Consider this next time you’re sitting on our lower deck sipping your favorite brew. Michigan ranks 5th highest in the Nation for craft beer, breweries, and brew pubs! Most recently, Grand Rapids, MI was just voted by popular vote–Beer City USA 2013.
Want to sample some of Michigan’s finest suds? No problem, just let us know and we’ll make it happen!
Cheers, Steve
The days are warm, the breeze is soft, buds are on the trees, and myrtle is in bloom. Each season is special at the Lodge for a different reason, this season come linger on the decks, let us serve your appetizers while you watch the river flow.
Spend your days fishing with our guides and your evenings re-telling your favorite fishing moments of the day over a dinner prepared exclusively for you.
Bruschetta:
2 large or 4 small tomatoes will serve about 4-6 people. Combine chopped tomatoes with ~1/4 cup of fresh chopped basil (optional: add 3 Tbsp red onion if you like). Add sea salt & black pepper to taste and set aside.
Place 8-12 slice of bread on a cookie sheet and directly under the broiler for 1-2 minutes per side. When bread is toasted, rub fresh cut garlic on the top side & swipe with olive oil. Add bruschetta with a slotted spoon to the bread, and garnish with thin slices of parmesan & basil ribbons (long, thin slices of basil). Serve immediately.
** Fresh baked bread takes this recipe up a notch, if you bake your own it will be well worth the effort.**
While fly fishing satisfies as we enjoy the river, our surroundings, our beloved catches, and time away from our busy lives, I think we fish, in part, to make memories. Some of my fondest memories fly fishing are the times around the fire or table sharing our experieces with our friends. Certainly, catching a a 20″ brown trout or an outsized chrome steelhead on a Spey rod is rewarding, but replaying those moments with friends is nearly as good or better!
Memories are what we are all about at the Muskegon River Lodge. Whether its on the river with our RiverQuest guides, in the man cave enjoying a great cigar, or indulging with one of Chef Heather’s almost sinful desserts after sharing one of her five course dinners. Sharing experiences like these only enhances what our sport is all about-making memories.
Recently, while listening to the conversations our guests were having with one another, a common theme kept replaying. While the fly fishing is central to the RiverQuest/Muskegon River Lodge experience, our guests can’t seem to stop talking about the phenomenal cuisine prepared by Chef Heather. Having been fortunate to enough dine with some of our guests, I attest that we’re truly fortunate she is part of our group. Next time you visit the Lodge, do yourself a favor and add our chef services to your stay. You’ll be glad you did!
Cheers, Steve
Snow clumps litter the ground and yet here and there I see bulbs peeking up from the ground, tufts of green announcing a new season. I begin to think light, fresh & colorful. Lemon Curd Tart comes to mind. I whip up a crust and then stir lemon juice, yolks, and a lot of lemon zest until they thicken, yielding a smooth lemon curd texture. The combined flavors are delicious…subtly buttery, richly tangy, not overly sweet. Here’s to spring!
~Chef Heather
Too bad the deck is still covered with snow–this plate was meant to be enjoyed from the comforts of our deck furniture. Chef Heather featured a seared walleye filet with tangy cilantro, parsely, garlic & olive oil glaze–yummy!
~Cheers, Steve
Please take a moment to read this petition and if you are so inclined, please support it!
Hopefully through education, people will come to realize that this is not about the successes of one individual group of people, but rather the assurance that all Michigan license holders are given an equal chance of success steelhead fishing on our cherished Michigan rivers. We were all a young fishermen at some point in time–the successes we all experienced back then when we were young, are impart what inspired us to become what we are today. Had we encountered self-serving attitudes and techniques those many years ago, chances are fair that some of us would never have chosen to continue down the path of river fishing, let alone the path of a steelhead fisherman. ~Captain Steven T. Kuieck
https://sites.google.com/site/realsteelheadersdontchum/
Big thanks to RiverQuest guide Jay Allen and Kevin O’Rourke–friend and editor.
~Enjoy Steve
Big thanks to RiverQuest guide Jay Allen and friend–Kevin O’Rourke, for enduring a couple cold snowy winter days on the Muskegon River as we wrapped up shooting our winter trout Vimeo. I’ve been off the water for three hours and I’m still thawing out, however I can’t express how wonderful our river truly is in the winter. The scenery is pretty special–you owe it to yourself to see it too. Look for our production Vimeo in the coming weeks.
Capt. Steven Kuieck
Thank you to everyone who entered our Facebook Sweeptakes! We trust that you will continue to enjoy our Pages and look forward to the next opportunity to give away some really cool stuff to our Facebook followers! If you haven’t “liked” our pages yet, there’s no time like the present!
Here are the winners of the prizes:
Grand Prize- GoPro Hero 3 Blk Edition Camera
Christopher B. Brown, Puducah, KY
2nd Place- 20×30 Custom Canvas Gallery Wrap
Mike Shroyer, Mesa, AZ
3rd Place – RiverQuest Charters Simms Trucker Hat
Robin Kalthoff, Grand Pass MO
I hope you all enjoy your prizes–we’re happy you won!
~Cheers
Steve, Dave, Don, Jay & Heather, Tom, and Rachelle