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!

Awesome trip! Aaron is very knowledgeable and a great guide. He knows where all the honey holes are located and the spots guaranteed to see salmon. He’s very attentive to every need we had, kept us up and fishing after snags and breaks and offers skilled tips and tricks. He was a pleasure to ride with and we had 4 hours of nonstop fun out on the Manistee. He offered snacks and drinks but we were too engaged with the fish to even bother with taking a break. Highly recommended for every angler!

Half day fly fishing trip 3-7 pm.  Arron provided excellent instruction and useful knowledge and techniques for targeting small mouth bass and trout on the manestee river.  Booked this trip mostly for hands on instructional purposes for my son who recently started to learn fly fishing.  Arron was patient and extremely helpful in helping my son improve his fly fishing techniques.  Would highly recommend not only for fishing but for instruction as well.

My son and I had a great half a day with Captain Aaron! He was very knowledgeable about what areas to go on the river and brought us right to the spots to catch fish.

He was very professional and gave his best advice and how to catch fish and where to throw the lines.
It made a big difference to have Aaron out on the water with us to catch fish and I would definitely go with him again, he was a great guy and a great guide!
DJ and Dylan🙋♂️🇺🇸😁

Absolutely amazing day on the Muskegon river with captain Aaron. He is amazing! Really cool guy, easy to talk to and really puts you at ease regardless of skill and experience level. Went with my wife and we both got our first ever steelhead! Fishing had been tough on the day, most boats reporting none or 1 fish at best but Aaron was able to help my wife pull in a 6lb chrome despite her having NEVER fished before and being deep into her third trimester! This before helping me hook then fight a 12lb beast for a memorable first steelhead experience. We were able to grill lunch right on the boat, he had great fishing gear and the scenery was awesome. Even saw a doe and 2 bald eagles. Aaron knows every inch of water so well, even predicting (and often preventing) snags before they happened. So satisfied with our trip, the wife is hooked on fishing, we will definitely be back for more. Thank you!