Fish are spawning in the upper section of the river. The lower end is high and dirty. We won't be back guiding on the PM River until late August for salmon. Don't wait too long to book your fall salmon trip as we only have a few open dates left available.

Our spring2022 guiding season is done on the Grand River but we will back there in November.

Spring fishing is still going well on the Muskegon River despite recent weather. The water is high and cold but still has good clarity, which has fishing pretty good right now. Fishing should be good well into May. Brian and Joel fished with me on April 7th and put many pre-spawn fish in the boat. […]

Steelhead fishing has still been steady on the Big Manistee despite recent rain and cooler temperatures. The water is still high, but it is starting to clear up and temperature is on the rise. There is a lot of fresh fish in the top few miles but plenty of people fishing too. We are starting […]

Water levels are low, but fishing has been good. Not many spring fish in the upper river but it will not be long with some 50-degree days in the forecast.

Spring steelhead are on the move through the whole system. The lower river was fishing good before the melt. It should improve when the water clears.

The Grand River is starting to fish good and should see a big push of fish within the next week or two.

Day 1 - March 9th: Steve and Dave came with me for a couple of days of filming. We got off to a good start hooking up in our first spot but lost that fish right away. After a few little moves, we had our first fish of the day in the net. Following another […]

In between trips to Minnesota to ice fish, Mitch and I went out fishing in hopes of finding some late winter steelhead. It did not take us long before Mitch had our first fish in the boat. A few drifts later and I was on the board too. We fished for about 3 more hours […]

Cold wet weather and a big crowd did not slow Eric and his dad, Steve, down today. We bounced around wherever we could and hooked a steelhead or two in almost every spot. Steve got us started right away with a 13 pound chrome male that put up a great fight! It ended up being […]