"Goat" wrote ...
In Sept. a buddy and I are heading up to MI for 3 days of fishing on the
upper part of the Manistee river.
We will be wading so we will be staying in smaller water.
We are planning to fish in the areas between Mancelona Rd. and M 72.
We have never been on this stream, any info anybody has would be greatly
appreciated.

I'm no expert, but have fished it a coupla times. The campground at CCC
Bridge is a great place to stay if you're OK with no electricity. It costs a
tenner a nite, IIRC, and you may be sharing it with a few hunters (I don't
know the hunting seasons), but the morning views on the small visible
stretch of river are wonderful.

Best luck I had was last fall. Did pretty well tossing a hopper to the shady
shore line.

Have fun,

Dan