Grand River Fishing Reports

Full Throttle

April 9, 2025

It's full throttle for steelhead right now. On many of the West Michigan systems they are still in, with some fresh fish still pushing. The Grand has been and continues to remain unfishable and probably will be through the end of the month. Many of its tributaries, however, are fishable for both steelhead and smallmouth bass.

For steelhead we are using the Sage Foundation 10' 7wt, with Scientific Angler Anadro Indicator line on 7/8 Spectrum LT's. Flies of choice are fry patterns, eggs and nymphs.

On the bass side, this time of year, we're using the Sage Foundation 9' 7wt or 8wt with either Scientific Anglers I 2/3 line or Rio's Predator F/H/I on lead eyed jig patterns, like Maddin's Circus Peanuts or Schultz' Cold Water Nut.

Between all our guides we have good availability for the remaining steelhead season and for trout and smallmouth bass. The shop is fully stocked, so swing on by to get geared up for your next day on the river.

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My wife and I had a great time on our guided fly fishing tour with Tom at Werkman Outfitters. Tom was super nice and very patient with my wife while teaching her fly casting and fishing techniques. If I return to Michigan again for fly fishing I will definitely book another guide with Tom. Absolutely 5 stars.
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