Northern Michigan gem with excellent walleye, muskellunge, and perch. Less crowded than nearby Burt and Mullett Lakes.
| Species | Population | Best technique |
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
MDNR stocks heavily. Clear water makes fly fishing productive.
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Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams | |
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Lota lota
Deep water -- best through the ice at night
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Large tube jigs, jigging spoons, and smelt or sucker meat fished on bottom through the ice at night. Best action after dark near river mouths and rocky lake structure. Tip-ups with live smelt are also | |
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Salvelinus namaycush
Deep cold water supports lake trout year-round.
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Jigging spoons deep, vertical jigging | |
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Esox lucius
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Spoons, large swimbaits, sucker minnows under a bobber | |
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Ambloplites rupestris
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Small jigs, spinners, crayfish imitations | |
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Micropterus dolomieu
Rocky shorelines hold good smallmouth populations.
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Tubes, drop shot, jigs near rocky points | |
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Sander vitreus
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Jigs with minnows, crawler harnesses, trolling crankbaits | |
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Perca flavescens
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Small jigs tipped with minnow or waxworm, small spinners, ice fishing with teardrops and waxworms | |
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Acipenser fulvescens
Threatened — catch-and-release only. DNR monitoring program active.
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Catch-and-release only in most Michigan waters — check current regulations. Bottom fishing with nightcrawlers or spawn in legal areas only. | |
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Esox masquinongy
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Large bucktails, jerkbaits, topwater gliders, sucker minnows ÔÇö always finish with a figure-8 boatside |
* Records shown are from our database. For the most current data, visit the Michigan DNR directly.