2016-2017 Michigan Fishing Guide4

F I S H I N G S E A S O N S20

16-2

017

Fish

ing

Seas

onTh

is ta

ble

prov

ides

gen

eral

hoo

k-an

d-lin

e fis

hing

sea

sons

/dat

es fo

r the

spe

cies

list

ed. T

here

are

man

y ot

her fi

shin

g re

gula

tions

ass

ocia

ted

with

thes

e sp

ecie

s an

d se

ason

s.

Plea

se re

fer t

o th

e re

st o

f the

201

6-20

17 M

ichi

gan

Fish

ing

Guid

e fo

r reg

ulat

ions

con

cern

ing

size

lim

its, p

osse

ssio

n lim

its, a

nd o

ther

rest

rictio

ns.

Sp

ecie

sS

easo

n D

ate

sM

ore

In

fo.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov

.De

c.Ja

n.Fe

b.M

ar.

La

rge

mo

uth

& S

ma

llmo

uth

Ba

ssCa

tch-

and-

imm

edia

te-r

elea

se o

n al

l wat

ers

Open

for E

ntire

Yea

r (20

16 &

201

7)Pa

ge 1

3

Catc

h-an

d-ke

ep o

n al

l wat

ers,

incl

udin

g Gr

eat L

akes

May

28

- De

cem

ber 3

1 (2

016)

& M

ay 2

7 -

Dece

mbe

r 31

(201

7)Pa

ges

12-1

3

Catc

h-an

d-ke

ep o

n La

ke S

t. Cl

air

& St

. Cla

ir &

Detr

oit R

iver

sJu

ne 1

8 -

Dece

mbe

r 31

(201

6)

& Ju

ne 1

7 -

Dece

mbe

r 31

(201

7)Pa

ge 1

2

Mu

ske

llun

ge

Low

er P

enin

sula

Gre

at L

akes

Open

for E

ntire

Yea

r (20

16 &

201

7)Pa

ges

12, 1

4

Low

er P

enin

sula

inla

nd w

ater

sAp

ril 3

0 -

Mar

ch 1

5 (2

016)

& A

pril

29 -

Mar

ch 1

5 (2

017)

Page

s 12

, 14

Uppe

r Pen

insu

la G

reat

Lak

es, i

nlan

d w

ater

s

& St

. Mar

ys R

iver

May

15

- M

arch

15

(201

6 &

2017

)Pa

ges

12, 1

4

Lake

St.

Clai

r & S

t. Cl

air &

Det

roit

Rive

rsJu

ne 4

- D

ecem

ber 1

5 (2

016)

&

June

3 -

Dec

embe

r 15

(201

7)Pa

ges

12, 1

4

No

rth

ern

Pik

e &

Wa

lleye

Low

er P

enin

sula

Gre

at L

akes

, Lak

e St

. Cla

ir

& St

. Cla

ir &

Detr

oit R

iver

sOp

en fo

r Ent

ire Y

ear (

2016

& 2

017)

Page

s 12

-14

Low

er P

enin

sula

inla

nd w

ater

sAp

ril 3

0 -

Mar

ch 1

5 (2

016)

& A

pril

29 -

Mar

ch 1

5 (2

017)

Page

s 12

-14

Uppe

r Pen

insu

la G

reat

Lak

es, i

nlan

d w

ater

s

& St

. Mar

ys R

iver

May

15

- M

arch

15

(201

6 &

2017

)Pa

ges

12-1

4

Sa

lmo

n &

Tro

ut

Grea

t Lak

es, L

ake

St. C

lair,

St.

Mar

ys R

iver

, St

. Cla

ir &

Detr

oit R

iver

sOp

en fo

r Ent

ire Y

ear (

See

Grea

t Lak

es L

ake

Trou

t & S

plak

e ro

w b

elow

as

wel

l) (2

016

& 20

17)

Page

s 18

, 20

-21

(Inla

nd) T

ype

3 &

4 st

ream

s an

d Ty

pe B

, C, E

& F

lake

sOp

en fo

r Ent

ire Y

ear (

2016

& 2

017)

Page

s 38

-58

(Inla

nd) T

ype

1 &

2 st

ream

s an

d Ty

pe A

& D

lake

sAp

ril 3

0 -

Sept

. 30

(201

6)

& Ap

ril 2

9 -

Sept

. 30

(201

7)Pa

ges

38-5

8

Gear

Res

tric

ted

stre

ams

Plea

se s

ee p

ages

40-

43 fo

r inf

orm

atio

n co

ncer

ning

sea

sons

on

thes

e st

ream

s.C

ha

nn

el C

atfi

sh, F

lath

ead

Ca

tfish

, Cis

co

(Lak

e H

err

ing

), L

ake

Wh

itefi

sh, S

me

lt, S

un

fish

es, W

hit

e B

ass

, Ye

llow

Pe

rch

& O

the

r S

pe

cie

sAl

l wat

ers

open

for fi

shin

gOp

en fo

r Ent

ire Y

ear (

2016

& 2

017)

Page

s 12

, 14

Gre

at

Lak

es L

ake

Tro

ut

& S

pla

ke -

Se

e Ta

ble

4 o

n P

ages

18

-21

Lak

e S

turg

eon

- S

ee

Tab

le 2

on

p. 1

5