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Table 4 Great Lakes Lake Trout and Splake RegulationsFor lake trout and splake, the minimum size limit is 10” and the season is open for the entire year unless otherwise noted in the table

below. The daily possession limit for lake trout and splake is 5 in any combination, but no more than 3 of any one species, EXCEPT in Lake Superior, as noted below.

Charlevoix

RogersCity

PresqueIsle

Harrisville

Tawas City

FrankfortArcadia

MuskegonGrand Haven

Grind-stoneCity

Lexington

Holland

New Buffalo

Lake Trout Management Units and Refuges

LegendFor a complete description of refuge and management unit boundaries, see FO-200 available online or at any DNR Operations Service Center.

Great Lakes Boundary Data provided by ESRI

Lake Trout RefugeNote: All refuges are closed to lake trout harvest.

Lake Trout Management Unit,

Major PortsPossession

Season Size Restrictions (inches)Lake Trout

Posses-sion Limit

Lake Superior: map color coded by unit regulations

MI 1-3: Windigo, Ontonagon, Copper Harbor

Open for the entire

year

The minimum size limit for lake trout and splake shall be 15”; the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) lake trout 34” or greater.

3

MI 4-8: Big Bay, Marquette, Au Train, Munising, Grand Marais, Pendills Bay, Brimley State Park

5

Lake Huron: map color coded by unit regulations

MH 1: DeTour, Cedarville, St. Ignace, Mackinaw City, Cheboygan, Rogers City. May 1 -

Sept. 30 (lake trout

and splake)

The minimum size limit for lake trout and splake shall be 15”.Effective June 14, 2012.

3

MH 2: Presque Isle, Rockport, Alpena, Black R

May 1 - Sept. 30

(lake trout and splake)

The minimum size limit for lake trout and splake shall be 15”. Effective June 14, 2012.

3

MH 3-6: Harrisville, Tawas, Grindstone, Harbor Beach, Lexington

Jan. 1 - Sept. 30

(lake trout and splake)

The minimum size limit for lake trout and splake shall be 15”. 3

Lake Michigan: map color coded by unit regulations

MM 1-3: Menominee, Escanaba, Manistique, Harbor Springs, Charlevoix

Jan. 1 - Sept. 30 (splake

open for the entire year)

The minimum size limit for lake trout shall be 20” and the maximum size limit shall be 25”, except that the daily possession limit may include no more than one (1) lake trout 34” or greater. NOTE: The minimum size limit for splake shall be 15” in the L. Michigan waters of Delta and Menominee Cos.

3

MM 4: Elk Rapids, Traverse City, Northport

The minimum size limit for lake trout shall be 20” and the maximum size limit shall be 25”, except that the daily possession limit may include no more than one (1) lake trout 25” or greater.

MM 5: Leland, Frankfort, Platte Bay

The minimum size limit for lake trout shall be 20”.

MM 6-8: Arcadia, Manistee, Ludington, Grand Haven, Holland, New Buffalo

Jan. 1 - Oct. 31 (splake

open for the entire year)

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