Lake Huron

Overview

Lake Huron is shared by Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, so all of its U.S. water is in Michigan. Saginaw Bay is the main walleye and yellow perch water, and Michigan DNR's port guide lists those two species for much of the year at Lower Saginaw Bay, Sebewaing, Quanicassee, Au Gres and Caseville. Ports from the Thumb north to Harbor Beach, Port Austin, Alpena, Rogers City, Cheboygan and De Tour offer lake trout, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, coho, pink salmon and steelhead, mostly from spring through fall. Smallmouth bass are listed at many ports, and the Les Cheneaux Islands and Drummond Island add northern pike, yellow perch, smallmouth bass and walleye. The Saginaw and Tittabawassee rivers also draw walleye.

Regulations

Michigan sets the rules for U.S. waters, including special walleye rules for Saginaw Bay. Canadian waters are managed by Ontario and need an Ontario fishing license, and New York DEC notes that anglers fishing in Canadian waters must also report to the Canada Border Services Agency. Check the current Michigan regulations before you fish.

Stocking history

Likely species (watershed)

Channel Darter, Muskellunge, Silver Lamprey

Likely species come from USGS Aquatic GAP ranges for the whole watershed (HUC8). They show what may be here, not a count of this water.

Waters near Alpena, MI

• Thunder Bay River0.9 miles · MI
• Long Lake10 miles · MI
• Lake Esau17.4 miles · MI
• Hubbard Lake18.7 miles · MI
• Swan River26.8 miles · MI