Fishing Report March 25th 2025

Carrie with a fresh Muskegon River Steelhead!!

Fishing has been good the past week! We have seen a steady push of fresh steelhead showing up in the system and we should continue to see this through the month of April. Some fish have moved up into shallow runs and riffles in preparation to spawn, while they’re are still many fish holding to the deeper pools. Water temps are still below 40 degrees but they should increase as we head into the end of this week. The river is a nice flow at the moment, but we could use another shot of rain to keep our fish comfortable.

Eggs in shades of yellow and natural orange have been getting the most attention. With the weather acting like its still winter, fish seemed to have slowed on the stone fly bight.

If your looking to get out and enjoy the river I still have May 6th and 10th available for steelhead fishing. Its never too late to start thinking trout dates in May through June! Swinging wet flies, stripping streamers and waiting for the evening hatch is just around the corner!

Hope everyone has a safe and fishy week!

-Capt. Ross Swanson

Pete with an awesome brown trout in the spring snow storm!