Backcast Fly Shop

Fishing Charters & Guides · Traverse City, MI

Tucked into the heart of Benzie County's pristine fishing waters, Backcast Fly Shop connects anglers with the region's legendary trout streams and Lake Michigan's salmon runs. The shop's experienced guides know every bend of the Betsie River and the secret spots where steelhead hold in spring currents. Local expertise runs deep here—these guides grew up fishing these waters and understand the subtle rhythms of Northern Michigan's seasons. They'll teach you to read the water like a book, matching hatches on crystal-clear streams that wind through cedar swamps and hardwood forests.