Manistee County Sport Fishing Association

06/14/2026

This week’s Wednesday Night Fun Fish is at Manistee Lake, Stronach boat launch , 6-9pm. Species will be bass, pike, and bluegill. See you there!!

06/11/2026

Wednesday Night Fun Fish update:

We are cancelling tonight's backup fun fish event at Portage Lake due to weather. See you next Wednesday, 6/17, at Manistee Lake. We will determine species soon and post prior to that event.

We will try to make up this event at the back end of our schedule if possible!

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06/10/2026

Big weather coming in tonight, 6/10. We are going to postpone this week’s Wednesday night Fun Fish at Portage Lake until tomorrow (Thursday) 6/11. As of right now, Thursday nights storm will be arriving well after we are done fishing. We will keep an eye on the weather and will make a decision if it is looking bad by this time tomorrow.

Thank you!

06/09/2026

Our third 2026 Manistee Tri Port Pro/Am Sponsor Spotlight is Magee Insurance Group. Tyler was able to meet with Randy Sarnowski of Magee to go over what they have to offer, and personally thank them for this sponsorship. Find them online at www.mageeins.com or give them a call at 231-845-5000.

Thank you very much for the sponsorship and good luck fishing!!

06/09/2026

Lots of opportunity to fish this month!

From the annual Kids Fish to the weekly Fun Fish events that are growing in popularity, here are Manistee County Sportfishing Association's events taking place this month.

06/04/2026

🎣 Wednesday Night Fun Fish Results – Bear Lake 🎣

The results are in from another great night on Bear Lake!

🏆 Big Bass: Lance Keene – 2.82 lbs
🏆 Big Three: Team Keene – 6.645 lbs
🏆 Big Walleye: Emma Forristall – 2.35 lbs
🏆 Big Bluegill: Ben Maat – 0.51 lbs

Congratulations to all of our winners and thanks to everyone who came out and participated!

📍 Next Week: We'll be heading to Portage Lake. Target species will be Bass, Perch, and Walleye.

We hope to see everyone there for another fun evening on the water! 🎣🐟🏆

05/28/2026

2026 Fun Fish Rules

05/28/2026

Wednesday night fun fish results - 5/27:

Big Pike: Alex Bialik 5.180 lbs
Big Rockbass: Logan Skiera .950 lbs
Big Bass: Dave Yeager 4.550 lbs
Three bass side bet: Skinner/Yeager 11.780 lbs

Next week we are at Bear Lake 6-9pm. Species will be Bass, Walleye, and Bluegill. See you there!!

Note: Updated 2026 Fun Fish rules will be posted soon.

05/28/2026

In week 2 of the 2026 Manistee Tri Port Pro/Am Sponsor Spotlight, Logan catches up with Preston Picardat of Jus Green Lawn & Pest Control. They are a recurring Platinum sponsor of our event. We thank you for the support!

Give them a call at 231-233-6951!

11/07/2025

Sincere apologies from our administrative staff for inadvertently omitting Arcadia Marine from our sponsor list in the October newsletter. They are a long time supporter of the MCSFA and an important piece of our Tri-port tournament. You can find out more about them at www.arcadiamarine.com and can reach them at (231) 889-4555. ARCADIA MARINE