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Jon Kolehouse
352 W. Washington Street
Newaygo, MI
49337
Phone: 231-250-9745
Email:jkolehouse@sbcglobal.net
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About Jon
Born in 1972 I began fishing at a very young age, I grew up with a family that
loved to fish and I was "seriously infected with the bug". By the age of seven
I was fly fishing and by the age of ten I had already landed my first steelhead
on the fly. Middle school through high school found me splitting my time
between fishing and hockey. At the age of 17 I purchased my first drift boat
and began floating the rivers, meeting several of the guides that I am friends
with to this day. This freedom quickly led me to explore other rivers most of
them in the west near the Rocky Mountain states. I had spent several summers
fishing the west and even guided for a summer in Vail Colorado.
Shortly after graduation I had decided to take a break from hockey and become a
true river rat. By the age of 19 I was licensed and permitted by the USFS to
operate a commercial guiding business on the Pere Marquette river. At that
time, I believe I was the youngest guide in the area. I had worked part time
independently with other guides until I took a full time guiding position at
the then named "Johnson's Pere Marquette Lodge" in Baldwin Michigan. I stayed
with the Orvis lodge for over 10 years and through 2 owners till the spring of
2004 when I made the decision to go out on my own and once again become an
independent guide.
I have made guiding my full time career since 1992 and, this is the lifestyle that I have
come to love. Most people will agree that I have got one of the best office
views one could ever wish for.
Through all my years of guiding I have learned many rivers, styles and
techniques in the pursuit of the many different fish in our rivers and lakes. I
do not feel that there is ever "the best way or the only way to pursue a fish".
I believe in being adaptive and fishing with an open mind. I like utilizing the
method(s) that will put my clients that much closer to the next hookup.
I operate both drift boats and jet sleds so I am always able to get my clients
to where the fish are. Always looking for that next hookup.
