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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2 days ago
Riverside Charters

This is my friend and classmate, thanks Tom for choosing me for your guide for the day. I had a great time with you and your group. He landed a dandy Steelhead. ... See MoreSee Less

This is my friend and classmate, thanks Tom for choosing me for your guide for the day. I had a great time with you and your group. He landed a dandy Steelhead.

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I know that guy!

Congratulations

Still some pigs in there, hey?! Awesome fish, Tom!

Nice one, Tom!

Nice one Tom!!

Nice 👍 one

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3 days ago
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First few kings of the year! We have openings, give us a call. 231-723-4901. Big lake boat gonna be getting wet on Monday. Don’t wait,,prime dates fills up fast. Spring rates right now. Looking forward to the change and seeing all of you this upcoming season. ... See MoreSee Less

First few kings of the year!  We have openings, give us a call. 231-723-4901. Big lake boat gonna be getting wet on Monday. Don’t wait,,prime dates fills up fast. Spring rates right now. Looking forward to the  change and seeing all of you this upcoming season.Image attachmentImage attachment

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Heck yeah!! 👍❤️🎣

Excellent!

Nice

1 week ago
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Nice one, we have open dates give a call to 231-723-4901
Plan on having the lake boat in the water soon. Lake trips are currently the price of river trips. Just have to play the weather.
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Nice one, we have open dates give a call to 231-723-4901
Plan on having the lake boat in the water  soon. Lake trips are currently the price of river trips. Just have to play the weather.

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HI Paul what can you tell me about Portage Lake I'm bringing my boat & my wife up there for a few days the 1st week of June

Going turkey hunting.

Miguel Torres

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