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Michigan Fishing Records including the Great Lakes
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Species |
Weight |
Location |
Fisherman |
Date |
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American Eel |
7lbs 7.04oz |
Saint Clair Lake |
Chad Markham |
1990 |
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Atlantic Salmon |
32lbs 9.92oz |
Lake Michigan |
Elaine Bender |
1981 |
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Black Buffalo |
33lbs |
Grand River |
Bradley Nietering |
2004 |
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Black Bullhead |
3lbs 7.04oz |
Magician Lake |
Louie Keller |
1999 |
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Black Crappie |
4lbs 1.92oz |
Lincoln Lake |
Frank Lee |
1947 |
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Bluegill Sunfish |
2lbs 12oz |
Vaughn Lake |
Gary Saylor |
1983 |
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Bowfin |
14lbs 0oz |
Little Crooked Lake |
Michael Miller |
1981 |
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Brook Trout |
9lbs 8oz |
Clear Lake |
Dennis Nevins |
1996 |
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Brown Bullhead |
3lbs 9.92oz |
Coldbrook Lake |
Michael Kent |
1989 |
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Brown Trout |
34lbs 9.92oz |
Lake Michigan |
Larry E. Curtis |
2000 |
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Burbot |
18lbs 4oz |
Saint Marys River |
Thomas
Courtemanche |
1980 |
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Carp |
61lbs 8oz |
Big Wolf Lake |
Dale France |
1974 |
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Carpsucker |
8lbs 0oz |
Stony Lake |
Kevin V. Zoulek |
2000 |
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Channel Catfish |
40lbs 0oz |
Houghton Lake |
Richard French |
1964 |
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Channel Catfish |
40lbs 0oz |
Houghton Lake |
Dick Latarski |
1960 |
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Chinook Salmon |
46lbs 0.96oz |
Grand River |
Ray Essex |
1978 |
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Coho Salmon |
30lbs 8.96oz |
Platte River |
Paul Lewandowski |
1976 |
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Flathead Catfish |
47lbs 8oz |
Maple River |
Elmer Rayner |
1943 |
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Freshwater Drum |
26lbs 0oz |
Muskegon Lake |
James Black |
1973 |
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Gizzard Shad |
4lbs 1.92oz |
Saint Clair Lake |
Gary Bielecki |
1996 |
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Green Sunfish |
1lbs 8.48oz |
Kirkwood Lake |
Julius R. Drotos |
1990 |
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Hogsucker |
2lbs 8.64oz |
Saint Joseph River |
Allen Shembarger |
1994 |
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Hybrid Bass |
10lbs 12oz |
Kalamazoo River |
Jeff Van Broklin |
1996 |
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Hybrid Sunfish |
1lbs 7.04oz |
Arbutus Lake |
James Manville |
1988 |
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Hybrid Sunfish |
1lbs 7.04oz |
Doans Lake |
Lloyd T. Jarman Jr. |
1991 |
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Kokanee Salmon |
1lbs 15.04oz |
Clinton River |
John Reiland |
1978 |
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Lake Herring |
5lbs 6.4oz |
Lake Michigan E. Grand
Traverse Bay |
Robert E. Rogers |
1992 |
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Lake Sturgeon |
193lbs 0oz |
Mullett Lake |
Joe Maka Jr. |
1974 |
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Lake Trout |
61lbs 8oz |
Lake Superior |
Lucas Lanczy |
1997 |
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Lake Whitefish |
14lbs 4.48oz |
Lake Superior |
Robert Majurin Jr. |
1993 |
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Largemouth Bass |
11lbs 15.04oz |
Big Pine Island Lake |
William Maloney |
1934 |
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Largemouth Bass |
11lbs 15.04oz |
Bamfield Dam |
Jack Rorex |
1959 |
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Longnose Gar |
18lbs 0oz |
Williamsville Lake |
Dennis Promo |
1995 |
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Longnose Sucker |
6lbs 14.08oz |
Saint Joseph River |
David Rose |
1986 |
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Menominee (Round)
Whitefish |
4lbs 0.96oz |
Lake Michigan |
Kenneth E. Bilski |
1992 |
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Mooneye |
1lbs 11.04oz |
Saint Clair Lake |
Robert J. Commire |
1995 |
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Muskellunge |
48lbs 0oz |
Skegemog Lake |
Charles Edgecomb |
1984 |
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Northern Muskellunge |
49lbs 12oz |
Thornapple Lake |
John Geml |
2000 |
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Northern Pike |
39lbs 0oz |
Dodge Lake |
Larry Clough |
1961 |
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Pink Salmon |
8lbs 8.96oz |
Carp River |
Ron Karasek |
1987 |
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Pumpkinseed Sunfish |
1lbs |
Baw Beese Lake |
Robert Houser |
2004 |
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Rainbow Trout |
26lbs 8oz |
Lake Michigan |
Mark Johnson |
1975 |
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Redear Sunfish |
1lbs |
Thompson Lake |
Richard Albert |
2002 |
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Redhorse |
12lbs 14.24oz |
Muskegon River |
Mike Polega |
1991 |
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Rock Bass |
3lbs 9.92oz |
Holoway Reservoir |
Edward Arnold |
1965 |
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Sauger |
6lbs 8.96oz |
Torch Lake |
Gary Frederick |
1976 |
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Smallmouth Bass |
9lbs 4oz |
Long Lake |
W.F. Shoemaker |
1906 |
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Splake |
17lbs |
Lake Michigan |
John Brockway |
2004 |
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Tiger Muskellunge |
51lbs 0oz |
Lac Vieux Desert |
John Knobla |
1919 |
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Tiger Trout |
9lbs 4oz |
N. Branch Manistee
River |
Francis Putnam |
1975 |
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Walleye |
17lbs 3.04oz |
Pine River |
Ray Fadely |
1951 |
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Warmouth |
1lbs 6.08oz |
Great Bear Lake |
Michael Berg |
0 |
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White Bass |
6lbs 11.84oz |
Huron Lake |
David Kraushaar |
1989 |
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White Crappie |
3lbs 6.24oz |
Stony Creek Metro Park |
Terrance Poirier |
2000 |
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White Perch |
1lbs |
Lake Huron |
Kyle Ryan |
2002 |
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White Sucker |
7lbs 3.04oz |
Au Sable River |
Matt Frampton |
1982 |
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Yellow Bullhead |
3lbs 6oz |
Lake Sixteen |
Gary Charles Fox |
2003 |
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Yellow Perch |
3lbs 12oz |
Independence Lake |
George Slutter |
1947 |
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Michigan Angler Rights
On Public Streams
On fenced or posted property or farm property, a fisherman wading or
floating a navigable public stream may, without written or oral consent,
enter upon property within the clearly defined banks of the stream or,
without damaging farm products, walk a route as closely proximate to the
clearly defined bank as possible when necessary to avoid a natural or
artificial hazard or obstruction, including, but not limited to, a dam, deep
hole, or a fence or other exercise of ownership by the riparian owner.
Lawful Fishing Methods
Bait: See
updated VHS information.
Any fish (except lampreys, live carp, and goldfish) and frogs may be used as
bait when legally taken and possessed. Wigglers (mayfly nymphs) and other
aquatic nymphs and larvae also may be used for bait, but may not be taken
from any trout stream except for personal use on the same stream. Crayfish
may be taken for bait for personal use. See special exceptions on
Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Waters.
Bow Fishing: Bows may be used on certain waters for certain species. See
Table 6.
Dip Nets: Dip nets may be used for bowfin, carp, gar, smelt, and suckers
in non-trout streams. A permit is required from a DNR office if equipment is
to be left overnight. See
Table 5, Netting.
Drop-shotting: Having a weight suspended below a hook that is tied
directly to the main fishing line. This gear may be used on inland lakes,
Great Lakes, and Great Lakes connecting waters only. This gear may not be
used on rivers, streams, or drowned river mouths ( see
Note 3, for listing).
Gaffs: Gaffs may be used to help land lawfully hooked fish on all waters
except on a trout stream.
Gear Restrictions: On all streams (including tributaries to the Great
Lakes) from August 1 through May 31, it shall be unlawful to use
multi-pointed hooks exceeding 3/8 inch between point and shank and/or
single-pointed hooks exceeding 1/2 inch between point and shank. Also on all
streams during this period it shall be unlawful to use lures exceeding one
ounce. The Detroit R., St. Clair R. and St. Marys R. are exempt from these
restrictions.
Hand Nets: Hand nets may be used to help land lawfully hooked fish.
During April, May, and June, hand nets larger than 5 1/2 feet in
circumference or having a handle exceeding 14 inches in length may not be
used or possessed on designated trout streams except as provided in
Table 5. Hand nets may
also be used to take bowfin, carp, gar, smelt, and suckers. See
Table 5, General Netting
Regulations.
Hook and Line Fishing: Fish so taken must be hooked in the mouth. Fish
not hooked in the mouth must be returned to the water immediately. No more
than three lines per person (including tip-ups) nor more than six
hooks or lures may be used. All hooks attached to an artificial bait or
"night crawler harness" are counted as one hook. Hooks must be baited or
attached to an artificial bait. You may use any number of hooks on one line
for taking smelt in recognized smelt waters. Tip-ups and similar devices
used for ice fishing must show the angler's name and address. All lines must
be under immediate control. Hook size regulations exist on certain streams
(see
Exceptions to General Regulations by County).
Hoop Nets: May be used for burbot only on certain waters Dec. 15 - last
day of February. Permit needed from a DNR office (see
Table 5).
Minnows For Personal Use: See
updated VHS information.
Minnows for personal use only may be taken with hook and line, seines, dip
nets, and traps with a valid fishing license. In trout streams minnows may
only be taken during the open season for trout by hook and line or minnow
traps. Minnows may not be taken from Big Glen L., Hatlem Cr. (Leelanau Co.),
Portage L., Torch L., the North and South Portage Canal (Houghton Co.), in
that portion of L. Superior west of Big Bay Point or any of their
tributaries for 1/2 mile above their mouths. Gear restrictions are as
follows: Seines must not be over 12 feet by 4 feet; hand nets not over 8
feet square and without sides or walls; and minnow traps not over 24 inches
long. Minnow traps must bear user's name and address. Cast nets (not
exceeding 8 feet in diameter without walls or sides) may be used to take
minnows, alewife, smelt, and shad in the Great Lakes, L. St. Clair, and the
Detroit R., St. Clair R., and St. Marys R.
Spearing: Hand, rubber, or spring-propelled spears may be used for
certain species. See
Table 6.
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