Caddis Shack Guide Service

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Caddis Shack Guide Service

Full service fly fishing guide service. Targeting trout, pike, steelhead and smallmouth bass in in the heart of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

09/27/2026

This…… invest your money here.

09/24/2026

Fun is this. Dan and Terry made the trip over from wisco to try fly fishing for the first tme….. bar set HIGH.

We missed 2 other big fish but both got to shank hands with trophy browns. ON THE DRY!

Gorgeous day, the Oct caddis are here but not skating yet, we did have a grey sedge move out of the trees as the sun set, I’m sure they were setting up to mate and drop eggs.

Dry fly opportunities will run into October, streamers will play all through pre spawn and as always…. Swung wets all day. Let’s go Trout fishin!

09/02/2026

How about a rod review?

We picked up a Echo 9ft 8wt Streamer X this season, and man are happy we did! Every client who handled it asked about it after a few casts and was happy with its preformance.

I’ll be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of Kelly’s rods but this one hits the mark! It’s responsive and smooth, s**t loads of power both casting and moving a fish.

The grip is different, its kinda like a full wells but it tapers at rod. Its very comfortable.

Matched with Ross eveloution a SA bass Bug and its a perfectly balanced easy to cast all day rod!

https://echoflyfishing.com/project/streamer-x/

9 out if 10 in my book!

If you are in the market for a mid priced streamer/popper rod this is a excellent one!

07/09/2026

It’s gonna get worse….🥵

Let the trout rest hook smalljaws instead.

A 15 inch smallie on a 4wt pulls harder than a 20 inch trout anyway yall. 😂

07/01/2026

For our old clients!!

ITS OPEN AND ITS NOW A SMOKE HOUSE!!!!🥰

06/28/2026

As our dry fly season manifests from mayflies to terrestrials now is the time to think about that mid summer dry fly brown trout trip! The forecast looks hot for the next 2 weeks (force me to smallie fish 😂) but after that we go back to the highs in the 70’s and lows in the 50’s!

Whats on deck? Well stoneflies, dragon flies, damselflies, beetles, hoppers and other big protein packed bugs! For all of July August and September heck even into October! Mix in the Ephrons madness in early August, the MASSIVE day time ant hatch in early September and the October caddis “skate it” hatch in late sept/early oct!

We have the easiest wade water you have seen its very friendly to mobility challenged anglers!

So if you are looking for daytime into dark dry fly fishing for excellent quality browns we can get you out!

Share this post with a friend and split a trip!

06/28/2026

83 years young!
Bruce had never caught a brown trout before. Mission get Bruce a Brown trout.
That was not our original goal. Bruce had wanted a float trip for smallmouth bass. He has a bad hip and was disappointed when we had to switch trips due to lack of floatable water. That being said. This river is an easy wade and Bruce was pleasantly surprised. After lunch we decided to go further up river for a more challenging wade. The move definitely paid off and Bruce was able to get his first brown trout ever. At 83 he was excited to add a new species to his list. He has been fly fishing most his life and it was awesome to give him something new and unexpected Congrats Bruce!

06/27/2026

What are they eating? That protein reward, all day long

06/27/2026

June was stacked!!!

06/27/2026

Evening sesh after my trip tonight. Missed 3 fish and hit a 13 early. Then Melissa came and found me she had landed 3 and one was a 20!

So I made my way down. Found a few fish, worked my way out to one that I thought was a 14-15 second cast and sip! Instantly I knew it was not a 15! 🤣

18.5 and thick!

Address

Escanaba, MI
49829

Website

https://www.caddisshackguideservice.com/

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