Michigan Guided Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Fishing For Salmon Trout Steelhead Smallmouth Bass

Upper Manistee Guided fishing

South Boardman / Kalkaska

Upper Manistee River

Great Trout Fishing!
Great Hatches!
Great Fishing!

One Of My Favorites for Trout!

Lower Manistee River Info

Wellston

Lower Big Manistee River (Tippy dam)

Steelhead
Salmon
Trout

Some Of The Best Steelhead Fishing To Be Found!

Special Regulations, Manistee River

Manistee River - From Headwaters downstream to M-72:

· Open Season - Last Saturday In April - September

· Possession Season - Last Saturday In April - September

· Tackle - All

· Daily Harvest Limit - 5/3* * 5 fish, with no more than 3 fish 15 inches or larger, and no more than 1 Atlantic salmon.
All grayling must be released immediately.

· Brook Trout 10", Brown Trout 12", Rainbow Trout 12", Splake 10", Lake Trout 24", Coho, Chinook, & Pink Salmon 10", Atlantic Salmon 15"
Manistee River - From M-72 downstream to CCC Bridge:

· Open season - All year

· Possession season - Brown trout, Brook trout, Atlantic salmon Last Saturday In April - September. Other species all year.

· Tackle - Artificial flies only

· Daily Harvest Limit - 2

· Brook Trout 10", Brown Trout 15", Rainbow Trout 15", Splake 15", Lake Trout 24", Coho, Chinook, & Pink Salmon 10", Atlantic Salmon 15"
Manistee River - From CCC Bridge downstream to US 131: Type 2

· Open Season - Last Saturday In April - September

· Possession Season - Last Saturday In April - September

· Tackle - All

· Daily Harvest Limit - 5/3* * 5 fish, with no more than 3 fish 15 inches or larger, and no more than 1 Atlantic salmon.
All grayling must be released immediately.

· Brook Trout 10", Brown Trout 12", Rainbow Trout 12", Splake 10", Lake Trout 24", Coho, Chinook, & Pink Salmon 10", Atlantic Salmon 15"
Manistee River - From US 131 downstream to M-115: Type 4

· Open Season - All Year

· Possession Season - Brown trout, Brook trout, Atlantic salmon Last Saturday In April - September. Other species all year.

· Tackle - All

· Daily Harvest Limit - 5/3* * 5 fish, with no more than 3 fish 15 inches or larger, and no more than 1 Atlantic salmon.
All grayling must be released immediately.

· Brook Trout 8", Brown Trout 10", Rainbow Trout 10", Splake 10", Lake Trout 24", Coho, Chinook, & Pink Salmon 10", Atlantic Salmon 15" Manistee River - From Tippy Dam downstream to Railroad Bridge below M-55 (T21N R16W Sec. 6): Type 3

· Open Season - All Year

· Possession Season - All Year

· Tackle - All

· Daily Harvest Limit - 5/3* * 5 fish, with no more than 3 fish 15 inches or larger, and no more than 1 Atlantic salmon.
All grayling must be released immediately.

· Brook Trout 15", Brown Trout 15", Rainbow Trout 15", Splake 15", Lake Trout 24", Coho, Chinook, & Pink Salmon 10", Atlantic Salmon 15" Manistee River - from Hodenpyl Res. downstream to Red Bridge: Type 4

· Open Season - All Year

· Possession Season - Brown trout, Brook trout, Atlantic salmon Last Saturday In April - September. Other species all year.

· Tackle - All

Jon Kestner

5421 E. Main St.

South Boardman, MI 49680