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Jeff with a Massive Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Here’s one of the best from Western Michigan, please meet Jeff with what can only be described as a very large Muskegon river steelhead! Tipping the bogas over 19lb’s and 35-inches of twisted chrome steel. Jeff not only got this cow to feed,
(Bob with an absolute beauty Muskegon River Steelhead!)
Here’s my great friend Bob from Madison, WI with an absolute beauty of a Muskegon river steelhead!
I give Bob all the credit for sticking it out during one of the toughest steelhead runs experienced in a long
April 25, 2024 Northern Angler Fly Shop Fishing Report Trout Opener!!
The weather has been perfect for setting the stage for a fantastic Trout Opener Weekend! Things are ahead of schedule as one can imagine with the mild winter we experienced. Morels are
Hey guys, just thought I’d toss up a quick report before the big opener weekend. Right now, it looks as though it may be a bit of a wet one, but warm for most of it and that’s not a bad thing at all for some trout fishing! (Be sure
(Greg with a massive Muskegon river steelhead!)
Please meet my hometown friend Greg from Rockford, MI with a bruiser of a Muskegon river steelhead! Nice job Greg!!
Not to be outdone by Dad, here’s Greg’s son Ben with a very fresh, very chrome hen
As April winds down, I can say I’ve never experienced one like this one before. The steelhead fishing was affected by the lack of rain and high water from a snowpack that never happened in this El Nino year. Winter was mild and so was the run of fish as
(Ben with a monster Muskegon river steelhead!)
Here’s my brother Ben from La Cresent, Minnesota with a monstrous chromed out steelhead from the Muskegon river.
(Ben with a matching monster buck from the Muskegon)
Ben with a matching monstrous buck from the Muskegon. Very likely the “alpha male” that was
(Greg with a double strip buck)
Here’s Greg from Big Rapids, MI with a beautiful double stripe buck Muskegon river steelhead.
(Greg with a big rainbow trout)
Greg with a large rainbow trout from the Muskegon.
(Greg with another double stripe buck)
Greg with another big double stripe buck.
The smallmouth game is on and the pre-spawn is going strong. We’re quickly switching gears from steelhead to running all out smallmouth trips.
(Jeff with a crystal chrome Muskegon river steelhead)
Here’s Jeff from Chicago with a chrome steelhead so bright he had to wear sunglasses!
(Jeff with a hard fighting buck!)
Jeff with a hard fighting buck that took him into the backing on his fly reel in seconds!
