Detroit Area Steelheaders, Inc

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May 2023 Membership Meeting

Back at the Park

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Please Note: Start Time 7:00pm

Beginning with the May meeting the next five meetings

will be outdoors at River Bends Park.

Our Featured Guest Speakers are

Kyle Klein and Brian Tilley from NOAA

Click on the NOAA Image for all the details.

2023 SOTY Tournament Schedule

Check out the Results and some pictures from the

2nd Tournament of the season

Click on Grand Haven or the pic.

Get all the info on the next Tournament

as well as where to stay and eat

Click on 2023 Schedule

Click on Entry Form to sign-up now!

2023 AOTY Outings

Click on the picture or Algonac Outing

to see the results for the outing Sat. May 13 there.

Click on Algonac Photos to see

all the great pictures taken by Anna Kulp

Click on AOTY Standings to see the current standings

for Angler of the Year (AOTY)

Click on AOTY Outing Schedule

to see the schedule of remaining outings for 2023

Visit the Photo Gallery

Be sure to check out the Photo Gallery

to see pictures from the latest club events.

And, if you see Anna Kulpa at the meetings,

make sure to thank her for all the great photos she takes!

(Click on Photo Gallery or the picture to get there)

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.”

Protecting & promoting the Great Lakes Sport Fishery for over 45 Years

Protecting & promoting the Great Lakes Sport Fishery for over 45 Years

Protecting & promoting the Great Lakes Sport Fishery for over 45 Years

Protecting & promoting the Great Lakes Sport Fishery for over 45 Years

Protecting & promoting the Great Lakes Sport Fishery for over 45 Years

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May 2023 Membership Meeting

2023 SOTY Tournament Schedule

2023 AOTY Outings

Visit the Photo Gallery

A Brief History

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