November Steelhead Report
November Steelhead Fishing, Manistee River 2018 Its been a great fall so far for steelhead fishing on the Manistee River. Some days have been better then others, but I’ve been putting fish in the boat daily. I’ve been concentrating my efforts on the lower river. This time of year, you can find pods of steelhead […]
Fall Report
Fall 2018 for Manistee River Steelhead Fishing Fall is here in northern Michigan, and October has not disappointed. It’s been a very exciting salmon season this year with lots of healthy king and coho salmon in the river system. A majority of salmon are starting to spawn through out the river. I have transitioned my […]
June 2018 Summer Fishing is Here
Summer is here in northern Michigan, let’s do some trout fishing! I love this time of year! Lots of great fishing going on around the area on our local rivers and inland lakes. I’ve been doing a lot of trout fishing on the Big Manistee, Little Manistee and Pine river. Lots of opportunities for fly […]
March Manistee River Fishing Report
Manistee River Report, March 20th 2018 Manistee River water level is 2000 cfs water temperature is 39 degrees. Well it’s been a typical march for Michigan 60 degrees one day and snow the next. Looks like long range forecast is calling for warming temps for the remainder of the month. Enough on the weather, steelhead […]
Manistee River Report Spring 2018
Manistee River Report March 1st, 2018. River report: Water flow is 2390 CFS, water temperature is 35 degrees. Spring is the air here in Northwestern Lower Michigan! The rivers are starting to come alive up here! I’ve been out fishing recently and have been catching a good amount of winter holdover steelhead along with some […]
River Fishing Spring 2016
Big Manistee River Fishing Report: “Below Tippy Dam” Spring river fishing is here!!!! The Big Manistee river is the place to be!! Spring steelhead are in the river and the action is heating up. There is a good mix of winter fish and bright fish from the lake in the river. Fishing has been very […]
Big Manistee Fishing Report for September 9, 2014
With the rain and cooler weather we received last week, a lot of new king salmon have shown up in the river system. I expect to see the majority of the salmon run in the next few weeks, as we will be getting more rain and “fishy weather.” Thinking about booking a trip? Go […]
Manistee River Report 7-23-14
Fishing report for the Manistee River below Tippy Dam near Wellston, Michigan 7-23-14 It’s the dog days of summer on the Big Manistee River! I’ve been concentrating my efforts on warm weather species. I’ve been taking on some nice small mouth bass, large mouth bass and some good-looking pike. Fishing the heat of the day […]
