Roadmap to Fishing Lake Michigan: Meet your Match! Want to fish Lake Michigan, but aren’t sure when or where to go? This roadmap is a starting point to provide you with information on many fishing sites and times of the year when great opportunities exist. Please note this is not an exhaustive list.
Jan - Port April - May June - Aug Sept - Oct March Arcadia / Onekama brown trout, lake trout Chinook, lake Chinook Bays de Noc Manistique trout Bays de Noc (Little lake whitefish, sm bass, walleye, carp, sm bass, sm bass, walleye, & Big) walleye, yellow perch walleye yellow perch yellow perch Fairport Beaver Island Beaver Island lake trout carp, lake trout, Cedar River n pike, sm bass (June: catch-and- Menominee Harbor Springs release) Cedar River / drum, n pike, brown trout, drum, n pike, sm bass, walleye Petoskey Menominee walleye drum, n pike, walleye Charlevoix Charlevoix carp, cisco, lake Chinook, cisco, Chinook, coho, trout, suckers, coho, sm bass, lake trout, sm walleye steelhead bass, yellow perch Manitou Island Fairport Chinook, coho, steelhead Leland Frankfort brown trout, lake trout, steelhead Chinook, coho, Chinook, coho, Glen Arbor lake trout steelhead Grand Traverse Bay brown trout, brown trout, carp, Chinook, Chinook, cisco, cisco, lake cisco, lake cisco, coho, lake coho, lake trout, Platte Bay Grand Traverse Bay trout, yellow trout, sm bass, trout, sm bass, steelhead, perch steelhead steelhead yellow perch Frankfort Harbor Springs / brown trout, catfish, Chinook, brown trout, Petoskey carp, drum, coho, lake Chinook, coho, lake trout, rock, trout, northern lake trout, bass, sm bass, pike, sm bass, steelhead steelhead, steelhead Arcadia suckers Onekama Holland / Port brown trout, coho, lake trout, Chinook, drum, Chinook, drum, Sheldon steelhead (Mar - April) lake trout lake trout, steelhead Manistee Leland / Glen Arbor / brown trout, lake trout brown trout, Chinook, lake trout, Manitou Island salmon, steelhead Ludington brown trout, brown trout, brown trout, Chinook, coho, burbot, lake Chinook, coho, Chinook, coho, steelhead trout lake trout, lake trout, steelhead, steelhead Ludington yellow perch Manistee brown trout, brown trout, brown trout, Chinook, coho, burbot (Feb Chinook, coho, Chinook, coho, Menominee - Mar), lake lake trout, lake trout, (Nov), steelhead trout steelhead, steelhead Pentwater yellow perch
Manistique steelhead, Chinook, lake Chinook walleye trout, steelhead, walleye Whitehall Muskegon / Grand brown brown trout, Chinook, coho, lake trout, steelhead Haven trout, coho, Chinook, coho, lake trout, steelhead, Muskegon steelhead yellow perch New Buffalo brown brown trout, Chinook, coho, lake trout, steelhead trout, coho, lake trout, Grand Haven steelhead
Pentwater brown trout, brown trout, Chinook, coho, Chinook, coho, lake trout Chinook, coho, drum, lake lake trout, lake trout, trout, sm bass, steelhead steelhead, steelhead, walleye walleye, white perch Holland / Port Sheldon Platte Bay brown trout, lake trout, sm Chinook, coho, lake trout, bass steelhead Saugatuck steelhead Saugatuck / South brown brown trout, Chinook, drum, Chinook, coho, Haven trout, coho, Chinook, coho, lake trout, yellow drum, lake lake trout, drum, lake trout perch trout, steelhead, South Haven steelhead yellow perch St. Joseph brown brown trout, Chinook, coho, drum, steelhead, trout, coho, Chinook, coho, yellow perch lake trout, drum, lake trout, steelhead steelhead St. Joseph Whitehall brown trout, brown trout, Chinook, coho, brown trout, lake trout Chinook, coho, drum, lake Chinook, coho, lake trout, trout, sm bass, lake trout, steelhead, steelhead, steelhead walleye walleye, white New Buffalo perch
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, there is always an opportunity to “meet your fishing match” on Lake Michigan! March 2018 Is it your first time fishing Lake Michigan? Or perhaps you’re a seasoned pro who’s ready for more of a Roadmap to fishing challenge? Either way, you can use this map to help Explore Michigan’s world-class fisheries! you discover the next Lake Michigan port you might want to visit, what time of year you’ll want to go, and lake michigan what species you could target! Don’t forget to purchase your Michigan fishing license before heading out. Discover when to go & what to target while Michigan.gov/fishing This roadmap just scratches the surface of all the fishing Lake Michigan ports! fishing opportunities that are available on Lake Michigan. Enjoy your trip!