Lake Michigan: St. Joseph Pier is a fishing water in Berrien County, Michigan (Southern Lake Michigan management unit).
| Species | Population | Best technique |
|---|---|---|
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Salmo trutta
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Streamers, large spoons, nightcrawlers, spawn sacs ÔÇö fish near stream mouths and tributaries in fall | |
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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer | |
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Oncorhynchus kisutch
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Spoons, spinners, egg sacs during fall river runs ÔÇö also trolling with flashers in the Great Lakes | |
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Salvelinus namaycush
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Jigging spoons deep, vertical jigging | |
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Coregonus clupeaformis
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Jigging small spoons, Swedish Pimples, or jigging Rapalas in deep water; small bait flies and nymphs; ice fishing with tiny tube jigs tipped with wax worm near bottom | |
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams | |
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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 |