Little Manistee River

Little Manistee River is a fishing water in Lake County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Brown Trout Salmo trutta	Good	Streamers, large spoons, nightcrawlers, spawn sacs ÔÇö fish near stream mouths and tributaries in fall
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Good	Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch	Good	Spoons, spinners, egg sacs during fall river runs ÔÇö also trolling with flashers in the Great Lakes
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	Good	Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
May 15, 2025	Chinook Salmon	89,465	3.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 15, 2025	Chinook Salmon	89,852	4.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 15, 2025	Chinook Salmon	70,116	4.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 9, 2024	Chinook Salmon	73,401	4.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 9, 2024	Chinook Salmon	16,417	4.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 9, 2024	Chinook Salmon	89,661	4.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 9, 2024	Chinook Salmon	95,408	4.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 11, 2023	Chinook Salmon	53,562	3.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 10, 2023	Chinook Salmon	37,620	4.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 10, 2023	Chinook Salmon	90,001	4.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 10, 2023	Chinook Salmon	89,723	4.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 16, 2022	Chinook Salmon	25,542	3.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 16, 2022	Chinook Salmon	88,451	4.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 16, 2022	Chinook Salmon	241	4.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 16, 2022	Chinook Salmon	86,775	3.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 16, 2022	Chinook Salmon	89,280	4.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 17, 2021	Chinook Salmon	47,843	4.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 17, 2021	Chinook Salmon	90,270	4.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 17, 2021	Chinook Salmon	89,783	4.1"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 28, 2020	Chinook Salmon	78,078	3.6"	Imported from DNR CSV

* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.

No regulations on file. Check the Michigan DNR Fishing Guide for current rules.

No launch data on record for this lake. Browse all Michigan boat launches.

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