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Mike Schultz
Mike Schultz is the Owner & Head Guide of Schultz Outfitters, a fly fishing guide service specializing in South Eastern Michigan warm-water angling, instruction, and destination travel. Over the past few steelhead seasons Mike has turned his attention to the Ohio Tributaries of Steelhead Alley. Mike guides these world class tributaries throughout the fall and spring runs through his partnership with Steelhead Alley Outfitters. Born and raised in the Great State of Michigan, Mike has enjoyed the outdoors his entire life. During his early teenage years he developed an interest in fly-fishing. The majority of his free time quickly became consumed with fishing and tying. After graduating with a Business degree from Eastern Michigan University in 2004, he started guiding and working in the fly-fishing industry full time. He currently resides in Dexter, Michigan on the banks of the Huron River with his wife Allison. Logging 200+ days a year on the water annually, Mike has developed a vast knowledge of Midwestern waters and beyond.

His angling travels have taken him from Alaska to the Bahamas and many places in between. Over the past few years Mike has expanded his fly fishing travels to salt water destinations, making multiple trips to the Bahamas, Florida Keys, and Mexico in search of Bonefish, Tarpon, Roosterfish, and the elusive Permit. Mike has been an ORVIS Endorsed Guide since 2006, and is a member of the Scientific Anglers, Rainy's Fly Company, and Ross Reels National Pro Staffs'. In 2010 Mike was honored to become a member of the Simms Fishing Products Ambassador program.

Primary watersheds:
March- end of April: Ohio's Steelhead Alley including the Vermilion, Grand, and Conneaut rivers
May-October: Southeast Michigan warm water including the Huron, Shiawassee, and Flint rivers
October-December: Ohio's Steelhead Alley including the Grand, Chagrin, and Conneaut rivers

Species:
Smallmouth,Steelhead, Carp, Pike, and Musky

Currently booking through:
Steelhead Alley Outfitters www.steelheadalleyoutfitters.com
or directly through Schultz Outfitters.

Jay Daly
During a family trip to Maine in 1992, Jay had his first experience with a fly rod. Since then, he has never been without one. In the early 90's he taught himself to dry fly fish for trout on the "Holy Waters" of the AuSable River. After a few seasons and more exploring, he found himself on the trophy waters below Mio where he learned more modern techniques chasing big browns. Every summer and winter, Jay would travel to Colorado with his dad where he was introduced to a whole new level of fly fishing. In 1999, Jay was uprooted from Ann Arbor and moved to Durango, Colorado where he was to attend High School. At age 16, Jay became one of the youngest Orvis endorsed guides in the country, fishing waters such as the Animas River, Los Pinos, Piedra, Gunnison, Dolores and the San Juan River in northern New Mexico. Under the tutelage of some of the finest guides in Colorado, Jay quickly gained new understanding of his target species, techniques, fly tying, and entomology.

Upon graduation from high school in 2003, Jay and a close troutbum friend moved to Bend, Oregon in search of new waters. There they found monster Brown Trout in small spring creeks, as well as the educated and aggressive "Red Side" Rainbow Trout in the Deschutes River. After 14 months, Jay moved back to Colorado to find work. After a short stay, Jay moved to Florida and then Michigan where he resides today chasing Steelhead and Smallmouth Bass every chance he gets. Saltwater fly-fishing is his new passion. He can be found on the beaches of Mexico's Baja Peninsula chasing Roosterfish as well as stalking the flats of the Florida Keys in search of Bonefish, Tarpon, and Permit. Jay is excited to be working with Mike Schultz at Schultz Outfitters, and learning everything he can about the elusive Steelhead of the Great lakes.

Eirik Vitso
Born in Trondheim, Norway, a passion for angling and the outdoors was not out of the ordinary. After moving to the United States when he was just a toddler, Eirik was raised in the Ann Arbor area and eventually graduated from Michigan Technological University in 2008.

With family ties bringing him to the AuSable River, Huron River, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and back to Norway for much of his life, Eirik was quick to fall in love with fly fishing.

Eirik has spent much of his life finding any and every water that he could fish with a fly from the small creeks and rivers in the Upper Peninsula for Trout, Salmon and Steelhead; the AuSable River for Trout, Steelhead, Bass and Pike; the Huron River for Steelhead, Bass and Pike; rivers and lakes in Norway for Trout and Grayling; and even the Sierra Nevada in California for Golden Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

After nearly 15 years of fly fishing, Eirik joined Schultz Outfitters guide staff. He is also a regular contributor to the Steelhead Alley Fly Tying Blog and serves on the Board of Directors for the Ann Arbor Chapter of Trout Unlimited where he continues to share his passion and knowledge of the sport.

Eirik currently lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan and guides for Schultz Outfitters and owns and operates Vitso Images, a photography and design business.

Aaron Wiley
As a third generation fly fisherman, Aaron has had fly fishing in his blood since day one. Born and raised in Michigan, the outdoors has always played a huge role in his life. The Au Sable River was his first fly fishing teacher. The North, South, and Main branches all beckoned with their promises of Browns, Brooks, and Rainbows…and so the obsession began… During the college days he and his wife Kandy would make insane one day mad dashes clear across the state to "hot" fishing spots sometimes driving four hours one way to fish for three. But if the fishing was hot it was worth the several coffees needed to get back home.

No river was safe from dissecting whether it be the Flint, Huron, Shiawassee, Manistee, or Pere Marquette. Aaron loves a challenge, from figuring out what color the Smallmouth in the Flint are keying on, will the Hex hatch tonight on the Au Sable, or if that Silver Bullet will be lurking around Lake Michigan's piers. Even flies are an addiction…fur and feathers all over the Wiley household are constant occurrences as Aaron discovers the next hot fly.

The fly fishing obsession didn't turn in to a career until he started managing the White River Fly Shop. After a few years he moved on to work at Orvis and teach numerous fly fishing classes from beginning casting to advanced fly tying. Now working for Schultz Outfitters, Aaron has taken his obsession to the next level where hours are spent rowing down the river in search of the next fish of a lifetime….

Primary Watersheds:
May-October: Northern Michigan Trout on the Au Sable River
May-October: Southeastern Michigan warm water including the Flint, Shiawassee and Huron River.

Species:
Smallmouth, Trout, Carp, Pike and Muskie

Greg Senyo
Greg Senyo grew up along the banks of fabled Elk Creek in Girard Pennsylvania. An avid fly fisher and fly tier on Lake Erie Tributaries for steelhead since childhood, Greg has dedicated the past 20 years to perfecting his fly fishing and tying techniques while fishing and guiding tributaries most anglers today call Steelhead Alley.

Greg is the owner and operator of Senyo's Steelhead Alley Outfitters, which is an all-inclusive educational fly fishing guide service on Lake Erie Tributaries. Along with a dedicated staff of seasoned professionals, Steelhead Alley Outfitters has become notorious for the level of service they provide to their guests in all phases of fly fishing and fly tying.

Greg is also actively working with Orvis and Hareline Dubbin Inc. on new product development of fly tying materials, and testing of the latest fly fishing tackle. Greg is a contract tier for the Orvis Company, winning the prestigious Fly Tier of the Year award in 2008, and was recently named as the Great Lakes Region of United States Professional Tier for Eumer Tube Fly Company. Many of Greg's patterns have been featured in numerous fly fishing books and magazine articles, and have helped lead the way in new age Great Lakes tube fly and pattern design.

Greg's many other activities include fly fishing around the country, writing for several outdoor and sporting publications, participating in regional fly fishing charity events, fundraisers, and youth organizations. Greg is also dedicated toward winning the fight to establish and retain public fishing areas on his Steelhead Alley home waters, and is working with several organizations to ensure a fly fishing future for generations of new anglers.

Greg also makes time and serves his community where he is the Sergeant for the Village of Wayne Police Department in Wood County, Ohio. Greg is the department field training officer, and certified instructor for the states Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs campaign. This state program was designed to help steer at risk children toward fishing and away from drug abuse.