When we arrived into boat ramp Aaron was early and already prepping gear. He let us bring 3 on the boat and had everything well organized. We were able to use his gear or our own and he asked which hand we reeled with to make sure gear was set before we got on the River. Everyone in our group caught multiple fish both before and after he made us a grilled chicken lunch along the River. Aaron is courteous to our group and others on the River. Safe driver and has everything needed for the trip. He got us on fish right away and was open to putting on new lures and letting g us try our own gear. I have done multiple trips on the Muskegon River and this was the best trip and Captain I have experienced. Picture our biggest is a 4.5 lb 20.5 inch Smallie which we release and there were several other decent ones caught.

My son and I were on a family vacation, and I wanted to take him out on a half-day trip since he’s only 8. Being from Texas, I didn’t know too much about the Manistee River, but Aaron was very responsive and helpful to answer my questions. I had initially thought about using an expensive charter on Lake Michigan for salmon, but I’m certainly happy we made the decision to fish for small-mouth bass and trout with Aaron on the Manistee. He explained that even though this was intended to be an evening salmon trip, it was a little early for the salmon to be in the river. I appreciated his transparency.  He was a great instructor for my son, and I highly recommend taking children out with this guide. He did a great job with both taking us to where the fish were with his A+ boat and assisting with the equipment. We ended up catching quite a few nice small-mouth bass, rock bass, and my son ended the day with a really nice steelhead trout. It was a thrill to watch him reel it in. The weather was also perfect, and we even saw a bald eagle along the way. I can’t recommend Aaron enough, and we will certainly seek out his assistance when we travel back to Michigan!

Aaron took my father-in-law and I out on the Manistee for an afternoon fly fishing trip 4th of July weekend. We had a great time. Caught one of the biggest brown trout I’ve ever seen, about 22 inches. Bunch of bass and smaller trout as well. We’d love to go out with him again!

Had an excellent time with Aaron on the Manistee river. My wife caught a beautiful salmon using the chuck and duck method. He was patient taught us several techniques and had different lure types available for different situations.