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Protecting and Promoting the Great Lakes Sportfishery for over 40 years

Protecting and Promoting the Great Lakes Sportfishery for over 40 yearsProtecting and Promoting the Great Lakes Sportfishery for over 40 yearsProtecting and Promoting the Great Lakes Sportfishery for over 40 years

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JANUARY ZOOM VIRTUAL MEETING !

 We will be trying out a complete new format for our membership meetings during this COVID craziness! Read about how it will work and you'll be able to join from the comfort of your own home. 

Click on the GBA pic to the left for all the details.

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FINAL 2020 AOTY OUTING IN CASEVILLE

The Final Outing of the AOTY Season was at Caseville on Sat., Dec. 12 was another good turnout with decent success despite the lousy weather. Click on the pic to see all the pics.

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2021 SOTY SCHEDULE TOURNAMENT PAGE UPDATED

Click on the the pic to the left to checkout the  2021 schedule 

and get all the info!  Download the Entry Form also!

A Brief History

 The Detroit Area Steelheaders (DAS) was originally organized as a chapter of the Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fishing Association (MSSFA). Tom Schneider, John Makela, Ed Raquel and Joe Sizemore, as a committee of four, founded the club in September, 1974. 


The first organizational meeting was held on October 16, 1974. Forty one people attended that first gathering at the Northwood Inn. It was decided that the first ‘annual meeting’ would be held on December 4, 1974, and that date would be the official beginning of the chapter.


DAS quickly became the largest of all MSSFA chapters. It was the DAS’ Super Spring Show that all other chapter shows were modeled after. The DAS started the first research trips on the Great Lakes, introduced river tournaments, and held salmon and steelhead river fishing clinics to teach the proper techniques in catching river run fish. This had never been done before.


In January, 1990, due to conflicts with MSSFA 96% of the members voted to withdraw DAS from MSSFA and be an independent organization. Our official name became the Detroit Area Steelheaders, Inc. a Michigan non-profit corporation.

Our official corporate purpose is: “To teach, inform, and guide the public to respect and appreciate the Great Lakes, rivers, and land around us. To promote and protect the fisheries resources therein.”

Contact Us

Better yet, see us in person!

Guest are always welcome! Come join us  at a meeting the last Tuesday of the month

Detroit Area Steelheaders, Inc

P.O. Box 1255 Sterling Hgts, MI 48311-1255