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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Facebook Posts from Captain Paul
Today’s catch. Heading back to dock and it’s 7:30 am. Love it!
Short trip, poof there goes the $$
Where is your boat out of, dock
Congratulations nice picture
Wow!!!
Holy fire drill Wowsa
By looks of some of those fish the run is near
Way to put them on the fish Paul.
Great catch!
WOW AWESOME
Great catch.
Holy cow!
Nice !
Awesome Congratulations too u all
So, how far down is temp break?
Wow good job!
Awesome job CAPTAIN Paul
That looks like a slow bite kind of day  😂 😆 😝
Awesome!!!!
Good job
EXCELLENT!
The best. Not even close.
Great job
Awesome job captain
Excellent!! Nice catch!!
Crushed em
First time experience for the young man! He had a great time! Thanks guys!
Great job young man....... looks like your hooked for life now lol
This morning catch.
Always a great day fishing with Paul !!! Fish on !!!!
Captain Paul, you’re the man!
We had a great trip with Captain Dustin and Ben same evening
best charter ever
AWESOME!! 🎣🐟🎣🐟
What port ???
Nice catch.
Save some for Labor Day weekend
Nice
Go with Capt.Paul!!!
Can’t wait until Saturday !😁
Wacked em. Good job Paul
Really nice box there Paul
Give me a call at
231-723-4901