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Fishing in Michigan
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• Fish Slide Show
Got a minute? Why not take a whirlwind photo tour of what Michigan has to offer anglers?

• Catch-and-Release Fishing in Michigan
Read the various tips used to successfully catch-and-release fish.

• NEW: Ice Fishing - The Coolest Sport Around
For many people, fishing is the most relaxing way to spend the day. And in the winter months the most popular angling activity is ice fishing. To those who have never tried it, ice fishing is sometimes looked upon as an oddity, but for others, ice fishing is the best kind of fishing.

• NEW: The Art of Catch-and-Release Fishing - What Anglers Need to Know
Catch-and-release fishing has been an important part of recreational angling for many decades, but the practice has approached critical mass in recent years. The following tips showcase what anglers can do to be successful at catch-and-release with success equating to survival.

• Michigan Fish and How to Catch Them
Michigan has about 146 kinds of fish, ranging from tiny minnows to giant lake sturgeon. There are about as many ways to fish as there are kinds of fish. This is a guide of best practices in Michigan fish and how to catch them.


What Anglers Should Know

• Anglers and Boaters: You are an important partner in preventing the spread of fish diseases and other aquatic nuisance species
Anglers and boaters can take some easy steps to prevent the spread of fish diseases and other aquatic nuisance species such as zebra mussels by taking the following steps to help prevent the spread of the virus.

• Eating Fish from the Detroit River
Important information for those that fish in the Detroit River. Get the facts on eating safe fish along with additional information from the Department of Community Health.

• Fishing in Shared Waters
Important Information for Michigan Anglers Fishing in Shared Waters

• Lawful Fishing Methods

• Michigan-Indiana Bordering Lakes

• Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Water Regulations

• Unlawful Activities

• Voluntary Youth Fishing License
Find out one way you can inexpensively help us keep Michigan's fishery world class!


Angler Information

• 2010 Lake Michigan Research Newsletter PDF icon

• Angler Harassment

• Angler Rights On Public Streams

• Anglers with a Disability

• Camping Opportunities near Designated Trout Streams and Lakes in Michigan

• Eastern Lake Superior Management Newsletter 2011 PDF icon

• Fish Disease

• Gear Restricted Streams / Located on pages 24 & 25 PDF icon

• Great Lakes Commercial Fishing Nets

• Ice Shanties

• Inland Fishing Guides

• Lake Erie Management Unit Newsletter

• Railroad Rights-Of-Way

• Southwest Michigan Fish Management Update 2010 PDF icon

• Wheelchair Fishing


Contact Us

• Hatcheries

• Management Units

• Research Stations


Educational Materials

• 70 Degree Pledge

• What does it take to participate in Salmon in the Classroom? A Hartland teacher finds out!

• Facts about Michigan Inland Lakes

• Fisheries Division Library (Publications and Apposite Resources)

• Let's Go Fishing Activity Book PDF icon

• Make Your Own Fish Mobile! PDF icon

• More than Halfway through the Salmon in the Classroom Year, Our Hartland Teacher Checks In

• Project FLOW (Fisheries Learning on the Web)

• Project Fish

• Take Me Fishing

• Teaching Your Kids to Fish: Information, Resources and Techniques


Related Resources

• Angler's Monitoring Network

• Clean Boats, Clean Waters Manual

• Eat Safe Fish - Michigan Fish Advisory

• Lake Sturgeon Public Observation

• Marked and Tagged Fish

• Scuba Divers Help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers PDF icon



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