The Fishery
Bronze, bold, and close to home
Smallmouth bass are the Grand River's warm-weather headliners. They stack on gravel bars, current seams, and woody cover from late May into August, and they eat a fly with genuine violence — surface poppers at dawn, streamers through the midday sun.
Northern pike patrol the same water. When a forty-inch torpedo torpedoes your bass fly, you will understand why our guides always keep a wire leader and a big flashy streamer within reach.
What's included
- Full-day (8 hour) or half-day (4 hour) float with a professional guide
- All rods, reels, flies, leaders, and terminal tackle
- Waders and wading boots in your size, disinfected after every trip
- Streamside lunch, snacks, and cold drinks on full-day trips
- One or two anglers per boat — never crowded, always personal
- Flies that worked today, and the reasons they worked, so you learn
| Trip | Length | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Full-day float, 1–2 anglers | 8 hours | $495 |
| Half-day float, 1–2 anglers | 4 hours | $325 |
| Evening topwater special, 1–2 anglers | 3 hours | $275 |
How the day goes
Meet at the shop
Coffee at 7:30, wader fitting, and a look at the day's flies. We launch from the ramp that fished best yesterday — conditions decide, not habit.
Fish the morning feed
Poppers and divers along shaded banks while the river wakes up. Your guide rows you into position and talks you through every cast.
Streamers and lunch
Big flies through deep slots after lunch, with a standing wire-leader rod ready for pike. Off the water by late afternoon, home for dinner.
Prime smallmouth dates fill fast
Late May through June is peak season. Tell us your dates and party size and we will lock in a boat with the right guide for your crew.