Each summer, smallmouth bass move up the Muskegon River to feed on its prolific crayfish and bait fish. Our clients readily see the fish in the clear water and watch them aggressively take the fly - sometimes with two or more other smallmouth competing with the hooked fish to snatch away the fly.

treamer fishing for Chinook salmon can only be described as exhilarating: imagine the chase of a 20"³ brown or rainbow trout; now make that a fish that is usually 12-14lbs. 10wt. fly rods are the norm with 350-400gr. Streamer Express lines deliver large (1/0 to 2/0) streamers as your arsenal. This technique takes advantage of the fresh-from-the-lake salmon's need for an easy meal.

As a so-called warm water draw impoundment, the Muskegon River offers very good classic fly fishing for trout, enabled in part by the relatively recent development of drawing cold water from the bottom of the Croton impoundment and releasing it into the river. Hatches of caddis can be heavy, with trout responding well to dry, nymph, and pupa patterns. The result is reliable, good to excellent, dry fly fishing.

Running up to 18 pounds, Muskegon River steelhead readily take the fly. RiverQuest's guests are guaranteed to cast in beautiful, natural surroundings, and with miles of river to run in our jet boats, we are able to put our clients on steelhead consistently.