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 […]
May 2018 Fishing Report
May 2018 Manistee River Fishing Report Spring has finally sprung in northern Michigan! May 2018 is off to a good start, the fishing has been great! The unusually cold spring has extended the steelhead run. I expect fishable numbers to be around for the next couple weeks. And with the crowds diminishing, steelhead fishing should […]
Late Summer 2017
Big Manistee River Fishing Report: Late Summer 2017 The salmon run has started and late summer 2017 fishing has been a blast! This last week with the recent rainfall and wind has brought us some fresh king salmon into the river system. Our water temperature is in the upper sixties but with a few cold […]
Spring 2017 Fishing
Spring 2017 Fishing on the Manistee River – Fishing Report March 17, 2017 Happy St. Patty’s Day! Spring 2017 fishing is here in northern Michigan, and the steelhead run is well underway. There’s a good mix of winter hold over fish and new one’s fresh in from Lake Michigan. I expect new fish […]
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 […]
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 […]
