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An interesting spring to say the least lots of personal fishing time which is something that isn’t to normal this time of the year normally. It has been wonderful to get out fishing with family so much when the fishing is good. Finally back to

When the weather has allowed us to get out the Grand River has been fishing good for winter steelhead. I love it on the river this time of year. Angler pressure is low resulting in fish that have not been picked on. If you can locate the fish they wi

The fall steelhead season continues to be challenging and inconsistent. The mild weather of fall impacted how many fish came into the river and now that late fall temperatures snow and dropping water temps are prominent the steelhead spigot on local

 Fishing has been spot on rainbows are biting and the steelhead are making there way up to Trout Creek. You can hook steelhead fishing your trout nymph setups but our preferred method is swinging flys with spey rods.  As the steelhead make

What a fall/ early winter its been! We have had some great fishing on our guide trips. On this last day of 2019 the rivers in West Michigan are on the rise from some pretty heavy rainfall we received about 24 hrs ago. Once the rivers settle down alit

Absolutely the best fishing of the season has been the last two weeks! Some times it takes a few weeks for the water to stabilize after heavy winds or fronts this year has been no exception. who would think

In this video author Jay Nicholas ties a Deschutes Steelhead Yak Muddler. Skating flies for summer steelhead on the Deschutes River is what it’s all about. Having a steelhead take your fly on the surface (or just below) is what … Continue

Downright hot weather across the UP region this summer has the St Marys river running at above normal water temps. A variety of aquatic insects and smelt are abundant. A mixed bag of Atlantic Salmon Steelhead resident Rainbow Trout Lake Whitefish and

My 27 1/2 inch brown I caught on the gray drake spinner fall over a week ago was my personal best on a dry. 26 was my previous pinnacle. It was a cool sunny morning- not ideal conditions to catch a brown of your lifetime. Cloud cover with filtered C

Welcome to summer! We have seen an incredible insurgence of new fly angling interest over the past few months and why not? If done in the way we enjoy doing it it is the epitome of social distancing outdoors. Long expanse of beach to yourself intima

In this video Jay Nicholas ties a baitfish pattern using Bob Popovic’s Tungsten Jiggy Heads. Jiggy Heads add weight to get deep eyes to look real and you could use them for albacore flies steelhead flies salmon flies just about … Continue

5/1/2025 Fishing Report Steelhead fishing is in full swing on the Juneau road system right now.  Cowee Creek continues to have the best numbers and from what we have seen so far numbers are decent.  Fish Creek has had a few fish as well bu

OUTLOOK  It has been a wet week but there were windows of good fishing.  We have 3 major fisheries to look at this week.  One is doing relatively well; one is pulling through with “ave

Fishing has been awesome at the tip of Michigan’s thumb. Walleye are everywhere from 20 to 150 feet of water. Lake Trout and Steelhead have not been in their usual spots within 7 miles of shore every day but there are plenty of fish scattered o

Happy Easter folks… It has been a bit since my last but now is a good time to write a report/recap of the 2022/2023 Steelhead push as it’s all but played out now; and as forecasted a bit sooner than normal with the mild winter and early p

Recorded: 36 ° F Fishing: Fair Deschutes River Summer Steelhead Report ————————————————————————&mdash

It’s been some great fishing as of lately here across the Upper Peninsula region. Our first Fall Steelhead of the season are available always some of our favorite fish to chase. Some remarkable Coho Salmon have been around this Fall the larges

Yeah it's been a while since I have updated this page! Rest assured we have been busy and getting after it since my last post in September!! We are in the middle of Steelhead season and it has been a...

The Last few days out have been still really good fishing for May.. Kings and lake trout mostly.. There’s fish kinda all over right now shallow or deep. We fished deep on Saturday and ended up with nine nice fish. We have openings to get you o

Stoneflies aren't just for western river anglers but also for those of us in the mid-west. The Twenty Inch Chubby stonefly nymph does a good job of impersonating the natural's characteristic silhouette and can be tied and used for both steelh