My wife and I came to celebrate her birthday, Brad was awesome with everything. Very helpful, nonjudgmental. We arenโt the greatest fisherman and Brad made us comfortable with how to use everything. We ended up only catching one fish, but that was completely our own fault. Brad threw out one cast to show us how to use the lure and caught a huge small mouth. Definitely booking him again.
Brad is an easy going, friendly guy who is very patient teaching people how to fish for steelhead and salmon (which we never fished for before). He has a great boat and nice tackle. The weather was very hot (90+) but he kept trying different places to locate the fish. If you are going to fish the Manistee River, Brad knows the spots.
We have been on multiple different fishing trips and this was the most fun by a long shot! The river was loaded with fish that were biting, we caught multiple 15-18 pound chinook as well as a 44inch 29 pound monster of a salmon and a surprise 24 inch steelhead! Brad was by far the best and most helpful, friendly / easy to talk to boat captain Iโve ever experienced. We had beginners and experienced fishermen on our boat, Brad taught a method none of use had used and got everyone up to speed quickly and answered all questions. Everyone caught multiple fish after a very short learning curve! We will definitely be returning for another trip as soon as possible!
We have been on multiple different fishing trips and this was the most fun by a long shot! The river was loaded with fish that were biting, we caught multiple 15-18 pound chinook as well as a 44inch 29 pound monster of a salmon and a surprise 24 inch steelhead! Brad was by far the best and most helpful, friendly / easy to talk to boat captain Iโve ever experienced. We had beginners and experienced fishermen on our boat, Brad taught a method none of use had used and got everyone up to speed quickly... More
Despite the struggle of summer Michigan fishing and our low catch total, we were beyond impressed with Captain Brad. He was very informative, answered all of our questions about the area, made us laugh, and put every effort forth to make sure all members of our party caught something. It was a beautiful morning and we couldnโt have been happier with the experience. Do NOT miss a trip with the Manistee River Fishing Company!
My son (15) and I had a great day on the Manistee River with Captain Brad!ย Captain Brad got us on fish early and often and kept us on fish all day. Although it was a bit colder (temperature) than we expected, the fishing action and heated enclosure kept us warm the entire day. We netted 10+ fish, the largest at 15 lbs. Already talking about booking our next trip with Captain Brad. Thank you for a great and memorable day!