
Michigan inland water route: A pleasing adventure for anglers and boaters
With so much water, one day is not enough to pursue the variety of species this area has to offer, much less the beauty of the trip itself.
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With so much water, one day is not enough to pursue the variety of species this area has to offer, much less the beauty of the trip itself.

A recent creel survey of fishermen on Grand Lake found that yellow perch comprised 85 percent of the total harvest and 88 percent of the released fish. Smallmouth bass came in a distant second, followed

Although there are a lot of undersized panfish in the lake, Au Sable does produce a few fish or trophy proportions. Since 2016, five Master Angler panfish have been caught in Au Sable Lake including

Picturesque sand dunes and a healthy, stocked walleye fishery combine to make Oceana County’s Silver Lake a promising fishing destination. But that’s not the only species anglers target in this 690-acre lake.

While Michigan’s best-known bass fisheries are among the tops in the country, its less-heralded waters are pretty darn good, too.

Biologists collected 1,268 fish representing 18 species in the 2017 survey.

Salmon size in 2019 heaviest since record-keeping began.

“The northern pike population historically has contained a few trophy specimens, which continue to attract anglers.”

Many limits will be taken, along with a sizeable number of sub-legal size fish
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