Manistee River Fishing Report 3.7.25

Manistee River Fishing Report 3.7.25

 

After a long, cold winter we are finally starting to see some signs of spring. Rain and snowmelt earlier in the week has bumped up the flows on the Manistee and has given the river a great green color. There is already an impressive number of fish in the river and this bump in flows should give us another shot of fish.

Water temps are still cold, but are starting to slowly creep up. Most fish are still in the slow, woody water, but we did pick up a few fish in slightly quicker water. Eggs have still been the number one producer. Muted orange was the ticket the other day, but keep changing colors until you find what they want. There are also some stoneflies hatching now, so make sure to carry a selection of those as well. The extended forecast looks great and should get our spring rolling.

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Thanks for your business!

The Hawkins Team

 

Chris Butz

Chris Butz

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