Skip to main content
LurePassion

MI · River

Manistee River

Water conditions

No streamgage and no recent weather for this water yet — see the best-times below, which are computed from date and location.

Weather

Weather not yet loaded for this water.

Best times today

70/100Good · Waning crescent (11% lit)
  • Major period19:33–21:33
  • Minor period00:21–01:21
  • Major period08:08–10:08
  • Minor period17:01–18:01

Moonrise 00:51 · Moonset 17:31 · times UTC-6 (approx)

Recently stocked

RSS feed

What to throw

Brown Trout

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Jerkbaitnatural shad

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → twitched at dawn near cover natural shad jerkbait

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brown trout

Rapala Shadow Rap ($12.99)
Megabass Vision 110 ($24.99)

Rainbow Trout

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Spoonsilver

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled over deeper water silver spoon

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer trout guidance

Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz ($4.29)
Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz ($4.49)

Brook Trout

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Inline Spinnersilver

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → worked through riffles silver inline spinner

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer brook trout

Panther Martin Classic 1/8 oz ($4.99)
Mepps Aglia #3 ($5.49)
Show 2 more species

Northern Pike

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Spoonred/white

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → burned over deep weed edges red/white spoon

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer pike

Acme Kastmaster 1/4 oz ($4.29)
Johnson Silver Minnow 1/4 oz ($4.49)

Walleye

No exact temperature rule — widened by temperature.

Crankbaitshad

temp n/a, clarity n/a, summer → trolled deep over structure shad crankbait

Why we say this: In-Fisherman summer walleye trolling

Strike King KVD Square Bill 1.5 ($6.99)
Rapala DT-6 ($8.99)

Gear partners

Sonar and lake mapping earn their keep on a water like Manistee River — find the depth and structure the bite is holding on, then match it to the picks above.

  • Electronics & fish finders: Garmin · Bass Pro Shops — Fish finders, sonar & lake mapping
  • Rods & reels: Abu Garcia (Pure Fishing) · Bass Pro Shops
  • Boats & marine: Bass Pro Shops — Boats, trolling motors & marine gear

Nearby & related

Stocked nearby in the last two weeks

Nearby waters

Waters with the same fish

Embed this lake's live conditions on your site

Free to embed. The widget updates itself and links back to the live page.

Water estimated from nearby weather; weather unavailable.