Michigan Fly Fishing the AuSable River, Betsie River, Rifle River, Platte 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 ONE, Z-Axis, TCX, Xi3 & Winston BIIIX, BII-MX fly rods, Abel & Sage 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.

 

It Is Winter Steelhead & Trout Fishing Time On The Au Sable River!

             

 

Big Waters of the Au Sable River - Streamer fly fishing

Fly Fishing Lake Huron Shoreline For Trophy Brown Trout

Betsie River Salmon Fly Fishing

Michigan's AuSable River - Trophy Browns on dry flies

Hex Hatch Au Sable River Trophy Waters

Au Sable River Steelhead near Oscoda Michigan

 

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Videos on the Betsie River, Lake Huron and Au Sable River of our fly fishing

Michigan Out Of Doors TV floated with us on the lower Au Sable Dec 2011 for some late fall/early winter steelhead: http://www.michiganoutofdoorstv.com/shows.cfm?VideoID=169

Michigan Out Of Doors TV came and shot some great video of our salmon fishing  August 2011on the Betsie River. http://www.michiganoutofdoorstv.com/shows.cfm?VideoID=149

Fly fishing the shoreline of Lake Huron for trophy brown trout (October 16th) shot and edited by Robert Thompson.
 
Hex hatch on the video by Robert Thompson and Au Sable portion with shot from my boat.  This is just the trailer and we do sell the 30 minute DVD.

 

 

Sage redefines casting accuracy with the ONE rod series! - new for August 2011

Sage ONE rod series - Now in Stock!

 

 

 

For information and photos of upcoming fishing - updated Sept 17th (click here)

  

October/November/December is coming very soon and time for giant Browns and Steelhead on the Au Sable River!

Fall is streamer time and with the new 2011 trout regs the Big Waters of the Au Sable is open year round!  Mid Oct is the start of our fall steelhead in the lower river.

   

 

 

Complete stock of Abel Fly Reels with fish graphics and custom finishes.  We stock Super 3N,4N,5N,7/8QC,9/10QC,11,12X.  Fish graphics in brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, tarpon, carp, steelhead and more.  Custom finishes to match Z-Axis, TCX, Xi3, BIIX and BII-MX rods.

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

 

Streamer fishing the shoreline of Lake Huron is coming very soon!  October thru December is the time to find these big Brown Trout and they will just crush a baitfish pattern stripped on sink tip fly line.

  

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Online Retail Sales:
We stock some of finest fly fishing products!  Sage fly rods (Z-Axis, TCX, Xi3, ZXL, Flight), Winston fly rods (BIIIX, 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.

 

 

Michigan flyfishing Guide Service / Fishing Trip Pricing / Custom Fly Rods / Michigan Fly Fishing Report / Photo Gallery
Au Sable River at Mio / Au Sable River at Alcona / AuSable River at Oscoda
Betsie River near Traverse City / Rifle River / Contact Streamside

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, Xi3, ZXL, Flight) , Winston fly rods (BIIIX, 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.