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NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER
Finally starting to look and feel like fall !
Just a quick update on the upcoming fall steelhead season. I expect this years fall run to be back to normal…there were great numbers of steelhead in the lake this summer and this should translate into a much better steelhead fishery in the rivers this fall. We are just now switching gears aiming towards fall steelhead, though there may still be the odd king salmon caught here and there. We do need massive amounts of rain to really get things moving, the Muskegon river is sitting at just above 900cfs, which is about a solid foot below what I would consider to be low water, I may even trade out the driftboat for the Jet sled this fall for a bit. If your interested in getting on the river, please reach out and get a day locked in, as only a handful remain. 231-250-9745 call or text.
Spring has finally arrived!!!!
We are now past our spring steelhead season, and booking spring and summer river trips. We offer trips for both trout and smallmouth on the Muskegon river. Both with fly tackle and ultra-light spinning gear. The Muskegon has some pretty good hatches in May and June and can offer up some great dry flyfishing, as well as streamer fishing for both trout and smallmouth. River trips are available all summer and are offered as full and half day trips.
Please reach out if you have any questions.
Well…we finally crossed the season finish line for steelhead. It was a tough season going all the way back to October of 2023. If I had to say…the best fishing was from late January through the first week of March, with February being the best by far…this is mostly due to the mild winter. Though we worked hard and struggled some days, others fished fairly average…in the end…they are steelhead and you can’t catch them on the couch.
So… why do I think the run was so poor…COVID is the reason, the spring of 2020 when covid hit, our governor did not allow the state weirs to take eggs from the spring run steelhead of 2020, therefore there were no fish to plant is 2021….fast forward to this spring, we are seeing the gap in adult fish. But that is all in the past now and I expect next fall and spring to be back to the numbers we are use to. Just think how good the fishing will “seem”.
It’s never too early to get your fall, winter or spring dates booked. Our calendar is always open and is booked first come first served. Fall river trips for chinook begin on September 3rd of 2024, until then we are now focused on river trout, smallmouth and of course big lake fishing in Ludington on our 31′ tiara the “Hattrick”