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Select a Michigan River below to see Fishing Charter Guides
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.. be sure to visit other ports offering fishing on the Great Lakes as well as dive charters -- on many of the ship wrecks or sail & cruise our scenic Lake shores.
Michigan has more than 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, includingMichigan Fishing Guide over 12,000 miles of cold water trout streams! And there are currently 2,091 miles of river and streams are designated as state Natural Rivers.

Michigan river fishing can compete with famous rivers of the world, with rocky bottoms, swift currents, and clear cool waters, there rivers provide great fishing habitat for chinook and skamania steelhead, rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye, bass, and in some rivers you can catch muskie, walleye, and northern pike.

Member captains charter from these destination ports; tributaries of Lake Huron; Au Sable River, St. Mary's River, Saginaw River, tributaries of Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie; Detroit River and St. Clair River, and tributaries to Lake Michigan; Grand River, Big Manistee River, Muskegon River, Boardman River, Pere Marquette, Betsie & St. Joseph River.

Michigan Charter Boat Association members are United States Coast Guard licensed captains and comply with state and federal laws. When choosing your next Michigan River Charter, always look for a Michigan Charter Boat member captain.

Links of Interest:
National Atlas - real time data for the Great Lakes
USGS - real time stream flow conditions in Michigan Rivers and Sreams
NOAA Michigan Weather Conditions including Marine Forecast
Real Time Wind and Currents for Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes

 View more fishing pictures and river fishing reports on individuals river charter captain's web pages- choose a fishing ports above

Michigan River Chinook Salmon Michigan River Bass
Michigan River Brown Trout Michigan River Walleye

(see Michigan Fish Species Slide Show)
Michigan Charter Boat Association and the individual members are dedicated to establishing a professional charter industry in the State of Michigan.


The Michigan Charter Boat Association represents over 600 professional captains that serve over 100 ports in Michigan. As one of Michigan's largest recreational organizations, and the only state organization of fishing charter captains, MCBA member captains operate big lake fishing, Michigan River Fishing Guides, sailing, scuba diving and excursion charters. MCBA LOGO

 You can be sure you are in good hands when you fish with a member of the Michigan Charter Boat Association. Members are professional so you can enjoy your guided trips for Michigan Steelhead, Salmon and Trout as well as Inland lakes for Walleyes and Bass. Michigan Charter Boat Association is a federally recognized not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, & recognized for tax-deductible giving by the federal government.Copyright©1996-2008 contact-webmaster@micharterboats.com

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