Au Sable vs. Manistee

Au Sable vs. Manistee on TroutWater

• Au Sable River at Mio

  Blue Ribbon · Elite · Wading 600 – 1,200 CFS · Floating 1,200 – 3,500 CFS

  The Au Sable below Mio Dam is the big-fish water — trophy regulations, heavy browns, and long floats through the river's widest reaches.

  USGS station 04136500

• Manistee River near Sherman

  Elite · Wading 800 – 1,600 CFS · Floating 1,600 – 4,000 CFS

  The middle Manistee is broad, steady float water with resident browns and the first big pushes of lake-run fish each fall.

  USGS station 04124000