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Fishing Reports
Muskegon River Trout & Hatches
July 04, 2008
Posted by Betts Fly Fishing Outfitters
Contact: Chad Betts
Newaygo, MI 49337 USA
Phone 1: 231-652-3189
Email: chadbetts@hotmail.com
URL: http://bettsguideservice.com/report.html
Current Report
This is just the beginning
of a fantastic trout season!
With the higher water levels
of this past spring, the
Muskegon River is absolutely
loaded with salmon fry
creating some unbelievable
streamer fishing! You just
can't beat a salmon fry
pattern stripped near the
bank!
As for upcoming hatches, the
warm, humid air is perfect
for brown drakes, sulfers,
isonychia bicolor, and and
our most prolific may fly,
the Gray Drake. These
spinner fall just before
dark attracting large browns
and rainbow
trout! Over the next few
weeks, Streamer fishing for
trout should be excellent!
Larger streamer and fry
patterns have been fishing
well. I expect great dry fly
for trout also over the next
month!
During the past few days,
water temps have increased
into the mid 50's. Afternoon
hatches of caddis and brown
drakes in the evening have
the trout feeding well.
During overcast days,
stripping salmon fry
patterns has produced a good
number of trout.
Catch of the Week
One-Week Fishing Forecast
For the next ten days,
nymphing behind spawning
suckers and steelhead should
be fantastic. Lake Michigan
suckers have arrived and are
spawing in full force. Many
of the resident Muskegon
River trout gorge themselves
on sucker spawn. Micro eggs
and small nymphs fished with
a floating line and
indicator can be deadly!
Two-Week Fishing Forecast
The weather over the next
two week should be perfect
for trout fishing and insect
activity. warmer weather and
humid!
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Hatch Info
Chinook salmon fry by the
millions attact big trout!
Caddis emergers and Gray
Drake spinners are the
primary hatches at this
point.
Hot Fly Patterns
Streamers: Bi-polar parr,
yellow Madonna, black nosed
dace. Dry flies: #16 caddis
emerger, #10, #12 gray drake
spinner 
River Flows
Flows are normal with decent
amounts of rain over the
last two weeks, flows should
be in great shape for
positive fish migrations and
feeding activity.
Lake Levels
Meet our Guides
Steve and Myself will be
guiding trout and Smallmouth
bass throughout the summer.
Steve also guides on the Au
Sable River. (231) 652-3189
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include use of Quality Orvis
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Also provided is a grilled,
streamside lunch and
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