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.
Pere Marquette River Fishing Report – July 28, 2021 – Baldwin, Michigan The Pere Marquette river fishing report for July 28, 2021 in the Baldwin, Michigan area is about …..hopper time! With most all of our reliable hatches in Michigan having come to an end, we’re now focused on terrestrial time on the Pere Marquette […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – July 25, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for July 25, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the heart of our summer season for warm water species such as Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike and Walleye. After way too many weeks with river levels well […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – July 12, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for July 12, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is focused on the literal buffet of fish species that we’re finding in recent outings. From resident Brown and Rainbow trout, to Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Alligator Gar pike, Walleye, […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – July 1, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for July 1, 2021 for the Newaygo, Michigan area “was” about the new influx of water that came from the long overdue rain we got last week….until we apparently ran out of water in the upper watershed and the […]
Muskegon River Fishing Report – June 22, 2021 – Newaygo, Michigan The Muskegon river fishing report for June 22, 2021 in the Newaygo, Michigan area is still focused on the current low water conditions of the river and “what” fishing opportunities it is providing at this time. The last week+ has been a blessing for […]
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 […]
