Author Archives: Jon Fortuna

Every Blue Sky Has A Silver & Chrome Lining!

Every Blue Sky Has A Silver & Chrome Lining!

Here’s my great friend from Northern Michigan John with an awesome twisted chrome steelhead from the Muskegon river!  Congrats John on such a nice steelhead! Not to be outdone, here’s my other great friend and John’s guest from Chicago, Dave with a hard fighting winter hold over buck from the Muskegon river.  Great job Dave!… Continue Reading

Crimson Red Twisted Steel!

Crimson Red Twisted Steel!

Here’s John from Chicago with a bruiser of a Muskegon River steelhead!  Congrats John! John’s massive 18-pound steelhead came in just under 34-inches of twisted crimson red steel!  Great steelhead John! Not to be out done, here’s John friend Drew with a very large chrome steelhead from the Muskegon. Here’s Drew getting it done again… Continue Reading

38-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

38-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

Yeah, this ain’t no mis-print!  Here’s my great friend Bob from Madison, WI with a 38-inch Muskegon river steelhead! Well over 3-feet long and 18-pounds,  Bob’s 38-Inch steelhead is officially the longest steelhead I have ever seen in over 27 years guiding on the Muskegon River.  Congrats Bob on such a massive steelhead my friend!… Continue Reading

Some Things Are Very Special!

Some Things Are Very Special!

Here’s a very good friend of mine and a long time fishing client, Paul from Madison, WI holding an absolutely beautiful Muskegon River steelhead! Here’s Paul with an absolute hell-bent silver bullet steelhead from the Muskegon that took Paul for a drag screaming ride! Paul with an absolutely beautiful chrome hen only the Muskegon River… Continue Reading

I Seen The Sun Rise Today!

I Seen The Sun Rise Today!

Here’s my great friend and long time fishing client Bob from Madison, WI with an incredible “One-In-A- Million” vibrant crimson red Muskegon River steelhead.  Absolutely amazing steelhead Bob!  Congrats my friend!! We could fish steelhead the rest of our lives and never see such a beautifully colored steelhead like Bob’s ever again.  Bob’s steelhead is… Continue Reading

Spring Steelhead Season Is In The Air!

Spring Steelhead Season Is In The Air!

Please meet Marc from Kalamazoo, MI holding a really “thick” Muskegon river steelhead.  Marc cut his teeth wade fishing the Muskegon River for years taking that occasional scary dip in the river wading out a little too far. Marco told me during his time wade fishing the Muskegon, he always wanted to hire a guide… Continue Reading

Don’t Tell Anyone but the Steelhead Fishing is Incredible on the Muskegon River Right Now!

Don’t Tell Anyone but the Steelhead Fishing is Incredible on the Muskegon River Right Now!

Ever since this past fall leading into winter the steelhead fishing has been and continues to be incredible on the Muskegon River!  Repeated numbers of steelhead are showing up throughout the river system, numbers we haven’t seen in a long time on the Muskegon. Reminds me of the old days years ago with double digit… Continue Reading

18-Pounds & 32-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

18-Pounds & 32-Inches Of Twisted Chrome Steel!

Here’s Tom from Chicago with a “wall-hanger” of a Muskegon River steelhead!  What started out as an introduction to fresh water big game fly fishing quickly turned into a trial by fire as Tom hooked into this mammoth steelhead within the first few casts of the first spot we started.  To say this steelhead fought… Continue Reading

Bad To The 23″ River Brown!

Bad To The 23″ River Brown!

Here’s Greg from Chicago with an absolute beauty of a Muskegon River brown trout. I’ve said it before and will continue to say it again the brown trout fishing on the Muskegon River is getting better and better every year.  We’re consistently getting into brown trout like Greg’s on a regular basis now.  Ever since… Continue Reading

Nothing Beats Landing Your First Fall Steelhead on the Fly!

Nothing Beats Landing Your First Fall Steelhead on the Fly!

Here’s Steve from Ada, Michigan with his first ever Muskegon River fall steelhead landed on the fly!  Steve is new to the fly-fishing community and struck chrome gold with this absolutely gorgeous Muskegon River fall steelhead that smashed his fly on the swing!  Awesome job Steve!  Welcome to the Chrome Club My friend!  Nothing beats… Continue Reading