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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
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 2 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 3 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 4 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 5 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 6 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 7 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 8 Revised 3-13-14
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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
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 9 Revised 3-13-14
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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
B=Brook Trout, Br=Brown Trout, R=Rainbow Trout
BASS
L=Largemouth Bass, S=Smallmouth Bass, R=Rock 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
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 11 Revised 3-13-14