone flies, hex nymphs, soft hackles, green
caddis rock worm. I always carry a large selection of egg
flies at any given time for Steelhead and resident trout.

Our Jet Boats are top notch! HeadWater boats get you where the
Steelhead are! Quality Custom Jet Boats for the Muskegon River!!
We now also offer guided floats & spawn fishing trips with
either center-pin or spinning gear for Winter Steelhead on the Muskegon
River. Come join us.. These trips are available during December
and are a fun and exciting way to catch numbers of Muskegon River
Steelhead!
Steve with a perfect Winter Steelhead!
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Mojo Fly Steelhead Assortments for Great Lakes Steelhead.
Steelhead Fly assortments make excellent gifts and are available
in many assortments for steelhead and/or Trout...
Hot Clown Eggs :
1. Chartreuse,
Cherise, Steelhead Orange, White
2. Baby Pink, Cherise, White 3.
Steelhead Orange, Golden Nugget, White
4. Charteuse, Niagra Gold,
White.
These egg flies work very well drifted as a fly
or drifted under a float with spawn, they add color to your presentation!
Hot
Steelhead Flies: Nuke
eggs- (Egg-Golden) (Peach- Golden)
(Grapefruit) Glo-bugs: Peach, Golden, Early Girl Cream, Orange
Dot.
NYMPHS: Salmon fry patterns, Brown Fuzz Buster, Green
Lace Caddis,
Black Magnum PT nymph, - MoJo
Flies.com
Fishing floats and spawn has been our primary method. Fly Fishing
has also been effective on fresh chrome fish. With the slowly
falling water temperatures Steelhead have focused on moving to
their traditional winter lies, slow, deep runs have been the key.
Longer Fluorocarbon leaders have also been a must due to the ultra
clear water!
If December
is going to be anything like this past November, I'm very excited
because we've put more Steelhead in the net in November this year
than the past couple of years combined! It's 100% better than
last year for sure!
Look for very
good numbers of Steelies during the month of December! If you
have ever wanted to give Fall / Winter Steelhead a try or hone
your float fishing skills, Now is the time to go! We have open
dates available during December. We will hook you up!
Steelhead Conditions: With a nice rainfall
last night, Water levels have been perfect with a bit of color.
The stage is set for a fantastic Winter Steelhead Season with
perfect conditions over the next week.
Over the past five days, Steelhead fishing has been exceptionally
good! There have been good numbers of bright silver adult Steelhead
in the 8 to 10lb class with several being taken each day in the
the light teen range. These good numbers of Fall Steelhead should
equate to an excellent January - February fishery. If you ever
wanted to give Fly Fishing for Winter Steelhead a try, now is
that time!! We have dates available for both float fishing and
fly fishing for Winter Steelhead on the Muskegon River!
Jim &
Nate are also excellent Steelhead guides. We have many other dates
available for Winter Steelhead fishing the Muskegon River!
Muskegon
River Fall & Winter Steelhead - The Muskegon
River receives one of the largest Fall and Winter Steelhead
populations of wild Steelhead in the Great Lakes Region. Trophy
wild Steelhead are available in good numbers during November,
December, January, February, March, and April. Spring Steelhead
are available in April, May & June.
We are located about 3.5 hours from Chicago,
Ill. Chicago Fly Fishing anglers enjoy great Steelhead fishing
success within a short drive. Both Guided day trips and packages
are available to anglers seeking a quality Fly Fishing experience!
Hotel accommodations are
available both on the water, and in neighboring areas, offering
many options for places to stay while enjoying the area and great
fishing on the Muskegon River.
Pere Marquette
River Report
(Accurate Fly Fishing information for the Pere
Marquette River)
Pere Marquette Salmon fishing on the Pere
Marquette river has been very good over the last week! Good
numbers of Steelhead entered the lower Pere Marquette River during
the past week. They should continue to filter through well into
October.
Unlike the "Flies Only" Section of the
Pere Marquette River, the lower PM is much more secluded and offers
anglers a quiet, relaxing experience and is not nearly as crowed
as the upper sections of the Pere Marquette River.
Guided drift boat trips on the Pere Marquette
River are available for Salmon during October. Trout and
Steelhead fly fishing also available during late September and
October. Fall Steelhead may also be found in the Lower Pere Marquette
River. Numbers of Fall and Winter Steelhead are not nearly as
prolific as on the Muskegon River, however, landing a chrome Steelhead
in the narrow, log filled Pere Marquette is always a challenge!

Over the next few weeks, our focus will
be on both Steelhead and Trout. The Muskegon and Pere Marquette
both offer great streamers and dry fly fishing. Sucker spawn activity
(Nymphing behind spawning Redhorse Suckers) should
also offer great trout fishing opportunities over the next few
weeks. We are also offering Summer Steelhead (Skamania) trips
on the St. Joseph & Manistee River after the summer solstice
( June 21st) These fish are prime from late June to mid August.
Guided Trout Fishing On Michigan's Muskegon River!!
During the months of May and June, Fly Fishing for resident Brown
and Rainbows Trout is excellent. The Muskegon River is chock full
of spawning White, Hognose, and Redhorse suckers. These spawning
suckers produce vast amounts of roe that the trout gorge on. Hence
"Sucker Spawn patterns" so favored by anglers in Lake
Erie tributaries. Fishing floating lines and strike indicators
behind spawning sucker redds produces big numbers of trout during
the day. Indicator Nymphing for Muskegon River Trout.
Afternoon trout trips have been out producing morning trips: much
less angling pressure and more shade on the water. Stone flies
have played and important role in the afternoon bite!
In the evenings
of May and June, The Muskegon River is home to the famed Gray
Drake Spinner fall and the Iysonchia Bicolor, two large varieties
of may flies that tend to spinner fall just before dark. These
flies attract the attention of trophy brown on the dry fly. These
trout may be selective at times, but are certainly well worth
the wait. The guides at Betts Guide Service, wait the entire year
for the six weeks of spinner falls and incredible dry fly fishing!
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(10/7)
Steelhead fishing remains very good at this time and should continue
well through November-December. . Floating lines with strike indicators
working well. Nuke eggs, glo-bugs, and Sucker spawn are my top
producers at this time.
Super Stone is a great stone fly imitation that also
does very well in higher water levels. I tie this pattern primarily
on size 8 or 10 Tiemco 3769 for Steelhead and Trout. It's a great
looking bug with movement and a true nymph profile. Fishes best
drifted as chuck & duck. Egg flies and other stone fly patterns
are also fishing well at this time!

Michigan : Muskegon River Fall Steelhead
Muskegon River
- The Muskegon River, as always, is far behind, because of the
warm water reservoirs. The Muskegon should peak for Steelhead
during later November. Over the past few days, rain and cooler
weather has dramatically improved the Steelhead fishing on the
Muskegon River. There seems to be good numbers of steelhead starting
to show near the Thornapple launch and high rollaways. Deeper
holes and runs have been producing the best fishing action. With
forecasted rain, fishing should continue to improve. The middle
to last week of November and December should offer some great
Fall Steelhead fishing, I would also expect to see a handful of
large, Lake-Run Brown Trout.
Book a Winter
Steelhead trip on the lower Muskegon River or Big Manistee River!!

We have multiple jet boats & other fishing guides with
dates available for early season Spring Steelhead !! Let us plan
a Spring fly fishing adventure for you!
Fly Fish
Steelhead on the Muskegon River.

West Michigan offers trophy wild Fall Steelhead!
During typical years, Prime-Time steelhead
fishing on the Muskegon River is from October 20th through late
December. January and February also fishes well. The Muskegon has
an earlier run of fall steelies due to cooler water temps as a tail-water
fishery.
Muskegon and Pere Marquette River fall &
Winter Steelhead trips will be available during December, January,
and February.
Spawning Lake-Run Brown trout (hen)
Chicago Fly Fishing - Guided fly fishing for Michigan Steelhead!

Great Lakes Fall Steelhead are some of the most sought
after fish of the year! The bone jarring hits and incredible power...
these chrome fish are amazing!
We have guided trips available for fly fishing
for Steelhead. Guide trips with sink-tips or chuck & duck are
available. We also specialize in fishing with floats and spawn during
the winter months. Not only do these fish bite.. They about rip
the rod out of your hand!
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us for more information about guided fishing.
Muskegon
River Steelhead
Vinnie with a beautiful Michigan fall Steelhead.
Guided Trips - Muskegon River Winter Steelhead.
Fly Patterns
for Fall & Winter Steelhead.
Steelhead: Natural tones of
egg flies, Oregon cheese, peach, cream, Hex nymphs, green caddis,
sparkle stone flies.
Salmon: Any
two fly rig, such as an egg (middle fly) and a nymph dropper fly
seems to be working well. Dark nymphs such stone flies, green butt
skunk, large pheasant tails, or hares ear nymphs. Tan or olive colored
PM wigglers also work.
Trout: Small
egg flies, little green caddis rock worms, midge larvae, pheasant
tail nymphs, Beatis nymphs,
River Conditions: The river level is
1700 - normal on the graph.You can also call 652-5009 to get new
levels, 6.5 is normal for phone number. Water temp is 35-38 degrees
For on-line flows, click here.
Open Guide
Dates: .
We have open guided available for Winter Steelhead on the Muskegon
River and lower Manistee.
(231) 519-7348 .........
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Lake Run Brown Trout taken on the Muskegon River.
Michigan's Muskegon River - Winter Steelhead
Fly Fishing
Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters - Chicago, Ill 1279 N. Clybourn,
Chicago, IL. 60610
Grand Rapids Fly Fishing Company - 49505 - Grand Rapids, MI
Chicago Fly Fishing Steelhead Muskegon River- Chicago, Ill.
West Michigan's Spring Steelhead ~ Muskegon River Fishing~
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Muskegon River Steelhead taken on the
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During
the Winter Months, ( December, January, February, March) the Muskegon
River is loaded with Fall & Winter Steelhead. Unlike the Grand
and Pere Marquette Rivers, the Muskegon is a tailwater fishery,
this means the Muskegon River never freezes. This allows us to
guide anglers throughout the winter months for Steelhead and Trout.
Fly fishing during the Winter is a beautiful time to be on the
water with good numbers of Steelhead and lots of wildlife along
the rivers banks.
Michigan fly fishing can be at it's best during the Winter. Few
anglers fish this time of year, the Steelhead are eager to feed
well with little angling pressure or guides on the water. Our
guides love fly fishing during the Winter months. Michigan is
blessed with many great rivers that may be fished year-around.
We offer guided fly fishing adventures year around for Michigan's
Winter Steelhead on the Muskegon River. March, April, and May
are also great times to chase Spring Steelhead. The stone fly
emergence during March produces excellent fly fishing for Steelhead
in March. We have guide dates available for Spring Steelhead on
the Muskegon, Pere Marquette, and Manistee River.
USCG Captain Chad Betts
Muskegon River Brown Trout
We are Michigan's
premiere Outfitter for the Gray Drake hatch on the Muskegon River.
This Flyfishing Guide Service with get you into lots of Michigan
Salmon, Trout, and Great lakes Steelhead. We are now USCG certified
to guide Atlantic Salmon St. Mary's River. Skamania Steelhead
on the Manistee and St. Joe. Muskegon River Fly Fishing Guide
Service.
Grand Rapids Fly Fishing Company - 49505 - Grand
River Dr. Chicago fly fishing guide service for the Muskegon River
Steelhead. Chicago Fishing salmon on the Western Michigan Rivers.
Chicago Anglers- Pere Marquette Rivers guide. Chicago Guide fishing
trout Michigan Fly Fishing. Chicago outfitters fly fishing. Chicago
Orvis Shop, Ontario St. Chicago, Ill. Grand
Rapids Fly Fishing Company - 49505 - Grand Rapids, MI Chicago
Fly Fishing Steelhead Muskegon River- Chicago, Ill. Ann Abor,
Mi 48103
Chicago fly fishing guide service
for the Muskegon River Steelhead. Chicago Fishing salmon on the
Western Michigan Rivers. Chicago Anglers- Pere Marquette Rivers
guide. Chicago Guide fishing trout Michigan Fly Fishing. Chicago
outfitters fly fishing. Chicago Orvis Shop, Ontario St. Chicago,
Ill. Grand Rapids Fly Fishing Company -
49505 - Grand Rapids, MI Chicago Fly Fishing Steelhead Muskegon
River- Chicago, Ill. Ann Abor, Mi 48103
Guided Fly Fishing
Trips for Michigan's Winter and Spring Great Lakes Steelhead on
the Muskegon River, Pere Marquette river, and White River. Gray
Drakes are the best dry fly on the Muskegon River. Gray Drake
spinners, Gray Drake dun, and Gray Drake nymphs fish best in May
for Muskegon River trout. Gray drake inn May are the best fly
for Muskegon river trout fishing. Pere Marquette River lodging
is difficult to find in Baldwin, Mi . We are outfitters for Gray
Drake hatches on the Muskegon River. We have Pere Marquette river
guides available for steelhead, salmon, and trout. Muskegon River
fishing reports are updated daily for the Muskegon River and Pere
Marquette Rivers. The Muskegon River Steelhead fly fishing is
the best in the Midwest and great lakes region.
Pere Marquette
River guide service available for salmon, trout, and steelhead
in Baldwin, MI and Newaygo, Michigan for the Muskegon rivers.
We love the Pere Marquette River and Muskegon River fly fishing
for Steelhead. Muskegon River steelhead is best in November. Gray
drake fishing is the best in May for Muskegon river trout.
Welcome to Western
Michigan's Premiere guide service for Salmon, Trout, Steelhead,
and Smallmouth Bass on the Muskegon River. We guide Michigan's
Muskegon River, Pere Marquette River, and Manistee River for Steelhead,
including Skamania. We are Michigan's Outfitter for the Gray Drake
hatch on the Muskegon River. This Flyfishing Guide Service will
get you into lots of Michigan Salmon, Trout, and Great lakes Steelhead.
We are now USCG certified to guide on the St. Mary's for Atlantic
Salmon. Guide Atlantic Salmon on the St. Mary's River.
Guided
Fly Fishing for Trout & Smallmouth on the Michigan's Muskegon
River. We also seasonally guide the Chicago area, Dowagiac River
and St. Joseph River for Skamania (Summer Run) Steelhead. Guided
Fly Fishing Adventures, Chicago, Ill . Chicago Orvis Fly Shop
142 E Ontario St Chicago, IL 60611. Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters
1279 N Clybourn Ave Chicago, IL 60610 (312) 944-3474 We work closely
with Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters 1279 N Clybourn Ave Chicago,
IL 60610 (312) 944-3474. Chicago Guides & Outfitters for the
Muskegon River Trout & Smallmouth Bass. Chicago Anglers groups
and corporate trips Guided FlyFishing trips available for Fly
Fishing in Chicago, Illinois for Father's Day! Chicago Steelhead
Guides for Dowagiac River & St. Joe Steelhead. University
of Michigan- Fisheries Biology- Steelhead entomology.
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