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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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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Let’s do some Free swag. I got a new order of shirts coming in.
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The t shirt will either be shipped to you or you can pick it up!
Entry’s close by 11/21/25 will post a random winner on 11/22/ 25 . If you did all three and your name is selected we will notify you!
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These are also Available for purchase for $15 s-xl, larger sizes a bit more
I would like to buy one for old times sake
Walt Schultz was my father in law and a neighbor of Paul’s when he was just a kid talked with ed quite a few times nice guy
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Good way to start off the morning …….with a double !
Awesome what fun
Those are beautiful fish!
Way to catch em up.👍
Awesome
To bad the DNR only allows that now 😡
Awesome!!!
Nice!
Lmk if you are interested in t shirts or hoodies! These make great Christmas gifts. Basically my cost. Can ship for actual cost as well.
T shirts s-xl $15
2xl $20
Hoodies s-xl $20
2xl $25
Let me know, I am limited on inventory right now- but can place an order if there is enough interest.
Can show you colors as well.
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T shirt colors
Does not work on Black, white dark chocolate, forest, maroon or navy, these are hoodie color choices
Safire blue xl men’s hoodie 💲
Would you have a denim blue xl hoodie?
Can you post the colors of the hoodies I want 4
Im interested in a dark colored men's large hoodie.
I like this color. Do you have a xl in it.
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231-723-4901