Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is a fishing water in Antrim County, Michigan (Central Lake Michigan management unit).

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🐟 Fish Species

Species	Population	Best technique
Brown Trout Salmo trutta	Good	Streamers, large spoons, nightcrawlers, spawn sacs ÔÇö fish near stream mouths and tributaries in fall
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Good	Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush	Good	Jigging spoons deep, vertical jigging
Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis	Good	Jigging small spoons, Swedish Pimples, or jigging Rapalas in deep water; small bait flies and nymphs; ice fishing with tiny tube jigs tipped with wax worm near bottom
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	Good	Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens	Good	Small jigs tipped with minnow or waxworm, small spinners, ice fishing with teardrops and waxworms

Date	Species	Quantity	Size	Notes
May 7, 2026	Brown Trout	18,200	4.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 7, 2026	Brown Trout	8,000	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 7, 2026	Brown Trout	3,710	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 13, 2026	Brown Trout	9,400	7.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 13, 2026	Brown Trout	9,397	7.3"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 6, 2026	Brown Trout	18,690	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 6, 2026	Brown Trout	9,000	7.7"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 6, 2026	Brown Trout	8,999	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 22, 2025	Walleye	10,000	6.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Oct 9, 2025	Walleye	2,815	4.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jul 23, 2025	Lake Whitefish	34	2.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jul 9, 2025	Walleye	12,121	2.5"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jul 2, 2025	Walleye	15,246	1.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jul 2, 2025	Walleye	24,244	2.2"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 30, 2025	Walleye	31,757	1.9"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 25, 2025	Walleye	40,387	1.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 25, 2025	Walleye	98,624	2.0"	Imported from DNR CSV
Jun 24, 2025	Walleye	53,700	1.4"	Imported from DNR CSV
May 7, 2025	Brown Trout	29,700	4.6"	Imported from DNR CSV
Apr 9, 2025	Brown Trout	9,998	7.6"	Imported from DNR CSV

* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.

No regulations on file. Check the Michigan DNR Fishing Guide for current rules.

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