Muskegon River Salmon - Salmon fishing Manistee River

Salmon fishing on the Pere Marquette River and Manistee River generally kicks off during the month of September. Cooler nights get the Salmon run in full swing. King Salmon ascend these rivers in search of prime spawning gravel. Fly Fishing for salmon is also excellent at this time with good numbers of salmon in all West Michigan Rivers.

The Big Manistee River fishes best for salmon and trout during late September and October. Fly fishing is usually the method of choice. Anglers may also choose to cast deep thundersticks or float spawn under a bobber for fresh kings. Spawn fishing offers good numbers of Salmon and Steelhead landed on these rivers.

Betts Guide Service offers anglers guided fishing trips on the Big Manistee River, Pere Marquette River, and the Muskegon River throughout the year. We also guide fall steelhead during November and December. (231) 519-7348.

Muskegon River Spring Steelhead - Fly Fishing Steelhead - Muskegon River

March is the time of year for Spring Steelhead to ascent the Mighty Muskegon River. Longer days, warmer water tempratures, and higher river flows have steelhead in the over drive to enter the river and spawn. With the longer day light comes great numbers of spring Steelhead with more entering the river each day. Michigan Fly Fishing really play a role during this time of year. Stone flies for steelhead is a key element as the waters warm. Stone fly emergence take place during mid day into the afternoon. Steelhead both feed and key in heavily on theis pattern.

Over the past week, Fly Fishing has been outstanding for Muskegon River Steelhead. Josh, Steve, and Dr. Reily all had great success on flies. The best Great Lakes Steelhead Flies have been the Dark Knight, the Ice Man Minnow, Hex nymphs and of course, nuke or halo eggs. Best fly fishing on the Muskegon River takes place during the mid day through the afternoon.

Spinning tackle and Floats/spawn has also been fishing well on the lower river, below the Newaygo area. Bright Spring Steelhead have been moving through the lower sections for the past two weeks. We should have good numbers of Steelhead in the river by mid March. Walleye migrations have also begun to move forward. The Muskegon River is home to huge amounts of lake run walleye. For updated Muskegon River Fishing Reports please check this out! We update and post new photos daily at BettsGuideService.com

Muskegon River Steelhead | Steelhead on the Muskegon River | Spring Steelhead Michigan

As the length of day light begins to lengthen, our focus turns to the crown jewel of the Muskegon River - Spring Steelhead! Steelhead begin their annual spawning migrations during the the first part of February, gaining momentum for the spawning gravel and full spawn taking place during mid to late March and April. May is also a great time to catch these great fighters...

On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of fishing with Dick Lemmerman. We landed some great Muskegon River Steelhead, the largest was about 12 lbs.. Some Spring Steelhead fly patterns that worked well for us were the Clown eggs and dark Stone fly nymphs. Later in the season, stone flies play a huge role in the Steelhead's diet. The small larvae are dark in color and swim in the middle of the bio drift making an easy meal for Spring Steelhead.

Join us for the search for Chrome! Spring Steelhead are availablle on the Muskegon River during March, April and May. Flies for Spring Steelhead are available at Mojo Flies - Great Lakes Steelhead Flies Michigan Fly Fishing Guides in another great resource for the Muskegon River Steelhead. We look forward to fishing with you for more Michigan Steelhead.