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 – May 18, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan After MANY weeks of pretty crazy “spring” weather here in west Michigan, it appears as though we’re finally going to see more typical conditions, which will finally allow the Muskegon river to settle down after a tumultuous spring. After 4 rounds of significant rains […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – May 11, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for May 11, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is about the tail end of our annual spring steelhead run and the onset of out much anticipated trout fishing, followed by Smallmouth bass and Northern Pike of summer. Fishing […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 28, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for April 28, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is about the continued spring steelhead run. As river levels drop and temperatures rise, we’re seeing more steelhead come in from lake Michigan on their annual spawning run. We’re also […]
Muskegon River Steelhead Fishing Report – April 21, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river steelhead fishing report for April 21, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area of west Michigan is about the spring steelhead run. After some pretty winter like weather over the past week+, it appears as though we’re finally going to see […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – April 7, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for April 7, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is an update on the spring steelhead run, which had been delayed quite a bit due to ‘ol man winter sticking around a bit longer than normal this “spring” ! […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report-March 28, 2019-Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for March 28, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is about the continued high water and onset of the spring steelhead season. Following heavy rains, snow melt and related runoff a week+ ago, the river come up quite a bit, but has since […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – March 24, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river in the Newaygo, Michigan area is still flowing above “normal” levels at this time, but by no means blown out or un-fishable. It IS however…..still VERY COLD ! After heavy rains and snow melt-runoff from the weather that came through much […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – March 15, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for March 15, 2109 is about the fishing we “had” and that which will follow, but now we have to wait for the flooded river to come down ! Yesterday found the Muskegon river in the Newaygo area amidst […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – March 9, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for March 9, 2019 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is coming with what looks like the onset of our “spring” season !!!!! After a brutal winter, with some very atypical bursts of much warmer than normal temperatures smattered in […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – March 5, 2019 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river in the Newaygo, Michigan area is running quite cold for this time of early March and easy to understand why, as we’ve had some brutally cold weather return to west Michigan. I don’t have much of a “report” right now, but […]
