Michigan Fly Fishing

Michigan is one of the strongest destinations in the United States and North America when talking of great waters to fish for fly fishing anglers. Michigan is a state surrounded by the great lakes (world’s largest bodies of fresh water, hence great numbers of fresh water species to fly fish). The state of Michigan has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles (58,000 km) of rivers and streams for anglers to wet a fly. When traveling Michigan an angler is at no point more than 6 miles (10 km) from an inland lake or river, and no more than 85 miles (137 km) from one of the Great Lakes. Michigan is a great place to be a fly fisherman! Angler’s can find hundreds of miles of “Blue Ribbon Trout Streams” like the Manistee, AuSable, Muskegon and Pere Marquette and dozens of lesser known high quality trout streams to fly fish in Michigan. Within the state of Michigan a fly fisher can find good to excellent fly fishing for trout, steelhead, salmon, small and large mouth bass, walleye, pike and panfish, and yes even a carp on a fly. Michigan is a world class destination for the non-angling members of your party as well. It has quality shopping, dining, world class golfing and entertainment, not to mention parks, camp grounds, and thousands of B&B’s and small towns located along major fly fishing water ways. Fly fishing in Michigan is one of the strongest destinations in the United States and North America when talking of great waters to fish for fly fishing anglers.