River Conditions

March 26th

I was out today with Greg C and his brother Justin. Again, Mr. Sunshine reared its ugly head!!! Same senario as earlier...the morning was the best until we found a couple in the later afternoon. Some shade had settled on a few pools. No huge numbers, but we did manage 4 in the boat and lost a couple. Plus the bonus walleye, browns, and rainbows. A very nice day to be out with several nice fish to make it well worth the effort these guy's put forth. Looks like a few spring fish are starting to trickle in...Happy Easter!!

Looks like a big run should be here by the first week of April!! Temps in the 50's-60's this week will get them coming

March 25th

Good Friday!!! It was good to us....The fish we found today were in groups. Many holes with ZERO but we did find a few with a fish or two or three or four. We did well today on natural colored small eggs and small stonefly imitations. The tiny winter blacks are hatching daily starting at around 10 ish and lasting through early afternoon.

The first fish of the day was a awesome 11.5 lb male,(weighed). My fault I forgot my camera...sorry guys.

The pressure is still on the rise. We, also, landed the first walleye of the spring...RELEASED!!! Season is closed.

March 24th

I was out with Bruce and Jim today....another decent day,the water temps are still on the cold side making the fish a little tempermental. The mornig bite has been the best on the bright days. Most of the action latley has shut down during the high sun times of the day. FIND SHADE!!! We ended up landing 3 and loosing a couple also. Small eggs and very small nymphs are the trick. We need some warm days to get the dumb fresh fish up the river. The fishing pressure has started picking up!

March 21st,22nd

I was out with the Charlie B. group the last two days and the fishing was steady both days. Day one we boated only two, but we lost 3 or more. Plus landed a beautiful 18" rainbow. Multi colored egg flies did the trick.

Day two started great, we landed 3 fish out of the first 3 spots we fished. The middle of the day was slow due to the bright sun, but later in the afternoon we found a few more. Landing 2 and loosing 2, giving us 5 in the boat for the day. Today the fish liked both eggs and smaller nymphs.

Saturday, March 19th

Fished with Jim F. Saturday morning. We greeted the morning with conditions much more like January rather than mid-March. The first few holes proved to be void of Mr.Steelhead...but we soon found several holes that were willing to give up a fish or two. We fished between 9 am and 2 pm landing several and loosing a couple.The river is begining to show the crowding of the spring run, however, the fish we are catching are all still winter run fish. We need some warm weather to get things rolling.

Book now to take advantage of the few spring dates left.

Friday, March 18th

Fished the Muskegon with John H. and Aaron K.  We seemed to hit fish steadily through out the day.   Things slowed a bit around lunch time but then things picked back up again.  We are hitting winter fish presently, but sometimes unusual behavior can be displayed by Mr. Steelhead.   We hooked (and landed) a fish today on a retreive. The take was very strong and was very similar to a take on a streamer.   An welcome but unexpected surprise. 

The river is down a bit but still is stained.

March 10th / 11th

Fished the Muskegon with Jeff B. the last two days and the fishing was great as was the catching. We were met both mornings with very crisp temps and very clear skies. The morning of the 10th proved to be slower than we expected, but the afternoon made up for it. The day's totals almost reached double digits in the net. The morning of the 11th started off where we left off with fish coming from almost every run we fished. The action stayed pretty steady all day. Several fish today were in the 9-10 lb. class.

Many prime dates still open and the fishing will only get better!! Book soon before you miss out!!

Sunday, March 6th

Interesting weather today. It was pretty balmy for early March. The wind made for some tough fishing. All and all we faired well and the fishing was slow and steady. We had a mixed bag of steelhead that had been in the system for a while and some that were fresh in from the lake. It is not going to be long and the main run of fish are going to start making their way in to our rivers.

Saturday, Febuary 26th

Fishing has been very good this winter with excellent flows and a decent stain on the water. This Saturday's trip was no exception. We we hit fish steadily all day on the Muskegon. It wasn't a red-hot day by any means but the action was fairly steady. The morning started out quite cool...the thermo in the truck read -2 in the morning. By mid-day the air warmed up to a balmy 30 degrees.