Manistee River

The Manistee River in the U.S. state of Michigan, runs approximately 232 miles through the northern Lower Peninsula, through the villages of Sharon, Smithville, Mesick, and enters Lake Michigan at Manistee. It is considered, like the nearby Au Sable River, to be one of the best trout fisheries east of the Rockies. The river rises in the sand hills in southeastern Antrim County, on the border with Otsego County, about six miles southeast of the town of Alba. These deep glacial sands provide it with a remarkably stable flow of clean cold water year round, making it a popular river for fishing as well as canoeing. Over the course of its length, it drops in elevation from around 1300 feet to 582 feet, with an average stream gradient of about 2.9 feet per mile.
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Huron-Manistee National Forest
1755 South Mitchell Street
Cadillac, Michigan 49601
Designated Reach: March 3, 1992. From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources boat ramp below Tippy Dam to the Michigan State Highway 55 Bridge.
Classification/Mileage: Recreational -- 26.0 miles; Total -- 26.0 miles.
The lower Manistee River is a slow, wide river that meanders through rolling hills and rich marsh land teeming with wildlife. The Manistee River is very popular for its excellent fishing, particularly for salmon, as well as for quality boating and scenery.