![]() Several great lakes big game fish migrate up the Muskegon river to spawn each year as well. The most popular to the fly fisher are resident Rainbow and Brown trout, which are fished using several fly fishing techniques, such as streamer fishing with sinking or sink tip lines, indicator nymph fishing, as well as dry fly fishing during hatches such as tan Caddis, Sulphurs, BWO’s, Gray Drakes and Isonychia’s. The Muskegon river is rich with different species of fish. A fair amount of public land is in the first 6+ miles of river, below Croton hydroelectric dam, just east of Newaygo. That being said, it has several good areas for walk in anglers who want to wade fish the river. ![]() A jet sled, though, can get you to and from certain “hot spots” quickly and safely, while also giving you more time to fly fish. When stealth and easy movement are a necessity, drift boats are your best bet. This river is a big tailwater and is most affectively fished from a drift boat or jet sled. It winds its way over 200 miles to empty into Muskegon Lake, which is connected to lake Michigan by a long channel. The Muskegon River finds its source in the Houghton Lake area, in north central portion of Michigan’s lower peninsula. From migratory big game fish such as salmon and steelhead that come out of lake Michigan and into the river each year, to resident trout, as well as summer smallmouth bass….it’s a fish rich river system on a year round basis. Several different species of both coldwater and warmwater fish call the Muskegon home on a year round basis or part time in the spring, summer and fall. Near the town of Newaygo, Michigan and less than an hour drive north of Grand Rapids is the Muskegon River, one of the best tailwater fisheries in the midwest.
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