| Spring (March) in Michigan, brings spring rains and the | | | | several years. It is not uncommon to have days of |
| spring run of steelhead gets under way (March - | | | | 15 smallmouth bass on a fly in the 4 - 6 lb range. |
| early May). This run of steelhead starts a new | | | | Carp fishing with a fly rod has been around for many |
| season of fly fishing in the state of Michigan. The | | | | years but has grown in popularity over the last 10 |
| steelhead fishing in Michigan can produce double digit | | | | years. Carp or "Golden Bones" as they are commonly |
| numbers of steelhead (some of the best steelhead | | | | referred to by fly fisherman who chase these large |
| fishing in the world). Brown trout, rainbow trout, and | | | | shy bottom feeders, will top the list of fish that will |
| brook trout all dine on the roe (eggs) from the | | | | test your patience very much like a permit. Carp |
| spawning steelhead, and hatches start to emerge | | | | fishing with a fly is very much like fishing redfish in |
| again; the cycle has turned and another great fly | | | | the reeds, or like fishing to small groups of large |
| fishing season arrives in Michigan. Steelhead are hard | | | | bonefish next to mangroves (one mistake and the |
| fighting fish that provide high levels of fun on a fly | | | | fish will leave in a hurry). |
| rod. Multiple day fishing trips can be spent on many | | | | Fall (September - November) in Michigan means |
| fine rivers, one day fishing for steelhead and the | | | | salmon and fall steelhead fishing on a fly. In early |
| next chasing brown with a dry fly or streamer, which | | | | September, thousands of chinook salmon migrate up |
| makes Michigan fly fishing so distinct from so many | | | | the western tributaries of Michigan. Salmon fishermen |
| other fly fishing destinations. | | | | from all around the midwest flock to rivers such as |
| Summer (late May - August) in Michigan offers more | | | | the Pere Marquette River, Manistee River and Betsie |
| then just fly fishing trout on a stream. Grand | | | | River to tangle with big fish on a fly. October brings |
| Traverse Bay, located in Northern Michigan (Traverse | | | | steelhead and one of the best fights in fresh water |
| City), is ranked in the top 10 of places to fish for | | | | available. Dime bright rainbows jump and run into the |
| Smallmouth bass in the USA. Bass tournaments held | | | | backing. The fall fishing only gets better in November. |
| on Grand Traverse Bays have broken catch limit | | | | Rivers like the Grand and Muskegon start to see |
| weight records for many tournaments in the past | | | | large numbers of fall run steelhead. |