Craig Kivi

Locally, our head guide and owner of Golden Drake Outdoors, Craig Kivi, has been fishing local waters for over 40 years. A true hybrid angler, Craig is comfortable with the finest flycasters, spinning anglers, circle hook bait anglers, or bobber and worm beginners. He is also a Heritage Kayak endorsed guide. See him at www.heritagefishingguides.com

Guiding year 'round in Michigan, he entertains fishing clients wading rivers, kayaking and boating lakes and rivers, or fishing on solid ice. You'll be hard pressed to find such an easy going guide with more experience and diverse capabilities.

Checkout "Craig and Drakes' Journal" on this website and read about our clients' experiences, and call the store at (734) 426-2256 and talk to Craig in person to set up a completely custom outing just for you.

Craig and I have some big plans for next year, and we will be revealing them later this winter.I look forward to seeing everyone at the symposium, November 20.
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Big, nasty patterns, like Craig Kivi's Four Eyes, Chartreuse Clousers, and other streamers worked past logjams and across rocky sections got some action, but in general, the fishing was slow.
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Golden Drake owner Craig Kivi and I waded from Mast Road to Zeeb in the afternoon and evening and took close to 40 fish.
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Fished the early morning with Craig Kivi of Golden Darke.
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Upper River: No personal report, but Craig from the Golden Drake spent the evening with members of the Flint Muddler Minnows at Hudson Mills.He reported a solid Hex flight and noted that all 12 members of the club caught fish and had a great time.Good work, Craig, showing our fellow fly fishers a good time!
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I had my client pitch everything -- Stimulated Madame, Turck's Tarantula, Clouser Minnow, Craig's Woolly Twister, Gurgler, etc., etc. -- the only thing that worked at all was simple bead-headed Woolly Bugger in olive and black.
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Fishing action was very slow, Craig's Woolly Twister and a Black Woolly Bugger both scored, but only with a lot of work.
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A few fish can be scared up from the slow sections (behind big log jams) with Craig's Woolly Twister (Golden Drake Flyshop owner Craig Kivi's ingenious concoction).