Welcome to Trout's Choice!

Hi. I'm Mike Kulhawick, founder of Trout's Choice.

I have been fly fishing and fly tying for 40 years. I started Trout's Choice in Anchorage, Alaska tying mostly for my own use and friends. One day I walked into a store and they ordered 144 dozen salmon flies. However, I’m getting ahead of myself.

 I will tell you this however, my desire, no my passion, is to teach handicapped Vietnam Veterans how to tie a good fly, then go fish it.

 I learned how to tie flies in Maine, while still in the military I was transferred to Alaska where I started to guide in Bristol Bay before moving back to Michigan where I started a fly shop in 1986 in Port Huron. I tied flies at all of the major fly fishing venues in the Detroit area. After getting settled and a great part time gig Uncle Sam decided that I shouldn’t have so much fun and called me to Colorado or forfeit my Civil Service career. After retirement, I moved to my old home waters in Grayling, Michigan. I purchased the old Stephan homestead that John Howe started building Au Sable River Boats in. It was my dream and desire to create a fly shop. I have worked hard on this and am now open for business.

I’ve got to tell you I LOVED the Rockies of Colorado, but I moved back here because I believe that one night in Denver tying flies God spoke to me and gave me a vision and a purpose.

I believe it is my calling to teach handicapped Vietnam veterans how to fish using flies they have tied. In fact,I have a vision of introducing these flies to local flyshops tied by veterans.

I have a portable fly tying bench that I take to various locations like Jim Wheres at Mackinaw City Outfitters, FFF conclaves and was invited to the International Fly Tying Symposium at Somerset, New Jersey this year. I am also available to come to schools and other venues and teach fly tying to old and young anglers alike.

"If you don't know your flies, know your fly-tyer" has been my motto for many years. If you can't find the fly you are looking for, just send me a description and I will do my best to tie it for you.

~Mike

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