Feb 3, 2025 · Nov. 1, 2024: Southern Lake Michigan Fishing Report. The 2024 open water creel season has ended for Southern Lake Michigan including Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha counties. Thank you to all those who participated in the survey this year. We look forward to seeing everyone again next spring!

Lake Michigan, or the big pond as many Wisconsinites know it, is the No. 1 most frequently visited water in Wisconsin, and it's easy to see why. Whether by boat or onshore, a fishing pole will bring you some of the state's best and most diverse fishing, not to mention picturesque views.

What is the current Chinook salmon natural reproduction level in Lake Michigan? The USFWS has been estimating wild produced chinook salmon smolts in Lake Michigan since 2006 by utilizing the mass marking program to mark stocked fish. On average, 50-66% of the age-1 chinook salmon in Lake Michigan are wild produced.

Mid lake reef complex: Continuous except there is no open season for lake trout. Green Bay, major Green Bay tributaries, all other waters of Lake Michigan, Lake Michigan tributaries: Continuous. All other tributary streams, rivers and ditches to Green Bay upstream to the first dam or lake: First Saturday in May to March 1.

A copy of the Fishing regulations. *Note: From September 15 to the first Saturday of the following May, there is no hook and line fishing from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in the tributaries. Fishing licenses can be purchased online or at DNR service centers or at license agents. More Resources. Lake Michigan ...

(Brown trout, salmon, largemouth bass) Shore access. Extensive shore fishing throughout all of Lake Shore State Park. Take I-794 east to lakefront. 2. McKinley Marina, Milwaukee - 2.1 mi., 5 min. (Salmon, steelhead, brown trout) Pier and Ramp access. Eight public boat launching lanes to access Milwaukee Outer Harbor and Lake Michigan.

Aug 30, 2022 · Contact: Brad Eggold, DNR Great Lakes District Fisheries Supervisor, 414-303-0138 Detailed information: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is encouraging anglers, charter captains, businesses, conservation groups and other stakeholders to attend this meeting focused on Lake Michigan fisheries management activities related to salmon and trout.

salmon fishing is famous the world over. The initial source of coho salmon eggs used to stock the Great Lakes came from the States of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska in 1964 and 1965. Since 1969, the eggs have been obtained from mature Lake Michigan salmon. In the autumn,

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 101 S. Webster Street PO Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707-7921

The facility was built in 1992-93 to help the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources more effectively manage Lake Michigan's trout and salmon fishery. Each fall and spring, migrating chinook salmon, coho salmon, brown trout and rainbow trout (steelhead) enter the streams as part of their spawning ritual.