Steelhead is our passion! Guiding on the Muskegon for large, broad shouldered Michigan strain steelhead up to twenty pounds in the fall, winter and spring and pursuing the gargantuan Skamania steelhead which run during the summer on the St. Joseph's River and Big Manistee, we can guide steelhead anglers 365 days a year. By combining these rivers, without doubt we can create the ultimate and unparalleled world class steelhead fly fishing experience.

Starting in October, large wild and wild origin stocked steelhead will ascend
the Muskegon on the heels of the wild Chinook salmon run. By fishing spey
rods with bright marabou spey flies and streamers or bottom drifting egg
patterns and nymphs, aggressive takes to the fly will occur during the warmer
water period lasting into December.
 
 

 
 

 March, April and May see the motherlode of the spring run. Steelhead become
very finicky and take small nymphs in a traditional nymphing method. At the
end of May and early June, steelhead can be caught on the dry fly during the
massive Gray Drake and Isonychia mayfly hatches.

Since the Muskegon is progressively becoming more like a spring creek, our
steelhead are adjusting to the gin clear waters and feeding on caddis and
midge larvae, blue winged olive nymphs and scuds - picture fourteen pound
silver steelhead eating size #18 scuds!

Traditional spey fishing hsa become a main stay with the Gray Drake Guides and pursuing fall steelhead with this west coast tactic is a definite Great Lakes reality.