ATTENTION:
Fishing tournaments now allowed with restrictions.
Social gathering or organized events are permitted, including fishing tournaments, consistent with the following:
In Regions 6 and 8:
- Persons not part of the same household maintain six feet of distance from one another.
- Indoor social gatherings or events may not exceed 10 people.
- Outdoors social gatherings or events may not exceed 250 people.
All other regions:
- Persons not part of the same household maintain six feet of distance from one another.
- Indoor social gatherings or events may not exceed 10 people.
- Outdoors social gatherings or events may not exceed 100 people.
No tournaments are allowed that exceed the 100- or 250-person regional limits.
Tournament directors should pay close attention to further declarations from the Governor’s office regarding additional/future directives. You can also find information at the DNR’s COVID -19 Response webpage or at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus.
The Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System is where you can schedule a tournament or view scheduled fishing tournaments for a particular waterbody, ramp and date.
This system:
- Helps both tournament organizers and recreational anglers and boaters avoid ramp conflicts
- Allows tournament organizers to report their catch data
Most fishing tournaments and other competitive events are private club events that require preregistration and are not open to the general public. Please do not show up at a registered tournament or event and expect to enter. If a registered tournament/event has contact information, contact them about membership or registration prior to the date of the tournament.
On January 1, 2019, by law, all bass and walleye fishing tournaments and competitive fishing events targeting muskellunge are required to be registered in the Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System (FTIS). Any suspicion of an unregistered bass, walleye or muskellunge event being held in Michigan should be promptly reported to the Report All Poaching Hotline: 1-800-292-7800.
Check out our annual MFTIS summary reports:
NEW for 2019 of particular interest to tournament directors!
Important information about Largemouth Bass Virus in Michigan
In addition to registering a tournament on the Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System, some tournaments may also require an event use permit. Please contact the facility where the event will occur for questions about whether or not a permit is needed.
- Current List of DNR Owned Boating Access Site Closures
- Open The Michigan Tournament Information System >
ATTENTION: Once you have created a user id/password, if you attempt to login and receive an error that states "Invalid User ID or Password" you must call the State of Michigan Client Service Center at 877-932-6424 and request help with the State of Michigan's MILogin. In all likelihood your password needs to be reset.
Information and FAQs
- Highlights of the Michigan Fishing Tournament Information System (FTIS)
- FTIS: The Rights of Registered Tournaments
- FTIS: Questions about the Law and What Tournaments/Events Need to Register
- FTIS: Registering and Managing Your Tournament(s)/Event(s) - Adding, Editing, Deleting
- FTIS: Reporting the Results of Your Tournament/Event
- FTIS: Fishing Tournament Liaison and Contact Information
- FTIS: Questions about Enforcement or Reporting Suspicious Activity
- FTIS: Definitions - Fishing Tournaments vs. Competitive Fishing Events Who Must Register and Report
- Land use permits for fishing tournaments
