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.
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.
