Guided River Trips

  • September 30, 2014

    The less than average salmon season continues, In my 22 year career as a fishing guide, this is hands down the toughest year on record. There are fish in all west michigan rivers, but not huge numbers. Be prepared to work for them. The good news is that the weather as of late has been perfect for just being outdoors.

    The lower sections are still seeing slow trickles of kings as well as a steelhead here and there. Covering water and making the best of the day are keys.

    Steelhead season is just about here and are worth chasing any day from here on out.

  • September 16, 2014

    Slow….is the word that best describes the salmon run right now.

    The fishing has been slow at best this year so far. There are a few spots in every section that are fishing ok. But those spots are changing daily for the most part.

    Last weekends weather events should have sent the migration into high gear….but that was not the case. The good news is that every day we are getting more fish and things should start filling in soon. We saw a year like this not long ago, with the bulk of the kings showing up after Sept. 20th.

    Covering lots of water and looking into every spot is the best bet right now.

  • September 10, 2014

    Back to the river!!

    My big water season ended last week and I ran a few trips on the Pere Marquette, floating from Rainbow rapids to Custer in a matter of 3 days…thats a ton of water…the fish numbers are very thin. But the lower in the system we got, the more fish we saw. Hopefully this weeks cooler temps and rain get a good surge of fish coming.

    Have fun on the river and please respect the resource. Look for reports to be much more consistent now for the fall.

    If you are looking for a fall steelhead trip, let me know asap. Open dates are going fast.

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