little-manistee-river

Little Manistee River is a river in Michigan. It is a fork of Manistee River.

It ranks #5 among the 11 waters of Michigan in the registry, and is of regional prominence.

Also called Little Man and The Little River.

Fished for trout and steelhead.

Species: steelhead, brown trout, brook trout and salmon.

USGS GNIS record: 1620566.

Access points: Johnson Bridge, Spencer Bridge and M-37 Bridge.

Features: Luther Dam.

Little Manistee Weir (feature). It is fishable. DNR weir near Old Stronach Bridge. Also called Manistee Weir.

Nine Mile Bridge (access). It is fishable. Also called 9-Mile Bridge.

Six Mile Bridge (access). It is fishable. Slower water with deeper pools (diyflyfishing). Also called 6-Mile Bridge.

It is upstream of Nine Mile Bridge.

Stronach (access). It is fishable. Downstream end, upper Manistee Lake. Also called Old Stronach Bridge and Stronach Park.

Float: Fly-fishing-only water, from Spencer Bridge to Johnson Bridge, 7.5 miles.

Sourced from 2 independent fly sites.

Sources: diyflyfishing.com, kenlockwood.tu.org and masoncountypress.com.

Access, closures and rules change; check with the state agency before you go.