I was absolutely blessed today to land this incredible Muskegon River steelhead!
I won’t exactly say the fishing was “easy” today. Even though my landing percentage was at a all time low the hook ups were strong! I was merely blessed to not only hook this really nice steelhead, but I also managed to bring him to the boat! Great jumps, blistering runs, multiple misses with the net. This is what Muskegon river steelhead fishing is all about. They make you earn it!!
The spring steelhead run on the Muskegon is growing near. Good numbers of steelhead are in the river system. These cold 35 degree water temps aren’t helping. But, keep the faith. Warmer weather is on the way and things change very quickly on the Muskegon. As I’ve witnessed first hand from many years fishing the Muskegon; this is the calm before the storm. Milder air temps mixed with precipitation is what’s needed trigger the spring steelhead run.
post by: Jon Fortuna