Guided Steelheading Adventures on Michigan's Muskegon and Pere Marquette Rivers for Great Lakes Fall, Winter, & Spring Steelhead. Come join us for Michigan's Wild Trophy Steelhead on the Muskegon River! (231) 519-7348

Winter Steelhead - Newaygo, MI
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Our guides are top notch. We love to guide anglers into a trophy steelhead on the fly!

 

Great Lakes Steelhead migrate into our rivers in late October just after the Chinook salmon finish spawning. November and December are the prime months to chase these hot chrome torpedoes up to 20 pounds!

These great fish start their annual spawning migrations in late February, and March. The spawning period will last until the last week in May. We have excellent sucess fly fishing while spawning and dropping back to the lake.

Grand Rapids, Mi Fly Fishing for Muskegon River Trout in Newaygo, Mi. During summer fly fishing we guide Smallmouth bass and Atlantic salmon on the st. mary's river. Chicago fly fishing anglers enjoy fishing the Muskegon river for it's scenic beauty and it's prolific steelhead and salmon fishing. Michigan fall steelhead fish best in November and December. MIchigan spring steelhead on the Pere Marquette "Flies Only" fly fish best in March, April, and may. Chicago fly fishing guides for Muskegon river steelhead. Grand Rapids fly fishing guides for grand River Steelhead. Michigan Fly Fishing guides for Michingan brown trout. Michigan Steelhead guides for West Michingan fly fishing Rivers. Chicago fly anglers love Michigan Fall steelhead & Trout.

Muskegon River Outfitters - Guides for Muskegon River fly fishing. Salmon, trout and steelhead fishing on the Muskegon and Pere Marquette rivers. Guided drift boat trout trips are available for the gray drake and the gray drake spinner fall and summer trout. Trout guide fly fishing streamer fishing for Michigan trout on West Michigan streams and the Pere Marquette river. Michigan Steelhead fishing reports

Muskegon River Outfitters also guide for winter steelhead, great lakes steelhead, skamania steelhead and spring steelhead. Au Sable trout fly fishing is also available for the Hex below Mio. West Michigan steelhead rivers fish well throughout the winter. Michigan Fly Fishing guides for Michingan trout.

Michigan Fall Steelhead- Grand Rapids, Mi
Steelhead - Steelhead are the ultimate game fish in Michigan Rivers. Like Salmon, Steelhead are born in rivers but spend their growing years in larger bodies of water. Our Great Lakes Steelhead return after three or four years, then head out to the big lake again.

These beautiful fish average 8-10 pounds and occasionally a monster close to 20 pounds is caught. Natural reproduction is increasing so join us to catch a Wild Trophy Steelhead and the memory of a lifetime!

Michigan Fly Fishing Guides - Fall Steelhead Muskegon River Fall Steelhead - Great Lakes Steelhead migrate into our rivers in late October. These hard charging, acrobatic, exhilarating chrome bullets enter the Muskegon River in mid October while Michigan strain- Chinook salmon are spawning. Bright silver egg robbers cruise spawning salmon redds searching for free egg samples. Drifting egg patterns behind the spawning Chinook is the preferred method for taking early fall Steelhead.

Later in the the season when when the water temperature cools, greater numbers of Fall Steelhead enter the lower Muskegon River. Fishing spawn drifted under a float just can't be beat. These Steelhead are fresh, just in from the lake.

Peak Dates: Late October, November, December Michigan Fly Fishing Guides - Fall Steelhead
Muskegon River Fall Steelhead!

Muskegon River Winter Steelhead - During the winter months, fall and winter steelhead stage in the lower Muskegon River below Newaygo. Due to colder water, these Steelhead group up in deep holding water and slowly make their way up river. This is exceptional time of year to focus on good numbers of Fall and Winter Steelhead with few anglers on the River. Both Fly Fishing and Floats & Spawn are very effective for targeting these great fish!

Peak Dates: December, January, February, March

Double Winter Steelhead- Ann Arbor, MI
~ Muskegon River Winter Steelhead ~

Michigan's Spring Steelhead - In late February, the winter steelhead move up river and begin their migration to their spawning areas. Steelhead feed heavily on stone flies, caddis larvae, and Chinook fry. During March, April and May, Steelhead begin to polish gravel and begin to spawn. During this time, Fly Fishing Steelhead is at it's absolute best!! Anglers can visually seek steelhead and make casts to the spawning Spring Steelhead. Sight fishing to Steelhead on gravel and watching them take the fly makes this an exhilarating experience!!

Peak Dates: March, April, May, early June

Photo~ ~ Michigan's Muskegon River Spring Steelhead ~

Summer Steelhead - (Skamania Strain) Probably the most noted, the St. Joseph River, located in southwest Michigan, is perhaps the most reliable River in Michigan for Skamania Steelhead. Both Michigan and Indiana, plant more than one hundred thousand summer run steelhead a year into the St. Joe River. Numbers of adult Summer Steelhead return to the river as adults. Skamania Steelhead stage at the mouths of cool spring creeks flowing into the larger main stream. Large groups of steelhead cruise clearly visible to the fly caster. Casting the fly to particular fish, managing the drift, and watching the take make this fly fishing experience extraordinary.

Peak Dates: Late June, July, August

   

 

 
 



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