Central Lake Fly

Central Lake Fly Fly-Fishing and Baseball. Restoring, collecting, using, and sometimes selling vintage fly-fishing, baseball, and other outdoor and sporting goods.

Northern Pike flies tied with non-lead and mostly natural materials to minimize negative impacts on wildlife like common loons and bald eagles which share the waters we fish.

If you’re in the Central Lake area and need some trout/panfish, bass or pike/musky flies, Bachmann's Store still has som...
08/24/2026

If you’re in the Central Lake area and need some trout/panfish, bass or pike/musky flies, Bachmann's Store still has some of mine available.

Some Tennessee farm pond bluegills on a vintage glass Fenwick fly rod and an orange foam spider.
06/21/2026

Some Tennessee farm pond bluegills on a vintage glass Fenwick fly rod and an orange foam spider.

My mind’s been much more focused on baseball than fishing lately with my son’s Little League season approaching, basebal...
04/03/2026

My mind’s been much more focused on baseball than fishing lately with my son’s Little League season approaching, baseball being his favorite sport, and enjoying every second of playing ball with him in the backyard and helping coach his team. I dig vintage baseball equipment almost as much as fishing gear, and starting to play around with restoring it as I do fly rods. Re-laced and conditioned a vintage 1940s-50s Rawlings “Larry Jansen” model lefty mitt tonight. He was a pitcher mostly for the New York Giants 1947-1956.

12/21/2025

MOWA member Jon Osborn penned an excellent profile of Michigan-based Scientific Anglers, including input from fellow MOWA member Erick Johnson, in the latest issue of Trout Unlimited’s TROUT magazine (which was also founded in Michigan).

I’m fascinated by vintage flies. It’s one thing to see them in a book. It’s another to feel them, inspect them, see how ...
12/15/2025

I’m fascinated by vintage flies. It’s one thing to see them in a book. It’s another to feel them, inspect them, see how they were tied. And in a collection, how did they complement each other in that angler’s fly box? Of note in this batch that came with a small display box I wanted for my flies - a deer hair Black Drake and two deer hair mice.

12/12/2025

Crunchy blues John Cleveland

My buddy John Cleveland makes awesome cigar box guitars, and I was lucky enough to get one he made for the Michigan Outd...
12/12/2025

My buddy John Cleveland makes awesome cigar box guitars, and I was lucky enough to get one he made for the Michigan Outdoor Writers Association conference this year. I’ve had some fun with it but finally got an amp from C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply to really make it hum. I see some similarities in cigar box guitars, fly tying, and restoring blue collar bamboo rods from the Depression era. I may expand on that later but for now I’m just having fun making some gritty sounds on this.

Excellent news for public land, wildlife habitat, and angler access!
12/10/2025

Excellent news for public land, wildlife habitat, and angler access!

Showcasing the DNR: A landmark investment in public land Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 12/10/2025 01:33 PM EST Share or view as webpage | Update preferences Showcasing the DNR Showcasing the DNR: A landmark investment in public land Over 8,800 acres added to the Pige...

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