Mike Verhoef and Neil Leduc

aka  "Maitland Mike"  

Mike with a world class smallmouth
Mike with a world class muskie!
Mike was born and raised along the banks of the Bayfield River in the heart of Huron County. Mike realized his passion and love for the outdoors at a very young age! At the early age of 12 he was introduced to the sport of fly fishing when an uncle gave him a fly rod to use. Luckily, the neighbors stocked pond played venue for his early success with a fly rod as the easily swayed large-mouths instilled the thrill of catching fish on a fly that has stayed with Mike until this very day! The years following found Mike pursuing all types of fish along the local streams and ponds until he had the opportunity to move to Alberta. Mike fulfilled some of his fly fishing dreams and spent countless weekends camping along the streams of the great Rocky Mountains. The memories of native cutthroat trout sipping his dry fly from the surface of a crystal clear mountain stream will stay with him for a lifetime.  Upon moving back to his home waters along Ontario’s west coast in 2004, Mike started his own guided fly fishing adventure business called Fly Fitters!  Now, with over 30 yrs of experience on the local streams Mike is eager to share his passion and knowledge of the sport with his clients. With Mike’s easy going nature and upbeat personality it wasn’t very long before his clients were enjoying what the waters of SW Ontario had to offer. 

aka "Duker" 

A Maitland River Steelhead
Neil with a spring Maitland steelhead!
At a very young age while growing up in SW Ontario Neil soon figured out that he had a passion for the outdoors that could not be denied. This lead him to an early full time career as a fishing guide. Neil has guided for a number of yrs at lodges in North Ontario for trophy brook trout, walleye and northern pike. He has spent the past 3 summers now on the Skeena river in norther BC chasing world class steelhead and coho salmon. With all of this on his plate he still makes it a priority to come back to his favorite and home rivers along Ontario's west coast to guide for their cherished steelhead.  A day on the river with Neil is a true pleasure not to mention full of stories of the big ones that didn't get away!.



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