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2024 Michigan Fishing Regulations
Special Muskellunge & Northern Pike
Regulations:
Lakes with Muskellunge & Northern Pike
possession seasons from the rst Sat. in June
- Nov. 30: Barry: Thornapple L. (from McKeown
Rd. to Barger Rd.) Lenawee: L. Hudson.
Special Northern Pike Regulations:
Waters with 24” – 34” protected slot limit on
Northern Pike and daily possession limit of 2
Northern Pike: Alger: Grand Sable L. Allegan:
Pine Cr. Flooding Cass: Magician L. Kalamazoo:
Long L. (T3S, R10W, S17/18/19/30) Kent: Bass L.
(T10N, R9W, S12/13/14), and Wabasis L. Luce: Blind
Sucker Flooding and Bodi L. Montcalm: Townline
and Sand L. Van Buren: Magician L.
Waters where up to 5 Northern Pike of any
size may be taken with only one 24" or greater
allowed in the daily possession limit: Alcona:
Badger L. and McCollum L. Alger: Echo, Nawakwa,
Trout and 16 Mile Lks and Au Train Basin (Forest
Lake). Antrim: Beals, Benway, Ellsworth, Hanley,
Scotts, Six Mile, St. Clair, and Wilson Lks. Baraga:
Vermillac (Worm) L. Benzie: Long L. Charlevoix:
Deer, Fox, Geneserath, Six Mile, and St. Clair and
Susan Lks. Cheboygan: Black L. and tributaries,
Black R. from Alverno Dam upstream, Black R.
(upstream of Tower Dam includes Tower Pond and
tributaries), Paradise (Carp), Silver and Wildwood
Lks. Chippewa: Frenchman and Trout (Carp)
Lks. Clare: Eight Point L., Little Long L., Long L.
and L. Thirteen Crawford: Big Creek Imp., River
and Pickerel Lks. Delta: Carr, Chicago, Hamilton
(McDonald), Lyman and Round (T43N, R20W, S1)
Lks. and Escanaba R. (upstream from rst dam at
US-2) Dickinson: Hamilton L., L. Louise, L. Mary,
Norway, Rock, and Sawyer L. Emmet: Crooked
L., French Farm and O’Neal L. Floodings, Paradise
(Carp) L. and Pickerel L. Gladwin: L. Lancelot,
L. Lancer and Wiggins L. Gogebic: African (Big
and Little), Chaney, Cisco, Clearwater, East Bay,
Fishhawk, Indian, L. Gogebic, Lindsley, Morley,
Poor, Record, Sunday L. and Thousand Island Lks.
Grand Traverse: Boardman L. and L. Dubonnet.
Houghton: Prickett Imp. and Rice L. Ionia: Long L.,
Iosco: Chain Lks. Iron: Bass L., Bone, Brule, Buck,
Dawson, Indian, Iron, L. Mary, Paint L., Perch L.
Railroad, Runkle, Shank L., Sunset and Winslow
Lks., Paint R. Pond (downstream of Horserace Rapids
and upstream of Frog Island), Hemlock Falls and
Michigamme Reservoir, Michigamme Falls and
Peavy Reservoir, L. St. Kathryn, Deer R., Net R., and
Net R. Wide Waters. Kent: Scram L. Keweenaw:
Schlatter L. Leelanau: Florence L. (S. Manitou Is.).
Luce: East L., Kaks L. and Muskallonge L. Mackinac:
East, Millecoquins and South Manistique Lks.
Manistee: Bar and Chief Lks. Marquette: Bass
(East), Cedar, Engman, Shag (Big) and Witch Lks.,
Dead R. Storage Basin, Middle Br. Escanaba R., Big
GENERAL HOOK & LINE REGULATIONS LAKE STURGEON REGULATIONS
Table 1 NOTE 4 (continued)
West Br. Escanaba R. mainstream downstream to
Boney Falls Basin (except Greenwood, Schweitzer
and Cataract Reservoirs) Mason: Hackert (Crystal)
L. Mecosta: Canadian Lks. (in T14N, R8W, S20,29,30;
north of Pierce Rd. and south of Buchanan Rd. in
S19), Haymarsh and Horsehead Lks. Menominee:
Bass L., L. Ann, Shakey Lakes Chain (Baker, Beecher,
East, Long, Resort and Spring Lks.), Westman Imp.
Missaukee: Missaukee L. Montcalm: Crystal L.
and Indian L. Montmorency: Robarge L., East and
West Town Corner and Pug Lks., North and South
Tomahawk Lks., Black R. and tributaries. Muskegon:
Big Blue L. Newaygo: Bills L., Diamond, Emerald,
Kimball, Nichols, Pickerel, Ryerson (Long) and Sylvan
Lks. Oceana: Round (Wykof) L. Ogemaw: East Twin
Lake, L. Ogemaw and Sage L. Osceola: McCoy
L., L. Miramichi, Diamond, Rose and Wells Lks.
Oscoda: McCollum L. and Pickerel L. Ontonagon:
L. Gogebic. Otsego: Black R. and tributaries.
Presque Isle: Black L., Francis and Orchard Lks.,
Ocqueoc R. and tributaries, Ocqueoc Watershed
Lakes (Ann, Bullhead, Ella, Emma, Ferdelman,
Gorman, Horseshoe, Lost, Louise, Lower and Upper
Barnhart, May, McIntosh, Moore, Mud and Nettie,
and Ocqueoc Lks.), Black R. and tributaries and
Tomahawk Flooding. Roscommon: L. St. Helen, Cut
R. (from the river mouth at Houghton L. upstream
to CO 100 just downstream of Higgins L.), L. James,
Houghton L., Backus Cr. from the stream mouth
upstream, including all tributaries, Little Mud
L. Flooding, Backus Cr. Flooding, and Backus L.
Flooding. Schoolcraft: Boot, Colwell L., Crooked,
Gulliver L., Kennedy, MacDonald L., Stanley and
Thunder Lks., Worchester (Wolf) L. Seney National
Wildlife Refuge Pools: contact Refuge oce (906-
586 -9851). Wexford: Pleasant L. and Stone Ledge L.
Waters where up to 5 Northern Pike 24" or
greater allowed in the daily possession limit:
Lake St. Clair, St. Clair R., and Detroit R.
NOTE 5 - Yellow Perch:
L. Erie: The daily possession limit for yellow
perch is 50.
L. Gogebic (Gogebic and Ontonagon Cos.):
The daily possession limit for yellow perch is 25
with no more than 5 yellow perch 12" or greater.
NOTE 6 - Sunshes:
Includes: black and white crappies, bluegill, green
and hybrid sunsh, longear, pumpkinseed, redear,
rock bass and warmouth.
NOTE 7 - Round Whitesh:
In Lake Superior the daily possession limit shall
include up to an additional ten (10) round whitesh.
NOTE 8 - Other Species:
Those species not listed above and not considered
trout or salmon or threatened and endangered
species which are protected from harvest.