WALLOON LAKE, MI – When it comes to fly fishing in Northern Michigan, there might be nothing more iconic than casting a line into rivers and streams frequented by famous American author and sometimes-summer resident Ernest Hemingway.
As part of the area’s year-long “Hemingway Homecoming” celebration, Hotel Walloon on Walloon Lake is offering guests a special fly fishing package that comes complete with accommodations and a guided half-day or full-day adventure led by True North Trout.
The hotel special is designed to get people out on the water, either with a walk-in or float trip experience, and bring them back to simpler times, as enjoyed by Hemingway in this same area of Northern Michigan.
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“This world-renowned outdoorsman cast his first line – likely from a simple cane pole – in the quiet waters of Northern Michigan not far from his family’s beloved summer cottage, Windemere, on Walloon Lake,” said Dianna Stampfler, president of Promote Michigan. “It was here, ‘Up In Michigan,’ where Ernest discovered his love of fishing and where he later drew inspiration for many of his later adventures and the stories that followed – particularly those in The Nick Adams Stories, which was published posthumously in 1972.”
Details of the Fly Fishing package:
- Overnight guests can enjoy a 25% discount on a guided half day walk-in wading or float trip, or a full day float trip, for 1-2 people.
- Packages can be booked spring, summer and fall 2021, based on schedule availability.
- To check pricing or book an overnight Fly Fishing Package with Hotel Walloon, call (231) 535-5000, or visit HotelWalloon.com.
Sitting along Walloon Lake, Hotel Walloon is a 32-room boutique hotel. Photo provided by Hotel Walloon.
Brian Kozminski, a True North Trout guide, actually portrayed the author in the fishing scenes of George Colburn’s documentary “Young Hemingway.”
“It is really special to me to fish Horton Creek, the Pigeon River or other waters in this area and know that doing so clears my mind just as it did for Hemingway 100 years ago,” said Kozminski, who has been fly fishing Michigan waters for over 30 years.
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