2025 Michigan fishing guide: Rules, regulations that every angler should know

2025Michiganfishingguide:Rules,regulationsthateveryanglershouldknow2025Michiganfishingregulationsavailabletoview FILE—BrownTrout.The2023MichiganFishingGuideoutlinesrules,regulationsandseasonopenerdatesthateveryanglershouldknow.(DavidKenyon,2013StateofMichigan) Michigan’sannualfishingguideoutlinestherulesandregulationsthateveryanglershouldknow. Thisyear’sguidetakesnoteoffourmajorregulationchanges.Hereisanoverviewofthosechangesaspertheguideandwhichpagesoftheguidetofindthemon: InlandStreamRainbowTrout(Steelhead)Changes:SteelheadregulationsonseveralType3and4streamshavebeenslightlymodifiedfromlastyear.Somestreamsnolongerhavea20-inchminimumsizelimit(seepp.42-65). NewSingle-PointedHookRestrictionandSpearingProhibitionWaters:TheportsofGrandHaven,Muskegon,andWhitehall/Montaguearenowundersingle-pointedhookregulationsfromNov.1–Nov.30(seepp.30-31).Plus,onthesesamewaters,itshallbeunlawfultospearorpossessspearingge