Fishing Report: Manistee River – May 30, 2022
It’s feeling a lot like summer here in Northern Michigan! I’ve had a fun month chasing brown trout here on the rivers in my area. Smaller streams like the Little Manistee and The Pine have been producing nice trout for me. I plan on running early morning trips for next few weeks, then I will […]
Fishing Report: Manistee River – May 8, 2022
Spring time is here in beautiful northern Michigan! The temperatures are finally on the rise here in Wellston. Steelhead season is about over on our streams and I’ve been putting my efforts into resident brown trout fishing. May is my favorite month for trout. Water temps are on the rise and the trout are getting […]
Manistee River Fishing Report – March 29, 2022
Believe it or not it’s officially spring here in northern Michigan! Steelhead have been making there spring migration into our local rivers. The big Manistee river is running at 2570 cfs and is around 38 degrees. Really nice conditions for fishing. I believe the next few weeks should be pretty good for steelhead fishing, especially […]
Fishing Report: Big Manistee River – September 24, 2021
Fall has arrived here in Northwest Michigan! The king salmon run is well underway and they are spread throughout the river system. It has been an up and down season for me. Somedays are better than others with the bite. The cooler weather certainly has helped, along with the recent rain. I plan on switching […]
Fishing Report: Big Manistee River – September 1, 2021
Salmon season is underway on the Big Manistee River! I’ve been battling mother nature the last few weeks. We have had very warm weather the last few weeks that has kept the river temperature warmer than normal. Along with a lot of rain which brought the river flow up, so it has been a challenge. […]
Fishing Report: Big Manistee River – August 24th, 2021
Hope everyone is having a good summer! I’ve been concentrating my efforts on the river towards king salmon. We have been seeing small pods of kings traveling each morning. The bite has been pretty short lived, because of our water temperature in the river. But I have been hooking a fish or two a trip. […]
Fishing Report: Big Manistee River – June 30, 2021
Hope everyone has been enjoying their summer so far, I sure have been! I’ve been concentrating my efforts lately on small mouth bass on the lower Manistee river and it has been a blast. I’ve had very good consistent fishing. My most recent trips have gone very well. Lots of opportunities for traditional spin casting […]
Fishing Report – May 3rd, 2021
It’s spring time in Northern Michigan – what great time to enjoy the outdoors! I’ve been happy to move on from a pretty tough spring steelhead season. Low water conditions and below average run off made for some tough conditions in April. That being said, I’ve turned my attention to resident brown trout and small […]
Fishing Report – March 13, 2021
Spring seems to have arrived in northern Michigan! We have lost all our snow pack this last week. I’ve had a chance to get on the river this last few weeks with the recent warming temps. The steelhead fishing has been decent. Seems like we are getting new fish daily in smaller pods. With the […]
Fishing Report – November 11th, 2020
Hey everyone, I hope you all are well! I been very busy the last 6 weeks guiding for fall steelhead here on the Big Manistee river. It’s been all around good fall so far. My schedule is starting to lighten up this November, so I have some openings. We had a good rain last week […]
