Lake Manistee and Lower Manistee in the summer

[michfishgod]

i fish the big manistee all the time never fished perch or waleye on it not saying there not there just don't fish them wile up there usally it's steel , salmon and trout's all type's do you do any fly tying? and are you from the state? how many day will you be up there? i do all my own tying and fishing lol's. any ways there is two type of rod that can be used one a 4 or 5 weight. the other a steel head spining rod that about 9 foot long. for line weights 6-12 lb test lure weights some thing like 3/16 - 3/4 ounce. i use a three way rig and fish fly / spawn under the long rod or flies at the end of the fly rod. i suggest wading up by the damn tippy damn by wadeing i mean ankle deep standing just off the bank. i will hit the stairs side and there is a big long hole there with steel and browns stacking up cause they can go any further. stop in fisher mens head quaters on 55 in wellston just before you get to schmidts out fiitters on seamens rd off of 55 this is heading to down town manistee from caddillac in other word west. this store is by the entrance of strairs of tippy damn. ask him for flies for fishing the steel head rod if you do not fish a long rod i can get some pic's of mine or if your in the state i can mail you some to use / try. for a fly rod that if you do not tye. p.m. me if you need them also can give more advice by p.m.if you want to there are certin techniques and flies i can talk about by p.m. so every one does not know and you will have a good time.
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