This is a full day guided float trip for two on the Manistee River in Northern Michigan with guide Brian Kozminski of True North Trout. The Manistee has healthy populations of brown and brook trout. Lunch, as well as soft beverages and snacks, will be provided. Please inform Brian if you have any dairy/gluten allergies in your party, or vegetarian preferences. Winners must have a Michigan fishing license. Gratuities are not included by are appreciated. 

Brian Kozminski, known as “Koz” by friends, has been fly fishing Michigan waters for over 30 years. Originally from Grand Rapids where the Rogue River and Grand River were his home waters, his frequent trips to Grayling to fish the Holy Waters were not enough. Over two decades ago, he and his wife, Lesley, daughters, Simone and Camille, made ‘Up North’ a permanent way of life. For years, the Koz family owned a cabin on a great stretch of the Manistee River and this is where many True North Trout fishing trips began. A lifetime member of Trout Unlimited and ex officio for the Miller-Van Winkle Chapter TU, he shares his passion for the resources by teaching locals the art of fly tying. He promotes catch and release, to ensure good fishing for future generations. He has been tying flies since his father taught him at the age of nine. Although Steelhead and large Brown Trout at night are exciting, the true treasure of northern Michigan lies in the vermiculation and blue halos of the native Brook Trout from its cold, clean and clear rivers. Socia Media: @truenorthtrout