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.

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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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Sweet boat congratulations

See you in Milwaukee!!! 😳

Nice what u doing with the old one budy

Looking forward to seeing it when it's ready! 🎉

Aak your neice! Lol

Nice. 👍

Nice

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Are you fishing with the best captain in Florida?

Happy Mothers Day Amy

Wow! 🤩

Super cool!

Man you have fun

Awesome. 👏

Nice Permit 👍

Are you in the keys? Enjoy!

Is that the seven mile bridge?

Good for you! Have a great time

That’s awesome!

Well deserved vacation too!

Looks like a great time!!! Enjoy! 🎣🤘

I think most of us aren't that shocked

Looks like a wonderful time!

Tarpon is one of my bucket list fish to catch. But it's just a dream. I'll never travel to do it.

Nice 👍vacation

Paulie is going to catch 'em up!

Nice perm and tarpon..

Is that a Brown trout…??? Nice catch Paul Schlafley!

What else do fishermen do?

Wait- you do take vacations?

It's in the blood!

That looks like good eating!

Well of course you're going to go fishing Duh.....😄

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Perfect size to catch..

Is Paul fishing the Keys? Was there 3 weeks ago and the weather didn’t cooperate.

Like a steelhead on steroids

What does tarpon taste like?

Nice 🤘🏻get it -get it -get if -reel - reel - reel 🎣🐳

Silver Kings 🤘🎣🎯

Awesome

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