Upper Manistee Guided fishing 

South Boardman / Kalkaska 

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

Contact:

Jon Kestner

5421 E. Main St.

South Boardman, MI 49680