Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Northern Michigan fishing guide builds big boats for small rivers
By Howard Meyerson INDIAN RIVER, MI — While enjoying breakfast at a north woods restaurant just after dawn, Phil Croff noticed some men in the parking lot ogling his boat. They got out of their truck and made a bee-line … Continue reading
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Tagged Alanson, Artisans, Boat building, Boats, Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, Driftboats, Fishing, Fly Fishing, Phil Croff, Trout, Woodcraft
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New driftboat design coming from Phil Croff; construction to be documented on Fiberglass Manifesto
If you enjoyed the story earlier this fall about Phil Croff, the northern Michigan wood driftboat builder and owner of Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, you will want to check out Cameron Mortenson’s Blog, The Fiberglass Manifesto. Mortenson just announced that he plans … Continue reading
Michigan’s Croff Craft Custom Driftboats; small boats with big attitude
By Howard Meyerson Phil Croff wasn’t planning to start a boat-building business when he constructed his first driftboat in 2006, using Michigan cedar and walnut. He was looking for a safe way to fish rivers at night—a time when big … Continue reading
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Tagged Artisans, Boat building, Boats, Croff Craft Custom Driftboats, Driftboats, Fishing, Harbor Springs Michigan, Orvis, Phl Croff, Woodcraft
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