Northern Michigan anglers are encouraged to take part in upcoming public meetings on fishing regulations.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources' Northern Lake Huron Management Unit in Fisheries Division is asking for feedback on local and statewide fishing regulation proposals.
The meetings will be held on the following dates in the following locations:
Thursday, April 5, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Cisler Center on the campus of Lake Superior State University, 621 West Easterday Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie.
Thursday, April 12 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Cheboygan Sportsman's Club, 13516 Seffren Road, Cheboygan.
Monday, April 16, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher St., Alpena
Thursday, April 19, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Grayling Nature Park, 100 James St., Grayling
Several local regulation proposals will be discussed at the meetings, including the following:
Ocqueoc and Black river watersheds pike regulation, including addition of Tomahawk Lake, Ocqueoc Lake and Pug Lakes for no size limit on pike.
Trout (Carp) Lake pike regulation change (no size limit).
West Branch River trout stream designation boundary change of downstream limit.
Several statewide regulation proposals will also be discussed, including the following:
Brook trout daily possession limits for Upper Peninsula streams.
Northern pike size and possession limits.
Muskellunge size and possession limits.
Prohibiting the recreational take of the newly listed special concern species - queen snake and western lesser siren.
More specific information will be available at the public meetings and on the DNR's website regarding the above statewide proposals. There will also be an opportunity to comment on these statewide proposals by email and through other public survey methods.
