River Guide Books

Guidebooks are available for some of Michigan's most popular and rewarding streams:
  • Pigeon River Country $27
  • Au Sable Holy Waters (Burton's Landing to Wakeley Bridge) $27
  • Lower Au Sable Trophy Waters (McMaster's Bridge to Oscoda) NEW $27
  • Pere Marquette $27
  • Boardman and Jordan River $27
  • Manistee $27

Each Guide book includes a history of the area, specific directions to access sites within a tenth of a mile, stream depth, bottom, width and current flow, trout cover, detailed maps and a schedule of crucial fly hatches. (You're sure to save more than the price of the guide in gas by using these guide books to help you find a place on the river that provides maximum angling pleasure.)

"When it's time to head north for the opener, just grab the guide and go"
ROGER BEUKEMA, The Oakland Press                  Click here to read Roger's article. [PDF]

Click here to view sample pages from our Au Sable Holy Waters guide. [PDF]

Click here to view sample pages from our new Pigeon River Country. [PDF]

Order securely online via PAYPAL!!  Click here

Or to order via email by sending an email request to challengechaptertu@comcast.net



Emergence Schedule

Know your bugs! This complete 90-page guide to matching the insect hatches
of Michigan trout streams, with each species detailed on its own page,
is a must-have for both the serious and the novice fly fisherman. This
excellent schedule provides the angler with the dates and times of day
for zeroing in on maximum insect activity and the right sequence of flies to use to
fish all phases of the hatch. Compiled by member John J. P. Long, this
excellent reference can be yours for $15.

Click here for our online emergence schedule, this is condensed version of the full schedule detailed above.