Michigan DNR Western Lake Superior Management Unit Fishing Hotspots

Michigan DNR Western Lake Superior Management Unit
Fishing Hotspots
Refer to Michigan Fishing Guide for Complete Rules for Each Water
T
R
S
Size
(acres)
Ramp
Species
49N
48N
48N
33W
31W
31W
18
26
21
17
U
462
4
U
2
Big Lake
Craig Lake
49N
49N
34W
31W
28
28
138
320
2
4
Crooked Lake
49N
31W
35
180
5
Curwood Lake
Huron Bay
50N
51N
30W
31W
29
8
70
8,000
5
2
Keewaydin Lake
Keweenaw Bay
49N
31W
31
127
57,800
1
1
King Lake
Lake Alice
Ned Lake
Parent Lake
Prickett Dam
48N
50N
47N
48N
50N
33W
30W
32W
33W
35W
26
29
17
9
21
498
45
830
170
826
1
4
5
2
2
Roland Lake
Ruth Lake
Vermilac Lake
51N
48N
48N
31W
31W
34W
13
18
24
40
192
622
3
2
2
BKT
BLG, LMB
NOP, SMB, WAE,
YEP
LMB, BLG
BCR, MUS, NOP,
WAE, SMB
LMB, NOP, SMB,
YEP
SMB
NOP, SMB, WAE,
LWF, YEP
SMB
CHS, COS, LAH,
LWF,LAT, STT,
BCR, LMB, NOP
SPL
SMB, YEP
WAE, YEP
BCR, BLG, WAE
NOP, LMB
BKT
BCR, WAE, NOP
WAE, NOP
50N
50N
50N
52N
35W
33W
30W
31W
35
16
6
26
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-----
BKT
BKT, BNT,STT
BKT
BKT, COS, STT
Ravine River
Silver River
51N
50N
31W
32W
3
6
---
---
BKT, STT
BKT
Slate River
Sturgeon River
51N
51N
31W
31W
8
28
---
-4
BKT
BNT, SMB
Lake/Stream
Comments
Baraga County
Lakes
Alberta Pond
Bass Lake
Beaufort Lake
Rivers
Clear Creek
Falls River
W. Br. Huron River
Huron River
1
8 inch minimum size
No motors; catch/release;
Wae 2 @ 15” and larger
No motors; special regs;
Also salmon
Special regs, catch/release.
BNT, SPL,
Type D
Difficult access
Poor for walleye
Lots of submerged stumps
Type B, open all year
Shallow lake; no size limit on
NOP with only 1 of 25 inches
or larger
Type 1
Type 3, US-41 to Lk Superior
Ravine River Rd.
RA regs. Big Eric’s Bridge;
Type 4
RA regs. Sicotte Rd; Type 4
RA regs. Silver Falls Rd; Type
4
RA regs. Skanee Rd; Type 4
US-41 to Prickett Dam Type-2;
Dam to Lk Superior Type-3;
Dam to Clear Creek closed
April 1 – June 30.
Gogebic County
Lakes
Bass Lake
Beatons Lake
Big Lake
45N
45N
44N
39W
40W
41W
15
6
16
187
323
132
3
1
1
Big African Lake
Bluebell Lake
Bobcat Lake
Castle Lake
Chaney Lake
Cisco Lake
45N
45N
46N
45N
45N
45N
41W
43W
43W
38W
45W
41W
35
20
27
8
15
33
86
U
76
28
520
506
5
U
3
U
2
1
Clark Lake
Cornelia Lake
Crooked Lake
Cyrus Lake
Deer Island Lake
Dinner Lake
Duck Lake
44N
45N
45N
44N
44N
44N
44N
40W
42W
40W
43W
40W
39W
39W
5
25
34
35
23
23
20
820
14
566
22
281
110
616
3
4
1
4
5
2
1
East Bay Lake
44N
41W
15
277
5
Finger Lake
Fishhawk Lake
43N
44N
38W
41W
13
15
58
77
U
5
Gaylord Lake
Henry Lake
Holly Lake
Imp Lake
Indian Lake
45N
45N
45N
44N
44N
43W
44W
42W
38W
41W
21
3
30
16
13
74
50
U
111
129
U
2
U
1
5
Langford Lake
Lindsley Lake
45N
44N
42W
41W
25
9
470
156
2
5
Little Beatons Lake
46N
41W
36
75
4
Little Duck Lake
Marion Lake
McDonald Lake
Mishike Lake
Moon Lake
Morley Lake
44N
45N
46N
45N
44N
44N
39W
38W
46W
44W
39W
41W
7
29
14
12
33
16
42
318
387
13
93
59
3
1
3
U
1
5
Plymouth Lake
45N
44W
12
28
5
Pomeroy Lake
45N
42W
21
303
2
Poor Lake
44N
41W
14
106
5
2
BCR, BLG, NOP
RBT, SMB, SPL,
NOP, SMB, WAE,
YEP
BCR
BCR, NOP
BCR, BLG
BKT
BCR, YEP
BCR, BLG, LMB,
NOP, WAE, YEP
LAT, SMB
BKT
BLG, LMB
BLG
SMB
BLG
BCR, BLG, NOP,
SMB, WAE, YEP
BCR, BLG, WAE,
YEP
LMB, YEP
BCR, MUS, WAE,
YEP
BCR, BLG, LMB
BLG
BLG, LMB, NOP
SPL
BCR, BLG, MUS,
YEP
BCR, BLG,
BCR, BLG, MUS,
NOP, WAE, YEP
BLG
RBT
BLG, WAE,LMB
BCR, BLG
Minnows
SPL
MUS, NOP, WAE,
YEP
SMB, YEP
BLG, LMB,WAE,
MUS, NOP
BCR, BLG, YEP
Eurasian milfoil
Type B
Cisco chain; boundary water
Cisco chain
Type A
lots of small bullhead
Cisco chain
Sylvania tract; special regs.
Type A, walk-in/carry-in
Special regs, no motors
Sylvania tract; special regs.
Eurasian milfoil
Cisco chain; launch at Big Lake
Type B (no trout present)
Cisco chain; launch at 1000 Isl.
Lake
Type B
Cisco chain; launch at 1000 Isl.
Lake
Eurasian milfoil
Cisco chain; launch at 1000 Isl.
Lake or Cisco Lake
FR 5167 (4WD) or portage
from Beatons Lake
Type B; designated trout lake
Launch at campground
Type A, no trout present
Type B
Cisco chain; launch at 1000 Isl.
Lake
Type A; walk in off FR 8120,
No trout present
launch at 1000 Island Lake
Presque Isle Flowage
Record Lake
46N
45N
43W
41W
32
35
875
68
2
5
Redboat Lake
Scout Lake
Summitt Lake
Sunday Lake
46N
44N
45N
47N
44W
39W
43W
45W
35
25
36
8
28
25
21
212
2
U
4
1
Tamarack Lake
Taylor Lake
Thousand Isl. Lake
44N
45N
44N
37W
38W
41W
6
34
11
325
110
1078
2
3
1
45N
44N
44N
44W
41W
40W
3
15
2
17
191
68
2
5
U
BCR, YEP, MUS
BCR, BLG, NOP,
WAE
BKT
BLG, WAE
BLG, LMB
BCR, BLG WAE,
YEP
BLG, WAE, YEP
BLG, LMB
BCR, BLG, LMB,
MUS, NOP, WAE
BLG
WAE, YEP
BLG, LMB
50N
45W
1
--
--
BKT, COS, RBT
Black River
49N
46W
10
--
1
BKT, BNT, CHS,
STT
Cisco Br. Ont. River
Duck Creek
Little Carp River
Maple Creek
Ohman Creek
Mid. Br. Ont. River
46N
44N
50N
49N
49N
45N
41W
39W
45W
46W
48W
39W
32
16
13
18
32
19
-------
----1
--
BKT
BKT
BKT, COS
STT
BNT
BKT, BNT
Powder Mill Creek
Presque Isle River
47N
50N
46W
45W
29
30
---
---
BKT
RBT
Welch Creek
47N
47W
10
--
--
BKT
Lakes
Boston Pond
Clear Lake
Echo Lake
Estes Lake
Grand Traverse Bay
55N
51N
49N
48N
55N
33W
36W
36W
36W
31W
8
4
30
13
4
140
24
45
23
--
2
2
U
4
1
Lake Emily
Lks Roland- Gerald
52N
52N
36W
36W
34
13
54
260
3
5
Lake On Three
Lake Thirteen
Otter Lake
47N
47N
52N
36W
36W
34W
34
13
11
25
75
935
U
U
1
YEP, NOP
BKT
BLG, SMB
BLG
CHS, COS, LAT,
LWF, LHR
BLG, RBT
BLG, RBT, LMB
LAT
RBT
BLG, YEP
BCR, NOP, SMB,
WAE
Thrush Lake
West Bay Lake
West Bear Lake
Rivers
Big Carp River
Cisco chain; launch at 1000 Isl.
Lake
Type D
Cisco chain
Cisco chain; launch at Big Lake
Sylvania tract; special regs.
Type 3; walk-in access; Porkies
Park
Upstream of US-2 Type-1,
From US-2 to Rainbow Falls
Type-2, below Rainbow Falls
Type-3.
Access is tough
Type 6 below RR bridge
special regs; Porkies Park
Type 3 from Bridge to Lk Sup.
Down from CR 505 Type 3
Type 2 above Agate Falls, Type
3 below Agate Falls
Fish from Harding Rd to US-2
Above Manabezho Falls Type2, below falls Type-3.
Spring Lane access
Houghton County
3
Good place for shore fishing
Type D
Two-story lake, Type B
Twin Lakes State Park; Type B;
launch at Lake Roland
Type B
Penegor Lake
Pequet Lake
Perrault Lake
Pike Lake
49N
48N
54N
51N
36W
35W
35W
36W
30
28
34
11
10
U
39
80
U
U
4
3
BKT
Type A
BLG
BKT
Type D
BLG, WAE, LMB,
YEP
BCR, NOP, SMB,
WAE, YEP
NOP, WAE
no size limit on NOP with only
1 of 25 inches or larger
BCR, BLG
NOP, SMB, WAE Fish consumption advisory
Portage Lake
55N
34W
36
10,970
1
Rice Lake
55N
31W
18
680
2
Sandy Lake
Torch Lake
Rivers
Big Traverse River
Elm River
Graveraet River
Jumbo River
Little Elm River
Onion Creek
N. Br. Otter River
51N
55N
36W
32W
3
6
101
2,659
3
1
56N
53N
45N
47N
53N
48N
53N
31W
36W
36W
37W
36W
37W
34W
33
3
2
22
6
7
16
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--------
STT
BKT, STT
STT
BKT, STT
STT
BKT
BKT
W. Br. Otter River
E. Br. Ont. River
Pilgrim River
51N
47N
54N
35W
36W
34W
19
22
27
----
----
BKT, COS
BKT, COS, STT
BKT
Salmon Trout River
Trap Rock River
55N
56N
35W
32W
20
29
---
---
STT
BKT, STT
46N
46N
46N
35W
37W
35W
30
29
22
64
9
994
3
3
3
46N
37W
124
3
NOP, YEP, BLG
BKT
YEP, BLG, NOP,
WAE
BLG, LMB, NOP
59N
57N
57N
58N
28W
29W
30W
29W
31
7
5
32
-332
1,438
1,146
1
U
1
1
Lake Fanny Hooe
59N
28W
33
231
1
Lake Medora
Lost Lake
Manganese Pond
No Name Pond
Schlatter Lake
58N
58N
58N
57N
58N
29W
28W
28W
31W
27W
10
14
5
8
16
695
6
57
4
280
1
5
4
5
5
Type 3
Type 4
Type 4 below Deer Creek
Type 1
Type 4
Type 1
Downstream from Valley Rd;
mainstem = Type 3
Pike Lake Road
Type 3 below M-28
RA regs. Few STT and COS;
Type 4 downstream of Hwy 41
Type 3 below Redridge Dam
Type 4 below Cemetery Rd
Iron County
Lakes
Hannah (Webb) Lake
Killdeer Lake
Perch Lake
Tepee Lake
13
Type A, no trout present
Type A
Keweenaw County
Lakes
Copper Harbor
Deer Lake
Gratiot Lake
Lac La Belle
4
SPL
NOP, YEP
NOP, SMB, WAE
NOP, SMB, BCR
WAE
SMB, SPL, LAT,
WAE
SMB, WAE
BKT
YEP, BLG
BKT
NOP, YEP
All trout 8 inch minimum size
limit
Type D
no trout present
Type A
Most pike are small, no size
limit w/ only 1 of 25” or larger
Rivers
Fanny Hooe River
Gratiot River
59N
57N
28W
32W
33
19
---
---
SMB, SPL, WAE
BKT, COS, STT
56N
30W
7
--
--
BKT
Lakes
Angeline Lake
Arfelin Lake
Cedar Lake
Deer Lake Basin
Lake Independence
Lake Michigamme
47N
49N
47N
48N
51N
48N
27W
30W
27W
27W
27W
30W
10
21
11
27
14
27
96
66
U
950
2,000
4,260
U
2
U
U
U
1
All trout 8 inch min size limit
Type B
Type B, no trout present
catch/release, special regs.
N. Pauls Lake
S. Pauls Lake
Presque Isle Harbor
50N
50N
48N
28W
28W
25W
30
31
11
5
8
--
5
5
1
Rock Lake
N. Rockingchair Lk
S. Rockingchair Lk
Sporley Lake
Squaw Lake
47N
49N
49N
46N
45N
27W
28W
28W
24W
30W
5
10
10
31
16
28
8
5
68
247
U
5
5
2
1
All species trout
SPL
BLG
WAE
WAE, YEP, NOP
YEP, NOP, MUS,
SMB, WAE
BKT
BKT
CHS, COS, LAT,
LWF, SPL
NOP
BKT
BKT
BNT, SPL, SMB
BLG, LMB, NOP,
RBT
Rivers
Big Garlic River
Carp River
49N
47N
27W
25W
12
5
---
---
BKT, STT
BKT, CHS, STT
Chocolay River
47N
24W
9
--
--
COS, STT
Dead River
48N
25W
10
--
--
BNT, CHS
Little Huron River
Iron River
52N
51N
29W
27W
20
13
---
---
BKT
BKT, STT, WAE
RA regs. Type 4 below forks
Good BKT above Carp R.
Impoundment, Type-2 from
Deer Lk to Morgan Cr, then
Type 3 down to Lk Superior
Below Big Creek to Lk
Superior Type 3
Type 1 from Hoist to
Forestville Basin
RA regs.
RA regs.
Salmon Trout River
51N
28W
13
--
--
BKT, COS, STT
Yellow Dog River
50N
27W
17
--
--
BKT, BNT, RBT
Lakes
Bond Falls Flowage
46N
38W
7
2,127
1
Calderwood Pond
Courtney Lake
Lake Gogebic
46N
50N
48N
38W
37W
42W
10
4
4
13
34
14,781
5
3
1
Tobacco River
Type 4
Type 1 down to Bridge, then
Type 4 to Lk Superior
Type 4 below Black Creek
Marquette County
Type D, walk-in only
Type D, walk-in only
Private, no access
Type D
Type D
Type B
Type B
Coaster stream; special regs.
Access @ Triple A, Huron Mtn
Club, or Northwestern Rd
AAA – Road or Cty 510
Ontonagon County
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BCR, NOP, SMB,
WAE
Minnows
BKT
Type B
SMB, WAE, NOP, Special regs
BLC, YEP
Lake of the Clouds
Mirror Lake
Paulding Pond
Six Mile Lake
Sudden Lake
Trout Creek Pond
Victoria Pond
51N
50N
46N
50N
50N
47N
50N
43W
44W
39W
37W
37W
38W
39W
22
2
15
4
11
14
31
133
83
20
72
35
4
282
5
5
4
5
3
5
1
SMB
SPL
Minnows
BLG, NOP, YEP
YEP
BKT
BCR, NOP, WAE,
YEP
Rivers
Big Iron River
Firesteel River
49N
51N
43W
37W
2
20
---
2
--
CHS, STT
BNT, STT
Misery River
53N
37W
15
--
2
STT
Mid. Br. Ont. River
47N
38W
8
--
--
BKT, BNT
W. Br. Ont. River
50N
44W
36
--
--
STT
Ontonagon River
52N
40W
25
--
1
STT, BNT
E. Sleeping River
53N
38W
25
--
--
STT
Two Mile Creek
46N
40W
9
--
--
BKT
Special regs.; Porkies Park
Type B; Porkies Park
No trout present
Type C
Type 3 below Koshak Bridge
Type 3 below M-26 (includes
East and West branches)
Type 3 below bridge/lamprey
barrier in section 15
Type 2 above Agate Falls, type
3 below Agate Falls
Below Victoria Dam; special
regs.
Type 3 entire mainstem to
Agate Falls, only 1 walleye >
25 inches
Type 3 below RR bridge in
section 25
Type 1
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Key
Ramp Codes: 1 = Hard-surfaced ramp with sufficient depth to accommodate most boats
2 = Hard-surfaced ramp with limited depth
3 = Gravel ramp
4 = Carry-in launch for small boats
5 = None
U = Unknown
RA: Research Area Special Regulations, see pages 8 and 9
Species Abbreviations:
BCR = Black Crappie
BKT = Brook Trout
BLG = Bluegill
BNT = Brown Trout
CHS = Chinook Salmon
COS = Coho Salmon
LAH = Lake Herring
LAT = Lake Trout
LMB = Largemouth Bass
LWF = Lake Whitefish
MUS = Muskellunge
NOP = Northern Pike
RBT = Rainbow Trout
SMB = Smallmouth Bass
SPL = Splake
STT = Steelhead
WAE = Walleye
YEP = Yellow Perch
For questions please contact the DNR, Baraga Customer Service Center, 427 US 41 North, Baraga, Michigan
49908, or phone 906-353-6651
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Lake and Stream Sportfishing Regulations
Refer to Michigan Fishing Guide for Complete Rules for Each Water
Trout Lake Types
Trout Stream Types
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Lake-Run Brook Trout Stream Regulations
Attention Anglers
The sport fishery in this portion of river is managed for quality trout through a 20 inch minimum size
limit and 1-fish daily possession limit for brook trout, splake, and lake trout.
The harvest season for these species from the last Saturday in April to September 30.
The lower portions of rivers that connect to Lake Superior in portions of the Baraga, Houghton, and Marquette Counties offer good
habitat for brook trout that periodically migrate into these streams from Lake Superior. Current distributions of lake-run brook trout in
Michigan and elsewhere suggest that having protective stream and Lake Superior sport fishing regulations may lead to re-emergence
of spawning runs of Lake Superior brook trout. The brook trout size limit and possession limits here will match those of adjacent Lake
Superior waters.
These regulations are being evaluated as part of a federally-funded study that is scheduled to run for at least 10 years (2025). Streams
will be sampled via electrofishing on a 3-year rotation in fall to assess relative changes over time in brook trout abundance, size, and
age structure. An angler diary program is also part of the evaluation and interested anglers should contact the DNR. Evaluation of
findings will be contained in annual progress reports for the Sport Fish Restoration study, and a final report will be produced at the end
of the study. Your support of these regulations will help migratory brook trout populations.
Rivers with these regulations and the upstream boundary where
they occur on each river are shown below.








Pilgrim River to Paradise Road
Silver River to Silver River Falls
Slate River to Slate River Falls
Ravine River to Sicotte Road
Big Huron River to Big Eric’s Bridge
Little Huron River to unnamed road at T52N, R29W, S20
Iron River to Lake Independence Dam
Big Garlic River and tributaries to County Road 550
These regulations also apply to the Portage/Torch Lake system
(including the Portage River, Portage Canal, North Entry and South
Entry, Houghton County).
You may contact the following with any questions or comments;
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division
Baraga Operations Service Center
427 US-41 North
Baraga, Michigan 49908
Phone: (906) 353-6651 ext. 119
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Lake-Run Brook Trout Stream Regulations
F0-200 Adfluvial Research Area Streams
Research River

Pilgrim River

Silver River

Slate River

Ravine River

Big Huron River

Little Huron River
Upstream Point
Downstream Point
T.54N., R.33W., Sec.5
(Paradise Road)
T.51N., R.32W., Sec.26
(Silver River Falls)
T.51N., R.31W., Sec.9
(Slate River Falls, ½ mile)
(upstream from Skanee Rd)
T.51N., R.31W., Sec.2
(Sicotte Road)
T.52N., R.30W., Sec.35
(Big Eric’s Bridge)
T.52N., R.29W., Sec.20
unnamed bridge crossing
located at the southern
River Miles
T54N, R33W, Sec 7
(mouth at Portage Lake)
T.51N., R.31W., Sec 18
(mouth at Huron Bay)
T.51N., R.31W., Sec 8
(mouth at Huron Bay)
3
T.51N., R.31W., Sec 4
(mouth at Huron Bay)
T.52N., R.29W., Sec 18
(mouth at Lake Superior)
T.52N., R.29W., Sec 17
(mouth at Lake Superior)
3
T.51N., R.26W., Sec 18
(mouth at Lake Superior)
T.50N.,R.26W., Sec 21
(mouth at Lake Superior)
2
5
1
6
8
border of Sec. 20

Iron River
T.51N., R.27W., Sec.13
(Lake Independence dam)
 Big Garlic River
T.50N., R.26W., Sec.33
and tribs downstream
(CR-550)
of Co. Rd. 550
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Michigan DNR Fisheries Division Website
There are numerous links on Fisheries Division’s website that will help you with your
fishing experience. Many of these links are very handy with smartphone technology.
Updated 2016
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