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Your Online Great Lakes News & Charter Magazine
Serving the Reel Fisherman since 1983

Welcome Aboard!
This is the place for someone looking to charter or Great Lakes sport-fishermen looking for info. I've organized the below detailed categories to help find exactly what kind of information you're looking for, because this is a reel website for everyone.
This website contains about 100 pages of charter info, tips, tricks, and a general wealth of my Salmon and Trout fishing knowledge I've compiled over the past 36 years. Plus, to keep it fresh, I keep the home page updated every day!.....Capt. John

Charter Types
River Fishing
October thru April Steelheading on the Big Manistee River
April Brown Trout
Shoreline trolling on Lake Michigan with light tackle
Spring Salmon
May fishing for spring Kings and Steelhead at South Haven, Michigan
Summer Salmon
Adult Salmon and Trout in Manistee, home of the Bad Boys

Charter Results
River Results
Read the exact results from 11/19/00 thru 3/30/00 on every river trip on the Big Manistee
April Brown Trout 2000
See how my guests caught 239 Brown Trout in April on Lake Michigan's shoreline
Saugatuck in May 2000
Report on May Charters and how we landed 184 fish. 2000 results below:
June Charter Results
July Charter Results
August Charter Results
September Charter Results
Oct. Results
Nov. Dec.& Jan Results
The above links cover the charter reports on about, 600 fish or more!

2001 Results

River Results
April Brown Trout
May & June
July Salmon
August Tuna Time

2002 Results
Nov & Dec
Oct Sept
Aug July
June May
April  March
Feb Jan

2003 Results
January   March
April   May
June   July
August Sept.
Oct. Nov.   Dec.

Photo Galleries

Harvest Weir
Little Manistee River &
harvesting operations
Aug & Sept 2001 Pics
Photos from every trip during August 2001
Reel Hot Lures
Pics of the my most productive lures from last 2 years
Your Reel Photos
Pics from our viewers,
there's room here for yours
Reel First Mates
Past 1st mates of the month, a reel favorite
Brown Trout Gallery
Recent and archived Brown Trout photos
June-July Pics
Actual charter photos from every June and July trip in 2000, where we prove what others can only claim
August Pictures 2000
Awesome Pictures from every August charter out of Manistee in 2000
Photo Gallery
Great archived photos from over the past seasons
Manistee River Photos
From the 2001 season

Charter Info
Charter FAQ's
Frequently asked questions about charter fishing information and what services I'm offering
Why Fish Manistee?
10 great reasons to fish in Manistee, Michigan home of the most Master Angler Kings caught in the State!
Rates and bookings
Everything you need to know about reservation policies and the rate structure
Website Info

Deer Cam
Live images of John's bait pile
Boaters Guide
The place to sell your boat
Port Reports
Salmon Ports Reports
Capt. John's Log
Updated fishing reports
Great Lakes Info
Links to weather, etc.
Search Engines
The major search engines
Private Message Board
The place to post your questions and get answers

Tips and Tricks

Capt. John's
Encyclopedia of Tips & Trix
Does Size Matter?
Dave's Learning Curve
FBD's Harbor Program
Desktop Images
Last River Trip for Hire
Double E
River Trilogy
Photo Galleries
Past Results
Cut Bait Log
The Plan
Lk. Michigan Ports
Re-power 2003
Weekly Report
Reel Chartering?
Reel Wire Divers
Lead Core Tactics
Battle Stations
Get the Point?
Attaching the Fly
Capt. Bud's Story
Spring Strategies
Capt John's Day
Preseason Prep
Flatfish Tuning
Harvest Weir
Reel Hot Lures
Hook "em" up
How to Find Fish
How Speed Kills
Head Games
Best Spoons
Rigger Releases
A-Tractors
Brown Trout 7.0
Steelhead History
Fish Recipes
Fish Cleaning
The 10 Rules
Slide Diver
Plug Fishing
Diverolgy 101?
The Birds
Fish vs. Us
Visual Tech Tips
Did You Know?
Mistakes to Avoid
Spoon Info
Port Reports
Sewn Minnows
Cut Bait Tips
Weekly E-mail
For Members of the E-mail Updates List Only
Manistee Campgrounds

Matson's Campground Big Manistee River campground
Orchard Beach State Park
Camping on Lk. Michigan

This site is Designed, Published & Maintained by Capt. John King without any knowledge of html, knowing how to spell, proper grammar, webmaster skills of any sort and his famous hunt and peck two finger typing system. I hope you get used to it and me.....enjoy!