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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our 38′ Tiara, fast to open water

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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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MANISTEE,MI

Some pics from the last few trips! Some river some lake! Caught some bonus fish too! We still have spots available, and lodging as well. As you can see we are catching a mixed bag. Getting ready to switch gears here soon, river is high with all the rain and melting. Lake is an option as long as weather permits in our 26’ Hewes craft. Give us a ☎️231-723-4901. Great fun for all ages. Can accommodate 1-4 people. We will be running both the Hewes craft and the 38’ Tiara all spring and summer. Prices start at $700 the. Go up from there, depending on how many people and what boat. The 38’ Tiara will go in the water in the next few weeks, we are at the discretion of the marina. We are just wrapping up some last minute stuff, with some new equipment.

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#puremichigan #browntrout #steelhead #manistee #Dreamweaver #KRW #lakelife
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MANISTEE,MI 

Some pics from the last few trips! Some river some lake! Caught some bonus fish too!  We still have spots available, and lodging as well. As you can see we are catching a mixed bag. Getting ready to switch gears here soon, river is high with all the rain and melting. Lake is an option as long as weather permits in our 26’ Hewes craft. Give us a ☎️231-723-4901. Great fun for all ages. Can accommodate 1-4 people. We will be running both the Hewes craft and the 38’ Tiara all spring and summer. Prices start at $700 the. Go up from there, depending on how many people and what boat. The 38’ Tiara will go in the water in the next few weeks, we are at the discretion of the marina. We are just wrapping up some last minute stuff, with some new equipment. 

@everyone
#puremichigan #browntrout #steelhead #manistee #Dreamweaver #KRW #lakelifeImage attachmentImage attachment+5Image attachment

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Steve Ahonen

The BEST!!!

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Cheap boat. Where you get that deal? Happy Easter

Too funny 😁 😂 Happy Easter, Paul & Amy!!

Happy Easter 🐇🐰🐣

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