Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Charters
Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Charters
Top Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Destinations
Top Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Destinations
Best Chinook Salmon Fishing Charters in Manistee River
Best Chinook Salmon Fishing Charters in Manistee River
Chinook Salmon Fishing in Manistee River
Chinook Salmon Fishing in Manistee River
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Manistee River Salmon fishing trips will get you Cohos and Chinooks on the end of your line. There’s no fishing guide in the area that doesn’t target these two, so you’ll have lots of options to choose from. You can target Salmon in Michigan year round, the only difference is where you’ll go. The simplest and most effective advice is: visit the Manistee River in cold months and Lake Michigan in warm months.
River Fishing
The best fishing spots for Salmon in the Manistee River are below the Tippy Dam. This area has a sandy, rocky bottom, with water flowing aggressively towards the lake. Fish near swift runs, deep pools, and fallen logs, as they all create spots where fish move less.
Drift boats or wading are the best ways to approach these spots. If you’re a beginner, you’ll probably use light tackle, but more experienced anglers can try to catch some fish on the fly. Make sure to check in advance if the captain provides fly fishing equipment, or if you need to bring your own.
Lake Fishing
Most of the fishing guides in this area are based in Manistee, which is a perfect location for all types of fishing. You can head east to the river, or west to Lake Michigan.
Both Salmon species prefer cold water with a high oxygen content, which makes Lake Michigan an ideal habitat during summer. As the temperature gets higher, you’ll go further off the coast, so finding a guide with an offshore sportfishing boat or a center console is the way to go. And since the fishing grounds here are different to the river, you’ll also use a different technique – trolling.
The Salmon spawn run starts in September, when these fish leave the lake and head upstream. If plenty of Salmon in a bucket is what you want at the end of the trip, make sure to keep their migration in mind.
Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Seasons
Manistee River Chinook Salmon Fishing Seasons
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Seasonality
Chinook Salmon fishing in Manistee River varies moderately throughout the year. High season is May to October. Low season is January to March and November to December. There is no closed season.
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