Lake Michigan

Overview

Area

5,785,743 ha (14,296,883 acres)

Mean depth

84.2 m (276 ft)

Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)

Fish

• Alewife Alosa pseudoharengusReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellusReported · 2022 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalisReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Brown trout Salmo truttaReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytschaReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutchReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Common carp Cyprinus carpioReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivarisReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianumReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Goldfish Carassius auratusReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordaxReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Round goby Neogobius melanostomusReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuaReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatusReported · 2025 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)
• White perch Morone americanaReported · 2024 · Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0)

Not listed doesn't mean no fish.

Rules

Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.

HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.

Official regulations: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Public access

• Marquette ParkBoat launch · National Park Service, Public Points of Interest
• Ogontz Boat LaunchBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Hunters Point Boat LaunchBoat launch · USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites
• Wilhala Beach Co. Pk.Boat launch · Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
• Pastrick MarinaBoat launch · Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
• Washington ParkBoat launch · Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
• Hammond MarinaBoat launch · Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife
• Stoney PointBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• NahmaBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Fayette Historic State ParkBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Garden BayBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• West ArmBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Petoskey MunicipalBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Boardman RiverBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Railroad DockBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Wilderness State ParkBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Portage MarshBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Lake Michigan RoadBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Clinch MemorialBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources
• Josephine D. Ford ParkBoat launch · Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.

Sources and licences

• U.S. Geological Survey, National Hydrography Dataset Plus High Resolution (NHDPlus HR); U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line® Shapefiles 2025: counties and states · Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
• Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
• Nonindigenous species occurrences: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database, via GBIF (CC0 1.0) · CC0 1.0 Universal (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, checked 2026-10-18): the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database is published through GBIF as "no copyright" — "The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law". GBIF dataset d6cc311c-c5ab-4f23-9a20-10514f9eb9c4, licence CC0_1_0; cite U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database.
• National Park Service, Public Points of Interest · Public domain (US Government work, 17 U.S.C. §105)
• USDA Forest Service, INFRA Recreation Sites · CC BY 4.0 (data.gov listing); US Government work
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife · No licence stated (US government data; owner approved 2026-10-17)
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources · No restrictions on the use, reproduction, or distribution (State of Michigan public record)
• Michigan DNR, Institute for Fisheries Research · Public record: no restrictions on use, reproduction or distribution (State of Michigan open data terms, provided as is)

The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.