Spring is Marching In
Manistee River Fishing Report, March 19th 2019 The current river flow is 2400 c.f.s and the water temp as of this morning is 34.5 degrees. Spring is here ! Finally after a long winter! The Manistee river has had a nice push of fresh steelhead over the last week with the river run off and […]
2017 Fall Steelhead
Fall steehead are here in northern Michigan! That means fall steelhead and salmon! The Manistee river thankfully had more king and coho salmon return to the system than the last several years. I’m starting to switch gears targeting steelhead. October and November should be great Michigan river fishing. Fall steelhead are my favorite game […]
Summer Fishing
Northern Michigan summer fishing is here! I’ve been doing a lot of fishing and guiding on the Big Manistee, the Pine River along with Tippy Dam backwaters for trout and small mouth bass. The fishing below Tippy on the Big Manistee river has been very good. Plenty of opportunities for the fly fishermen, with nice dry […]
October Steelhead
Fishing & steelhead report for the Big Manistee river in Wellston, Michigan October 29th 2015 Current river conditions: the river flow is 1870 CFS & river temperature is 51 degrees. Some much needed rain is upon on us and has come with some big wind as well… finally steelhead weather!!! I have had pretty consistent steelhead […]
Late Summer Fishing
Late Summer Fish I’ve been chasing King Salmon around the river the last few weeks, and have been having a ball! Fishing has been fairly consistent for me. I’ve been hooking up anywhere from 1 to 6 kings every morning! Landing them has been another story!! I have limited availability, so if you’re interested in […]
Big Manistee River
Big Manistee Salmon I caught my first Salmon in the river this season. There aren’t many big numbers yet, but enough to target first thing in the morning. The bass fishing has been very good with the warm weather. Its a good opportunity to catch salmon and bass on the same day! Check our calendar for […]
