better fishing waters for southern lake michigan management unit

SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN MANAGEMENT UNITBetter Fishing Waters

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ALLEGAN COUNTY

Barber Creek Br

Baseline Lake X L X

Bear Creek Br

Big Lake L

Dumont Lake X

Eagle Lake X X

Green Lake X X

Gun River Br

Kalamazoo River S X X

Lake 16 X X

Lake Michigan Br, R X X F,C X X

Lower Kalamazoo River X X X L F,C X X

Swan Creek Br X X

Mann Creek Br

Miller Creek Br

Miner Lake X X X

Hutchins Lake X L

Pike Lake R

Pine Creek Flooding X X

Rabbit River Br X X X

Silver Creek Br

KEY:

TROUT

B=Brook Trout, Br=Brown Trout, R=Rainbow Trout

BASS

L=Largemouth Bass, S=Smallmouth Bass, R=Rock Bass

CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish

F=Flathead Catfish 1 Revised 3-13-14


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BARRY COUNTY

Coldwater River Br

Deep Lake X

Fish Lake X X

Glass Creek Br

Gun Lake X X L, S X X X

Highbanks Creek Br

Lower Crooked Lake X L

Pine Lake X L X

Thornapple Lake X C X X

Thornapple River S C

Upper Crooked Lake X L

Williams Lake (Catch &Release only) X

BERRIEN COUNTY

Blue Creek Br

Brandywine Creek Br

Lake Michigan: St. Joseph Pier Br, R X X X X

Mill Creek Br

Paw Paw Lake L X

Paw Paw River X X

Pipestone Creek Br

Pipestone Lake L

Singer Lake R

South Branch Galien River Br X X X X L X X

St. Joseph River (above Berrien Springs) X X S C X

St. Joseph River (below Berrien Springs) X X S C,F X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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BRANCH COUNTY

Cary Lake R X X

Coldwater Lake X X S,R,L X X X

Craig-Morrison Lakes X L

Gilead Lake X X X

Lake George X X X L X X

Lake Lavine R X X X

Lake-of-the-Woods (Rose Lake) X X X

Marble Chain-of-Lakes X X X L X X

Matteson Lake L C X

Prairie River Br

Randall Chain-of-Lakes X X

Silver Lake X X

St. Joseph River S, R C X X

Union Lake X L C X

CALHOUN COUNTY

Battle Creek River S, R X

Duck Lake X X X X X

Gordon Lake L

Goguac Lake L X

Graham Lake X

Homer Lake X X

Kalamazoo River S, R X

Lane Lake X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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CALHOUN COUNTY (continued)

Lake-of-the-Woods (Rose Lake) X X X

Lee Lake X X

Nottawa Lake X X L

Nottawa River Br

Prairie Lake X X L X

Rice Creek Br

Seven Mile Creek Br

St. Joseph River S

Stuart (Brace) Lakes X

Wabascon Lake X X L

Warner Lake

Winnepeg Lake

Wise's (Gordon) Lake

CASS COUNTY

Birch Lake R X L

Diamond Lake S,L X X X

Dowagiac Creek Br

Dowagiac River Br

Fish Lake X X X

Harwood Lake R X

Hemlock Lake R X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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CASS COUNTY (continued)

Lower Dowagiac River (below Pucker Street Dam) Br X X S

Magician Lake X X X

Shavehead Lake X

CLINTON COUNTY

Grand River X X L,S C X

Lake Ovid X X L X

EATON COUNTY

Grand River (below Lansing) X X L,S C X X

Grand River (above Lansing) L,S C X X

Saubee Lake X X

HILLSDALE COUNTY

Baw Beese Lake X X X L X X

Hemlock Lake X R

Long Lake (Camden Twp.) X X X

Long Lake (Reading Twp.) X X L X

INGHAM COUNTY

Grand River (below Moores Impoundment) X X X L C X X

Grand River (above Moores Impoundment) X L C X X

Red Cedar River X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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IONIA COUNTY

Fish Creek X S

Flat River X S

Grand River X S C,F X

Long Lake X X L X

Maple River X C,F X

Morrison Lake X X L X

Prairie Creek Br X

Sessions Lake X X L C X

Woodard Lake X L

JACKSON COUNTY

Big Portage Lake X X X L X

Big Wolf Lake X X X

Center Chain-of-Lakes L X

Clark Lake X X R,L X

Clear Lake X X

Crispell Lake X L

Farwell Lake R X R,L X

Gilletts Lake X L C

Grand River (Tompkins Twp.) R X X

Grass Lake X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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JACKSON COUNTY (continued)

Kalamazoo River (N. Branch) S, R X

Lime Lake X X

Michigan Center Lake X

Pleasant Lake X X L X

Round Lake (Liberty Twp.) X X

Snyder Brook Br

Swains Lake R X X X X

Vandercook Lake X

Vineyard Lake X X X X

KALAMAZOO COUNTY

Augusta Creek Br

Austin Lake X X X

Eagle Lake (Texas Twp.) X

Gourdneck Lake X L X X

Gull Lake L X L, S X X

Kalamazoo River S X

Little Paw Paw Lake R X X

Long Lake X

Portage Creek Br S

Rupert Lake X L

Sherman Lake L

Sugarloaf Lake X L

Three Lakes - west R

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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KENT COUNTY

Big Pine Island Lake X L

Camp Lake X X L X

Campau Lake X

Campbell Lake X L

Cedar Creek B, Br

Coldwater River Br

Duke Creek B, Br

Flat River X X S

Grand River X X L, S C,F X X

Lime Lake R X X

Lincoln Lake X L X T X

Murray Lake X X L X T

Reeds Lake X X L X X

Rogue River Br, R X X

Thornapple River X S

Wabasis Lake X X L X X

MONTCALM COUNTY

Clifford Lake X L

Crystal Lake X L X

Derby Lake X X L X X

Fish Creek Br

Flat River S X

Nevins Lake R X X

Prairie Creek Br X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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MUSKEGON COUNTY

Crockery Creek Br X X

Halfmoon Lake R X X

Mona Lake X X L C

OTTAWA COUNTY

Crockery Creek Br X X

Crockery Lake X X L

Grand River X X X X L, S C,F X X X

Lake Macatawa X X L, S C X X X

Lake Michigan: Grand Haven & Holland Piers Br, R X X C,F X X X

Bruce's Bayou X X L X X X

Lloyds Bayou X X L X X

Pigeon Lake X L X X

Pottawatomie Bayou X X L X

Spring Lake X X L C,F X X

Sterns Bayou X X L X X

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

Big Pleasant Lake X X L X

Clear Lake X X X

Corey Lake X L X

Curtis Creek Br

Fawn River S

Fish Lake - Sherman Twp. X

Klinger Lake X L X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY (continued)

Lake Templene X X

Long Lake - Colon Twp. X C

Long Lake - Fabius Twp. X X

Palmer Lake X X L C

Pigeon River S

Prairie River Lake X X

Sherman Mill Creek Br

St. Joseph River S C X

Sturgeon Lake X C X

VAN BUREN COUNTY

Bankson Lake X

Brownwood Lake X L

Brush Creek Br

Cedar Lake X X X X

East & South Branch Paw Paw River Br

Gravel lake X

Lake Michigan: South Haven Pier Br, R X X L X X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish



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VAN BUREN COUNTY (continued)

Lake-of-the-Woods L X

Maple Lake X L X X

Mill Creek Br

Pine Creek Br

Round Lake X X

Rush Lake X

South & Middle Branch Black River Br X X

Shafer Lake R X X

Upper Scott Lake X X L X

Van Auken Lake X

WASHTENAW COUNTY

Sugarloaf Lake X X L X X

KEY:

TROUT


BASS


CATFISH

C=Channel Catfish


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