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To Our Gray Drake Clients: Laurie and I sincerely hope that all of our valued clients and friends and families are staying well and weathering this unprecedented pandemic.    For most of us it is a bit surreal to experience our daily lives

 (Salmo salar-born and raised in the Great Lakes.On a pelagic bait fish streamer) With our rivers blown out and flooding ( highest level at this time of year recorded!). might be time to look for Coho Kings Browns Steels and Atlantic's alon

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

~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

Whether you wish to catch a rainbow trout smallmouth bass salmon brown trout or steelhead there could be nothing better than fishing in the Muskegon River. The mighty Muskegon is the 2nd longest river & best among the tailwater fisheries located

Mid-October finds the weather and fisheries in-line with the calendar. The river banks are popping with color as the leaves and salmon change color while some chrome steelhead show up. The salmon run is past the peak however a fresh one shows up occa

We are off to a good start amigos!!!..I'm predicting the winter/spring run of Steelhead/2020 will be one of the strongest runs of steelhead we have seen in the past 6 years..My predictions for epic fail or successes in the past 20 years have had

  When I see the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly working the wildflowers of the Yuba River it’s for certain that spring is here. The weather though has been much colder lately with a few decent shots of precipitation and low snow fall. The

Winter steelhead fishing has been good for us the last few weeks. At this time the Grand River is at a good winter level and the color is just about perfect. We have been catching a fair amount of bright fresh fish along with some darker fish that ha

  After nearly 3 decades of writing magazine articles and books for other publishers guiding relentlessly for over 25 years and fishing around the globe I am extremely excited to announce that I am launching my own digital magazine called “

Finding the best fishing spots in Michigan is difficult. Not because there are few. It’s because there are so many of them. It has bigger coastline 11000 inland lakes and 3000 rivers. And you will find a plethora of fish species. You can see w

My Passion My Story Southeast Alaska Steelhead fishing has been a passion and mainstay of my personal fishing for over 30 years. I remember flying to a well known Southeast Alaska stream every month (November through May) to chase steel. I had an ad

Happy New Year! Welcome to Michigan’s number one Steelhead fishing destination and guide service. We’re happy to have the opportunity to guide and fish the Muskegon River located in Western Michigan near Grand Rapids.  Over this pas

Well I wish I could say I’ve been on the water but I’ve been on the DL since the 17 th due to some medical issues. That morning I woke up with a kinked neck and moderate pain. Its happened in the past many times as a result from my profe

From good friend and long time Seattle resident Greg Tomas you can read more of this work on his blog Anglers Tonic. We see summer beginning its annual sunset into fall so naturally out thoughts immediately go to winter steelhead and though this was

The hotter the better!! Smallmouth Bass (And Pike) in Michigan absolutely love hot weather. The top water bite has been incredible lately. Hot Weather has kicked the Smallmouth Bass fishing into overdrive!  Top Water Bass Fishing has been excel

Recorded: 81 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Report ————————————————————————&mdash

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 25 years ago we named our lodge and outfitters Gray Drake Lodge for a reason. The Muskegon River has one of the most dense and long lasting gray drake mayfly hatches on the planet! Only the Pere Marquette and other nearby rivers sourcing 

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