Muskegon River Fishing Reports

Sucker Spawn & Steelhead Fry. Trout gorge this time of year!

Since 1996, Betts Guide Service, in Newaygo, Michigan has provided anglers with the best in Muskegon River Fly Fishing. With an excellent team of professional fly fishing guides, our staff pride themselves in offering the very best in guided Steelhead fishing, lodging and hospitality. Our river guides are knowledgeable, courteous and professional.

Rainbow Trout Fishing on the Muskegon River.
(Nymphing Sucker Spawn for trophy Trout.)
 
 Michigan Steelhead -In late February, Steelhead move Spring Steelhead - In late February, Steelhead move up river and begin their migration to their spawning areas. Steelhead feed heavily on stone flies, caddis larvae, and Chinook fry. During March, April and May, Steelhead begin to polish gravel and begin to spawn.
During this time, Fly Fishing Steelhead is at it's absolute best!! Anglers can visually seek steelhead and make casts to the spawning Spring Steelhead. Sight fishing to Steelhead on gravel and watching them take the fly makes this an exhilarating experience!!

Fall Steelhead - The crown jewel of Great Lakes Steelhead- Fall Chrome is the most sought after and Jump like no other! We will be offering floats and spawn and fly fishing trips for Fall Steelhead on the lower Muskegon River. These fish are chrome and we average well over a fish per hour!

Muskegon River Trout - There are lots of suckers spawning and encouraging the bigger browns and rainbows to feed on nymphs behind sucker redds. Excellent numbers of cinnamon caddis seen in the last couple of days, mostly during the afternoon period. Many of stocked Trout targeting dry fly Caddis with an occasional big fish on the surface. As water temperatures increase, larger Trout will come up. Sulpher emergence is soon to come. Streamer stripping with salmon fry patterns has been working well for larger Trout - We need warmer water to get the big boys to chase streamers.

Muskegon River Smallmouth - Smallies with be available in good numbers during June, July, and August. We have several locations with private water with larger than average Smallmouth. These Fish are great fun and fight like crazy. Smallmouth also take a fly well. We offer both light tackle spinning with soft plastics, and fly tackle.

Muskegon River Fishing Reports - Updated fly fishing reports for Western Michigan and the Muskegon River, Pere Marquette River, and Manistee River. Our fishing reports are accurate to the best of our ability and updated daily.

 

 

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