Streamside AuSable River (Au Sable River) Michigan flyfishing guide service and custom Sage rod builder in Northern Michigan, fly fishing for trout, steelhead, salmon and smallmouth bass in the rivers and lakes of Michigan near a Mio Fly Shop and Lake Hur

Michigan FlyFishing the AuSable River, Betsie River, Rifle River, Manistee River and Lake Huron
Join me for a float trip to experience the best in Michigan fly fishing on one of our beautiful rivers using the finest gear (Sage Z-Axis & Winston BIIX fly rods, Abel reels and Rio fly lines). March warm ups are excellent times to trout fly fish on the South Branch of the AuSable and the upper Au Sable River. March, April and May is Spring steelhead fly fishing on the lower Au Sable River & Betsie River and huge lake brown trout on the shoreline of Lake Huron. May and June are great times for fly fishing the Big Waters of the AuSable River below Mio for trophy trout. Look for salmon to start moving into the Betsie River in early August and lasting till early October. Fall is back to Steelhead on the lower Au Sable and huge trophy brown trout on the shoreline of Lake Huron.

The Big Trout Just Keep Coming On The Au Sable River & Lake Huron!

Nov & Dec is prime time for browns & steelhead on the Au Sable River and for those giant lake browns on the shoreline of Lake Huron.

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We are now full authorized Winston dealer and will be carrying their factory rods. We do have a good inventory for the Christmas season - steelhead rods (BIIx & BII-MX), trout rods (BIIX, WT, LT) and saltwater rods (BII-MX).

From now until December 31st, when you buy a Winston premium rod from us you can get a Winston Ascent rod and case directly from Winston for just $65.

For information and photos of upcoming fishing - updated October 18th (click here)

Fall Steelhead fly fishing is here on the lower Au Sable - Nov/Dec is prime time!

Photos above from November 2008.

New rods just released for Sage and now in stock!

Sage 99 series - These 9'9" rods come in 4-8wt and are designed for nymph fishing. The medium fast action makes for a perfect Great Lakes steelhead rod for those looking to fish floating lines and strike indictors. We have in stock the 5,6,7 and 8 weight rods.

Sage Xi3 series - This is Sage's new saltwater series. Lighter and more durable guide guide set and improved action over the Xi2. Available in 9' with weights 6-16. We have in the stock 7,8,9 and 10 weight.

Sage Vantage series - This series replaces the Launch series and is medium fast action with titanium anodized aluminum reel seat and walnut diamond wood insert. The new ferrule design allows much more feel through out the casting stoke and reduces weight. Two piece and four piece models 3-9wt. We have in stock 5,6,7,8 and 9wt.

All items can be purchased with free shipping. If interested or any questions just email sales@michiganstreamside.com or call 989-848-5983

Fall is here in Northern Michigan and that means it is time to chase trophy brown trout and steelhead on the Au Sable & the shoreline of Lake Huron. October, November and December are all prime months.

Guided Michigan Flyfishing Float Trips:
Kelly Neuman of Streamside Custom Rod & Guide Service guides fly fishing anglers on the big waters of the Au Sable River for Trout, Steelhead, Salmon and Smallmouth Bass. Kelly also offers fishing trips on other rivers and lakes of northern Michigan, including the Betsie River, Manistee River and Rifle River. For those looking for something new the shoreline of Lake Huron offers some of finest fly fishing in the Midwest. Any questions just email at: kelly@michigansteamside.com

All fishing trips are flyfishing only and catch & release.

Big streamers are top producers in the spring & fall and many of our Michigan trout stream, like the Au Sable pictured above, are just void of anglers.

Expanding Guide Service For 2009:
With the demand for float trips growing we have added another guide. Jeff Boks has done some trips for us in the past and is an excellent guide. We will be working for Streamside this coming year and doing float trip throughout the Au Sable River system, Betsie River and some lakes in Northern Michigan. Jeff has a ton of experience fly fishing the Big Waters of the Au Sable from Mio all the way to Lake Huron - chasing trophy trout and smallmouth bass. If you have any questions or would like to book a trip with Jeff just drop him an email at: jeff@michiganstreamside.com

Online Retail Sales:
We stock some of finest fly fishing products! Sage fly rods (Z-Axis, TCX, Xi2, ZXL, Flight), Winston fly rods (BIIX, BII-MX, LT, WT), Redington fly rods, Sage fly reels, Rio fly line (Rio Gold, Rio Gold, Skagit, Spey, VersiTip), Abel reels, Nautilus reels, Umpqua flies, Tibor reels, C&F Design and many more.

Custom-built Rods:
Custom-built rods at factory prices!
Kelly builds custom fly rods, spinning rods, casting rods and drifting rods using blanks by Sage, Winston, G. Loomis, Thomas & Thomas and St. Croix. The rod components and assembly are of a higher quality than "production line" rods. Rod performance is improved by advanced assembly techniques too time-consuming for factory work.

Kelly's custom rods are assembled using special efforts such as:

"Splining" - Finding the true spline of the rod and placing the guides along the spline - improves the rod's power and allows "true" line-tracking.

Proper guide sizing and placement - ensures the best casting and fish-fighting properties.

Your choice of components - choose your own blank, reel seat, handle type, guides (single- or double-foot), wrap colors, decorative tipping wraps, etc.

Download our courtesy map of the lower Au Sable River (pdf: 5.2mb)

Sage custom fly rod built from the finest components.

Two custom handles built with the finest REC reel seats. The top rod is perfect for fresh water use and the bottom is a great design for saltwater use.

Sage custom fly rod built from the finest components.

Custom handle setup for a top of the line trout rod. Built with the finest nickel silver reel seat and a burl spalted maple wood insert.

Titanium stripper guides - finest on the market.

Here is one of our most popular 3 color wraps on one of new Sage Z-Axis blanks.

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More about Streamside Custom Rod and Guide Service:

Kelly Neuman guides Michigan flyfishing anglers on the trophy waters of the Au Sable River (AuSable River) as well as the Betsie River (Betsy River), Manistee River and Rifle River. His flyfishing float trips include hunting for trophy brown trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, salmon and smallmouth bass on the waters of the AuSable near Grayling, Michigan, Mio, Alcona, and Oscoda, MI on Lake Huron north of Detroit. Michigan fly fishing Lake Huron charter service.

Retail online sales of Sage fly rods (Z-Axis TCX, Xi2, ZXL, Flight) , Winston fly rods (BIIX, BII-MX, LT, WT), Redington fly rods, Rio fly lines (Rio Gold, Rio Grand, Skagit, Spey, VersiTip) Abel reels, Nautilus reels, Tibor reels and Umpqua flies. Sage fly rods are the finest on the market!

Michigan fly fishing guide service for Steelhead occurs during the Winter, Spring and Fall. Fly fishing for Salmon occurs in the Fall on the Betsie River near Traverse City. Trout fly fishing with the fly rod takes place Spring, Summer and Fall, as does Smallmouth Bass fishing.

The fishing guide uses a Clakacraft drift boat on float trips to put his flyfishing (or fly fishing) anglers on fish during the primary Michigan insect hatches such as the Hendrickson, Hexagenia Limbata, Brown Drake, Isonychia, Blue Winged Olive, Stonefly, Caddis and White Fly Ephoron. Streamer fishing techniques are also employed to catch trophy trout on the fly rod.

Guided river float trips are the very best way for fly fishing Michigan beautiful rivers. Trout guides are available on the Manistee River. AuSable steelhead charter service.

Also, contact guide Kelly Neuman (Newman) of Streamside Custom Rod & Guide Service for custom built fly rods, drifting rods, spinning rods and casting rods built from graphite rod blanks from Sage, G. Loomis, Winston, St. Croix and Thomas & Thomas.