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June is here!!! Hard to believe, but it’s true. The weather has been slowing down the hatches and dry fly fishing in general. It has been very sporadic to say the least. There are bugs hatching, but nothing like it should be at this
Fishing forecast: Exceptional.
Hitting the river? You will want brown drakes, yellow stones, sulphurs, march browns, borcher’s drakes, Isonychia, thrashers, caddis, a whole jug of bugspray and probably some insect-proof clothing, a headlamp (and a backup headlamp), waders that are not known to leak. You will need clarity: An excess
(Muskegon River Rainbow Trout)
It’s amazing how the Muskegon river magically transforms itself leading into the evening hours. What looks like flat water with no trout surface activity or bugs during the day all the sudden explodes into bugs everywhere with relentless trout rising smashing the surface in a literal
Hey guys, figure it’s about time for another update. I missed the better part of a week there being down with the flu or something like it, but I’m back up to speed now as is the fishing and the weather seems to have straightened itself out also. In other
For all you dry fly enthusiasts, it’s shaping up to be a smorgasbord out there. Keep your eyes on the water—Hendricksons, Caddis, Sulphurs, Mahogany Duns, and Stoneflies are either already making their appearance or will be hatching in full force within the next week. It’s time to break out the
It’s starting to heat up with dry fly fishing on the Muskegon river. This cold start to late spring / early summer is finally over and it’s starting to warm up while the big browns and rainbow trout are starting to look up now more than
