(8/11) During the past couple of days the area below Tippy Day has finally received a nice batch of King Salmon. Michigan Salmon Reports indicate that the Big Manistee River (Tippy Dam) has a lot of King Salmon this year!!  The area near Pine Creek Pastor Creek and Bear Creek all have good numbers of Kings … Continue reading "Michigan Weekly Salmo...

As our Big Manistee River King Salmon run winds to an end we look forward to Fall Steelhead fishing through November and December.  With 2024 being one of the largest Salmon runs in history it’s no wonder this Fall Steelhead will be fantastic this year. Kings and Steelhead go hand in hand. If you have … Continue reading "Michigan King Salmon ~ Mus...

~Michigan’s Manistee River Fishing Report below Tippy Dam.~ Winter Steelhead fishing on the Big Manistee has been improving with the recent warm snap. Steelhead have settled into their Winter holding lies. Slower deeper runs have been holding good numbers of bright Winter Steelhead. Runs and holding areas with rocks and gravel tend to hold the … C...

Michigan Fishing Reports – Updated Steelhead Fishing Reports for Michigan’s Muskegon River Pere Marquette and Big Manistee. (231) 519-7348 We are starting to see good numbers of Spring Steelhead throughout the Muskegon Pere Marquette and Big Manistee and Grand Rivers. Longer daylight warmer weather and perfect water levels have all made for excell...

Water levels are finally back to normal with very good Steelhead Fishing conditions on the Muskegon Grand and Big Manistee Rivers. Starting to more bright Spring Steelhead entering the lower river.   Float fishing with beads and spawn continues to produce the most fish.  Fly Fishing with Black Stone flies are also producing.    Click here … Conti...

Summertime is hot and we’ve been keepin’ cool with giant Hogzilla Grand River Smallmouth Bass.  The Grand River near Ada West River Stretch near the Rogue River the down town area have all been fishing well for hot weather Smallmouth Bass on Michigan.  A plethora of lures are working well for river Smallies.  Spinnerbaits soft … Continue reading "...

We have seen about everything the weather could possibly throw at us over the last 2 weeks. Rain snow sunny & warm t-shirt weather and frigid cold. The Muskegon River has seen some major changes too. 5 days ago it was up to 4000 cfs with a stain as of yesterday it was 2000 Read More

We have had a roller coaster ride as far as weather goes this week. 70 degrees one day 20 degrees the next. We had some rain the other night. It was not much and has not done much to the rivers yet anyways. The Grand may bump up as a little more rain fell Read More

We have been running our charters on the Muskegon and Grand rivers the last few weeks and have been enjoying some very nice winter weather. The Muskegon is at a fairly normal level with very clear water conditions at the present time. We have been catching some steelhead and nice resident trout on recent Read More

Late fall steelhead fishing has been good and we are now entering the winter season. This is still a great time to book a trip on the river as steelhead are willing to play all winter. We have been running trips on a few different rivers lately so feel free to contact me to Read More

We have been running our trips on a few different systems the last few weeks and all have been producing steelhead. We had some cold rain today which will bump up river levels and bring in fresh steelhead from the lake. This is just what we needed to set up some good fishing for Read More

Manistee River Salmon Fishing – Tippy Dam Recreational Area Salmon fishing is in full swing now with good numbers of Kings on gravel visible spawning fish.  Lots of both Coho Salmon Chinook Salmon Fall Steelhead King Salmon and Lake Trout near Tippy Dam.  Recent rains have pulled salmon into the upper sections of the Manistee … Continue reading "M...

After what was a slow start to our fall steelhead season fishing is definitely picking up. We are seeing better numbers and better fish. Warm river temps and low river levels made for a slow start to the fall steelie season. Small fish and tough fishing had us grinding but over the last week Read More

Muskegon River Fishing Report – The Muskegon is currently low. Water temps are in the low 60s. A fair amount of King Salmon are in the Muskegon River but can be difficult to approach in the very clear low water. Trout fishing has been excellent! Trout can be caught on trout beads egg flies green Caddis Caddis … Continue reading "Muskegon River Ste...

It’s been a busy month and a half for us running salmon trips. The fishing was good despite the strange conditions we experienced. Very low clear and warm water conditions had the fish trickling in instead of pushing through in big waves. Nonetheless our customers had some awesome days and great memories were made. Read More

Michigan Fishing Reports for Muskegon Pere Marquette and Manistee Rivers. Please Check out our Michigan fishing reports for local rivers. Evening Hatch Master Special $250 / 4.5 hours ~ Morning Light Tackle $350 / 4.5 hours Full day guided fly fishing $449 / 8 hours. Guided trout trips are all inclusive. All gear tackle flies … Continue reading "M...

We are open and guiding now!! Trout  & Smallmouth Bass is very good on the Muskegon River at this time. Casting crank baits. streamers or anything that resembles Salmon fry at this time. Salmon fry are the main food right now. Sucker Spawn is also going strong at this time. Excellent trout fishing coming up!!  … Continue reading "MICHIGAN WEEKLY D...

We are now heading into peak week for salmon on the Big Manistee River. Lots and lots of salmon everywhere on the Big Manistee River. Good numbers of larger King Salmon this season with a decent amount of Coho as well.. Much larger average size this year. We are also starting to land a … Continue reading "Michigan Salmon Fishing Reports ~ Salmon T...

Welcome Spring Steelhead anglers -Marching is warming up and April is closing in. Warmer weather and great Steelhead fishing is going now!!   Water is low and clear making for good but stealthy Steelhead fishing. Muskegon River is now starting to get good numbers of Spring Steelhead moving throughout the river system.  Water levels have been … Con...

Fully Guided Spring Steelhead Trips for Michigan Rivers. Full Day Trips ( 8 hours) $450 Half Day Guided Fishing Tours (4 hours) $350 ** All Gear Tackle Rods Reels Fishing Cleaning Provided** Super Prime Spring Steelhead Dates & Half days available for Muskegon River. Open May Steelhead Dates After May 15th guided steelhead trips are … Continue rea...