Welcome to Riverside Charters
our 38′ Tiara puts you right in the salmon action
Lifetime of Experience
Captain Paul Schlafley has over 40 years experience fishing lake Michigan. Paul is a native to the Manistee area. Having been raised right on the Manistee River channel, his parents owned Riverside Motel & Marina and then Paul bought it from his folks and ran it for 10 years. Paul has a lifetime of fishing experience. Ludington Michigan Tournament Winner. As a boy, he was a fishing fanatic, you would always find him fishing the piers at Manistee or traversing the shores of the Manistee River.
At 18, which is the age you are able to obtain a U.S.C.G. captain’s license, Paul got is license and established Riverside Charters. Presently charter fishing the Big Manistee River & Lake Michigan. READ MORE
There are many guides to choose from, and you will probably find that the most successful captains have a background with many years of experience.
Give me a call at 231-723-4901
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What we’re Catching!
Fish in Comfort
our 38′ Tiara, fast to open water
Dreamweaver
On The Manistee River
When you want to fish the river where the big fish live, you fish the Manistee River with Professional Manistee River Fishing Guides
Just ask Manistee Charter Boat Captain Paul Schlafley.
“The Manistee River runs approximately 232 miles through Michigan’s northern lower peninsula. It passes through many villages before entering Lake Michigan at the city of Manistee.” As one of the most popular Manistee River Guides and a true local who grew up on the river, Captain Schlafley knows the habitats and habits for all the seasons on the Manistee.
“There are a lot of different and very large growing species of fish that thrive in these waters due to the rocky bottom and fast-moving cool water. I love to take guests on our Manistee River Charter Boats to the calm pools and other perfect habitats for catching the season’s most active fish.”
What you’ll
Catch
Species include, Wild Rose, Seeforellen brown trout, and Gilchrist Creek browns, Michigan strain Chinook, (natural reproduction), as well as migratory kings, Coho Salmon, Eagle Lake Rainbows, Skamania and the Michigan strain of Steelhead trout.
Captain Paul
There are many guides to choose from, and you will probably find that the most successful captains have a background with many years of experience, just ask around
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Please take a minute to read this if you have a charter with me.
Things to bring and suggestions
🐟 fishing lic (mandatory)
🎣rain gear
🎣sunglasses
🎣 food/beverages
🎣 hats/gloves/boots/ car harts or appropriate gear for weather and possibly rain gear
🎣cooler to take your fish home in
Check the weather on a weather app. To see what the forecast is. Our zip code is 49660
In the river we fish in sun/rain/snow /cold and wind.So be prepared.
If you cancel because of one of the above factors you will forfeit your deposit.
If the Capt cancels cause of ice or frigid temps of 15-20 degrees or below you have the option of re scheduling or a deposit returned.
It’s sad people don’t understand this. If you can’t handle the cold, then go out on the big lake during the summer time.
Laying down the law !!!! Awesomeness!!!! And well said 👍🏻
No money??? Great!
🎣🐟🎣🐟
We are booking for winter Steelhead trips. Call 231-723-4901 to get on the books. Don’t wait, the prime dates are going quick.
Landed close to a dozen, lost a bunch and kept one… Also landed a number of kings that we let go Captain Paul is still the GOAT !!! Also one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet!!!
Well done!!!
What's the daily limit this year?
My family will be there for the third year in a row in late December with Captain Paul
Captain Paul is the best of the best 🎣
The big ole girl is headed to the barn for a long winter nap! She is put on a hydraulic trailer then taken to the barn and then put on stands.
Unrelated to your boat, but my nieces husband was walleye fishing the Detroit river, and there was a buck swimming across the river. They managed to lasso it and drag it to shore. They have a short video of it. Wild as hell.
Beautiful ship 👊
Ours is next week 😢
She's a beauty
Looks good.Paul hope you had a good season
Love the 38 Pursuit!
Pursuit boats are beautiful absolutely love mine.
I can’t wait till next season.
Till next year you had a great year I really enjoyed all your king pictures
Can't wait to be back on her next year!
Have you ever weighed that boat?
Get her all waxed up for next year Paul
When did you add the kicker
The only one that’s happy are the fish!!! 
In Ludtown!
Sleep tight Girl
Caught some steelhead Friday zigzagging the near shore surface thermal breaks
Can u give me 10 degrees just 10 lol
I just seen it one riverwalk yesterday she looked lonely all her neighbors were gone ☹️
The boat sure has grown over the years since the first time I went out with you on your 27 foot Cherokee I believe,in the mid 80s 
Well deserved rest
WORKHORSE!!!!! P.S. LIKE THE CAPTAIN!!!
Hope you guys had a good year. Always a sad day putting them away for winter. 😎
I can’t wait till next year ❤️
Sad day
Give me a call at
231-723-4901