May 11th
Prayers for good health to you and your families and may you all have a Safe and Blessed 2025 Brown Trout, Bass and Pike season!!!! It’s all about the Trout, Small Mouth Bass and Pike from now until mid August when the mighty King Salmon start showing back up. The Summer Trout season is upon us and we are out fishing different rivers and chasing Trout everyday and things have been pretty good Thank God!!!! Although there are a few Steelhead around, we have pretty much wrapped it up until they start showing back up in October and are in total Trout mode. We have been catching some really nice Brown trout on all the rivers we have been fishing and it is looking like it’s gonna be a good Trout season. So far we have been mixing techniques up between Spin fishing and Fly fishing and both have been producing some good Trout!! The river temps are starting to rise a bit, the flows are up for this time of the year and all the rivers in our area are in good shape. The Brown Trout fishing has been good on the Manistee River above and below Tippy Dam but some sections are fishing better than others. The Pere Marquette River is fishing good for Brown trout, both for the Spin fisherman and Fly anglers. The Upper Manistee and Little Manistee both have been fishing good mainly with bait fish patterns either Spin fishing or Fly fishing. Streamers, Nymphs and some smaller Dry flies will all help the fly angler bring some fish to hand and Jerk baits and Spinners will help the Spin fishing guys and gals. The weather forecast for the next 10 days is looking pretty good and there are fish to be caught up here right now, so it’s time to get out and enjoy what we have been given!!! We are taking bookings for 2025 Summer Brown Trout, Smallmouth Bass and Pike trips at this time, so keep us in mind when you are making your fishing plans and don’t miss out on the action. We are Thankful to be doing what we Love and we will be at it everyday keeping up on what’s going on, so if you have a date or dates in mind and would like to get out for a full or half day on the Big Manistee, Pere Marquette, Upper Manistee or Little Manistee please give us a shout. Real quick I would like to put out a Big Thank You to all of you that fished with us in 2024 and looking forward to seeing you in 2025!!! Thank You Very Much and God Bless!!!!!!! Stay safe and healthy!!!! If you would like to view more pictures check us out on Facebook @ Premier Angling Guide Service. Tight Lines & High Fives!!!
Manistee River Below Tippy Dam
The flows below Tippy Dam are 1880 cfs and the water temps are in the 56-57 degrees. For the wade fisherman, the fishing above and below the coffer and down stream to the bottom of Suicide Bend has been good for Steelhead and Trout. Load your vest with all the tricks, Streamers, beads and various nymphs for the fly angler. Crank baits, spinners, spawn, beads and nymphs will help the Steelhead gear anglers get it done. Think about the future of our fishery guys if you don’t need them then put them back. Help protect the resource!! Have fun and be safe, Bent rods and tight lines!!!
To check flows and water temps on our local rivers, please click on the USGS links below:
Manistee River below Tippy Dam
Manistee River below Hodenpyle Dam
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