Pure Michigan Fishing Guide

NCHIGAN Fishing PURĘ With four Great Lakes, 11,000 inland lakes and tens of thousands of miles of rivers and streams, there's no end to the places to cast your line during your Pure Michigan fishing experience. Here are just a few reasons why Michigan is an angler's dream. See more at michigan.org/fishing. WORLD RECORD GREAT LAKES MUSKELLUNGE. MICHIGAN IS REPEATEDLY RANKED AS THE TOP FLY-FISHING DESTINATION IN THE COUNTRY. LAKE ST. CLAIR LAKE BELLAIRE IN ANTRIM COUNTY IN 2012 NAMED BEST BASS 58 POUNDS, 59 INCHES LAKE BY BASSMASTER "LISTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE MODERN DAY MAGAZINE IN 2013. MUSKELLUNGE WORLD RECORD PROGRAM 153 IN MICHIGAN THERE ARE 153 SPECIES OF FISH. MICHIGAN HAS THE MOST DIVERSE AND HIGHEST QUALITY FRESHWATER FISHERY IN THE UNITED STATES. SUPERIOR Lake Superior is known for lake trout and whitefish. IN MICHIGAN, YOU LIKELY COULD CATCH... HURON Walleye Lake Trout Lake Huron Whitefish is known for lake trout and walleye. LAKE ST. Steelhead Coho Salmon CLAIR is home to the highest catch rate on muskellunge in the world. Lake Michigan Bluegill Largemouth Bass Chinook Salmon is known for excellent chinook, coho LAKE ERIE is known for outstanding walleye, bass (largemouth and smallmouth) and yellow perch fishing. salmon and Smallmouth Bass steelhead. Yellow Perch Northern Pike ERIE Muskellunge - PURE NICHIGAN- VERY POPULAR IN MICHIGAN WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS COLD ice and winter fishing are extremely popular activities There are a variety species and locations to target, including: CHARTER FISHING Panfish Yellow perch Northern pike Muskellunge Steelhead Walleye THERE ARE MORE THAN 500 charter fishing businesses that primarily operate on the Great Lakes *... AND ..... 300 inland river guides • Saginaw Bay small, inland lakes · Bay de Noc • Lake St. Clair • Lake Cadillac • Upper Peninsula • Lake St. Clair • Manistee Pere Marquette • Muskegon River (not ice fishing) • Houghton Lake CATCH & COOK According to the 2013 AMERICAN SPORTE ASSOCIAT ON REPORT MICHIGAN ALSO OFFERS A CATCH & COOK PROGRAM, 1.4 MILLION Michigan residents AND 347,000 where anglers from local charter boats can bring their catch in to participating restaurants for preparation. non-residents fished in state waters in 2011. These anglers fished nearly 28 million days and contributed an overall annual value of sportfishing to Michigan's economy estimated at $4.4 billion. Visit micatchandcook.com for more information. facebook.com/puremichigan twitter.com/puremichigan google.com/+puremichigan pinterest.com/puremichigan Some photos oourtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. |CHIGAN