Fishing guides on the Manistee River.

The Manistee River is fished by 9 guides in the Driftline directory in Michigan. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

9 guides · Michigan

The Manistee River is fished by 9 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Baldwin, MI, Traverse City, MI, and Grayling, MI, plus 5 other towns. Trips run as walk and wade, drift boat, nearshore, and flats skiff for steelhead, salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, and smallmouth bass. 3 of the 9 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example mar to Oct and year round). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Manistee River, photographed by Cast Away Guide ServiceCast Away, MI
On the Manistee River
9 guides on the Manistee River
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Which guides fish the Manistee River?

Cast Away Guide Service, Diverse Angling Fishing Charters, Drake's Fly Shop, Fresh Coast Fly, Gates Au Sable Lodge, and Grateful Guide Service, and 3 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Manistee River?

Guides here run trips for steelhead, salmon, brown trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, northern pike, lake trout, and walleye. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Manistee River?

walk and wade, drift boat, nearshore, flats skiff, and jet boat trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Manistee River with a guide?

3 of the 9 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example mar to Oct and year round).

Where is the Manistee River fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Baldwin, MI, Traverse City, MI, Grayling, MI, Interlochen, MI, South Boardman, MI, and Fountain, MI, plus 2 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes: everyone fishing Michigan waters needs a valid Michigan fishing licence, bought in your own name from Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Guides do not sell it for you.

How do you book a guide on the Manistee River?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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