About us
We are a traverse City, Michigan based fly fishing guide sevice. Offering guided trips for trout, steelhead,smallmouth bass, pike, carp and panfish on the fly. We also speciLIZE IN tying CUSTOM FLY patterns for the Great lakes region.
Meet your guide
Captain Jon "Chewy" Stefanciw is a Traverse City Native that grew up fishing Northern Michigan. He has been Fly Fishing its waters for 25 years and guiding the area for the last 15. His passion and knlowledge of the sport and teaching skills, accompanied with his sense of humor make him a pleasure to spend the day with out on the water. He lives for chasing trophy brown trout and steelhead, but has a serious addiction hunting smallmouth bass and pike on the fly! Chewy also loves the nightime on the river, following hatches into the night and swimming rodent flies after hours and late into the summer season.
Tributaries we fish
We fish the Upper and Lower Manistee River, Boardman and Betsie Rivers, Muskeegon River, East and West Grand Traverse Bay and surrounding inland lakes.
Spring
Spring Streamer Fishing and Spring Steelhead
Fall
Fall Steelhead
Summer
Summer Bassin' and Hatches for Trout
Winter
Streamer Fishing for Trout
Programs we offer
We offer programs from beginners to experts and everyone in between!
Spring/summer/fall Trout fishing
Float down one of the many pristine rivers Northern Michigan has to offer matching the hatch with dry flies or strip streamers for trophy trout.
Fall Steelhead
Run indicators with switch rods and fat lines or swing flies with spey rods for Great Lakes Steelhead.
Smallmouth bass/Pike
Top Water Poppers and Sliders or Stripping Streamers with some of the most visual takes and epic explosive action Northen Michigan has to Offer.
Flats fishing
Freshwater Flats fishing at its finest. Site fish for trophy smallmouth bass and carp on the fly.
inland lakes
Great for beginners and kids. Lots of action and visual takes while learning casting technique.
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Trip Pricing
Trip pricing and details
Trout
$550 Full Day $350 Half Day
Steelhead
$550 Full Day Only
bass/Pike
$550 Full Day $350 Half Day
FLATS FISHING
$600 Full Day $400 Half Day
inland Lakes
$550 Full Day $350 Half Day
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