Michigan Fishing

Gone Fishin’. Two little words speak volumes about our passion for fresh air, biting fish and enjoying a few good laughs with our friends. Here four Great Lakes, 11,000 inland lakes and hundreds of rivers and streams inspire us to go fishing in Michigan. Because the salmon, brown trout, lake trout, perch, bass, steelhead and walleye will always lure us to Pure Michigan. Read about five favorite fly-fishing spots in Michigan.

Fishing near Isle Royale National Park

One thing about boating and fishing in Michigan, the surroundings are always beautiful and inspiring. Here is the amazing sunset near Isle Royale National Park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula off the shores of Lake Superior.

Photo courtesy of Marinel Miklja

Muskie Fishing in Lake St. Clair

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Lake St. Clair Michigan has some of the best Muskie fishing in the country. Because of a responsible catch and release program, Muskie are bountiful in these waters. Join Photojournalist and Michigan Adventure Travel expert Byron Goggin for a Pure Michigan Minute that shows you that great fishing that awaits you.

Big Kahuna Charters - Pure Michigan Minute

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Michigan's adventure travel expert, Byron Goggin, visits Traverse City for a Pure Michigan Minute. Grand Traverse Bay has some of the best fishing in all of the Great Lakes.

Fishing Sleeping Bear Dunes

Photo courtesy of Sleeping Bears Dune Visitors Bureau

Au Gres Fishing

This 11 pound walleye was taken by Mark Roberts fishing on Saginaw Bay out of Au Gres.

Photo courtesy of Trophy Specialist Fishing Charters, Chelsea

Fishing in the Grand River, Grand Rapids

With so many lakes and rivers flowing throughout Michigan, it is no wonder that fishing is a popular past-time. Here a fly-fisherman has waded into the Grand River, right in downtown Grand Rapids, to capture the elusive trout.

Photo courtesy of Grand Rapids/Kent Co CVB

Fishing the St. Mary’s River, Sault Ste. Marie

In Sault Ste. Marie they take fishing very seriously. The St. Mary’s River is home to four species of salmon and spectacular steelhead. Northern pike, walleye, and small-mouthed bass provide great opportunities for sport fishing in the many surrounding lakes and bays.

Photo courtesy of the Sault Ste. Marie CVB

Fishing in Holland, Michigan

Spend a day at the breakwaters of the Holland State Park angling for perch. Troll Lake Michigan for five species of sport fish aboard Holland charter boats with an experienced captain. Fish Michigan's inland lakes and rivers for pan fish, walleye or bass. Whatever your pleasure, enjoy some of the best sport fishing in the Midwest.

Photo courtesy of Holland Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

Brook Trout Fishing - Pure Michigan Minute

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Michigan's adventure travel expert Byron Goggin takes you to Munising in the Upper Peninsula for Brook Trout fishing. See what its like to fish at the base of Miners Falls--just one of over 90 waterfalls in the UP--and great for catching the state fish of Michigan. Pure Michigan minutes.

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