Join U.S.C.G. Captain and 20+ year guide Jeff Bacon for an outing on a west Michigan river in pursuit of Salmon, Steelhead, Rainbow and Brown trout, as well as Smallmouth Bass. Year round guided fishing trips with fly fishing or light spin tackle equipment, all experience levels welcome.
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Reserve your all inclusive, guided river fishing trip to pursue Salmon, Steelhead, Brown & Rainbow Trout, as well as Smallmouth Bass. With several rivers to choose from based on time of year and fishing conditions, we can use either fly fishing or light spin tackle equipment to fish the Muskegon, Grand, Pere Marquette, Manistee, White and Flat rivers in west Michigan, enjoying a day on the river and catching fish. From beginner to advance angler, all skill and experience levels welcome and group outings are easy to arrange with the services of long time, fellow guides I regularly call on to help out with larger group trips.
Muskegon River Fishing Report – June 8, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for June 8, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area continues to find low and clear river conditions making the “headlines”. After a few days of decent flows the week before last, the river has come down once again and […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 28, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan With the Muskegon river fishing report for May 28, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area, comes a long overdue “gift” from Mother Nature….RAIN !!! Over the course of the last 4 months or so, we’ve not seen much of that and although it may […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 20, 2021- Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for May 20, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area continues to revolve around the very low river levels and how it is and will affect the fishing in the weeks and months ahead. We are at the front end of […]
Muskegon River Trout Fishing Report – May 12, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river trout fishing report for May 12, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area touches on several things for this time of spring. First, the rapidly winding down spring steelhead run is in the home stretch, the massive “sucker spawn” is about […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 8, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for May 8, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area focuses on the tail end of the spring steelhead run, the onset of prime trout dry fly fishing in the weeks ahead and summer fishing options through the months of […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 21, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for April 21, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area can be summed up with one word…..drought. In 24 years of full time guiding, I have never seen the Muskegon river like this EVER in April and close to the […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 17, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for April 17, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the annual spring steelhead run, upcoming trout dry fly fishing and summer Smallmouth Bass and Northern Pike fishing, We are currently in the middle of the annual […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 12, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for April 12, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the spring steelhead run and resident Brown and Rainbow trout fishing. With very little precipitation over the last near 3 months, the river is running very low […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 1, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for the first of April in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the annual spring steelhead run that’s going on right now and will be for the next month+. Steelhead are coming into their natal rivers from […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – March 10, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for March 10, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is about the onset of the annual spring steelhead run. With some extended warmer weather arriving in west Michigan a bit earlier than normal, we’re seeing a lot of snow […]
