Fishing the Lakes

Fishing Hiawatha
National Forest

Trout and Salmon Fishing Opportunities

Trout Lakes

County	Water Name	Species	Township	Range	Sections	Boat Access Type	Camping Type	Comments
Alger	Ackerman	Rainbow	45	20	3	BIU	N
	Hike	Brook	44	19	2	CI < 100	N
	Rock	Brook	45	19	34	CI < 100	N
	Irwin	Brook	44	19	12	BI	D	Camping at Widewaters campground.
	Trout	Brook	44	20	6	CI < 100	N
Chippewa	Highbanks	Rainbow	46	5	24	CI < 100	N
	Naomikong	Brook	47	6	24	CI > 100	N
	Trout Brook Pond	Brook	44	4	22	CI < 100	N
Delta	Bear	Brook, rainbow	43	18	36	CI < 100	P
	Carr Ponds	Brook	43	18	26	CI < 100	N
	Kilpecker Pond	Brook	43	18	11	CI < 100	N
	Norway	Brook	43	18	12	CI < 100	N
Schoolcraft	Banana	Rainbow	42	18	1	CI > 100	N
	Lake Nineteen	Rainbow	44	18	34	BI	P
	Neds	Brook	44	18	12	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations, check DNR fishing guide.
	Twilight	Brook	44	18	13	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations, check DNR fishing guide.

Legend for the above information

Boat access type:	BI	Back-in improved with gravel or paving.
	BIU	Back-in, unimproved. May require 4-wheel drive or high clearance vehicle.
	CI <100	Carry-in less than 100 feet.
	CI > 100	Carry-in more than 100 feet.
	Canoes	River is readily canoeable for portions of the year. Call for up-to-date information (906)786-4062 (Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft Co.), or (906)643-7900 (Chippewa, Mackinac Co.).
Camping type:	P	Primitive sites. No water or toilets, may require a permit.
	D	Developed. Water and toilets provided. Daily fee.
	N	None, but camping is allowed at least 50 feet from water.
Fishing regulations:	Be sure to carefully check the Michigan DNR fishing regulation guide book that you will receive when you buy your fishing license. Seasons, size and possession limits may vary between waters. For more information on regulations, visit http://www.midnr.com/. Visit the Hiawatha website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha/ or call (906)786-4062 to order maps or obtain more information.

Warmwater Lake Fishing Opportunities

County	Lake Name	Common Species	Township	Range	Sections	Acres	Boat Access Type	Camping Type	Comments
Alger	AuTrain	wae,nop,smb,yep, rkb	46	20	5,7,8	830	BI	D	Paved boat launch at USFS campground.
	AuTrain Basin	wae,nop,bbh,psf, yep	45	20	several	1022	BI	D	Boat launch at DNR campground on west shore.
	Baldy	lmb,nop,blc,blg, psf	44	19	14	64	CI < 100	N
	Bar	lmb,nop,blg,psf, rkb,bbh	44	19	2	60	CI > 100	N
	Carp	lmb,blc	4	19	11	14	CI > 100	N
	Counsil-Lion Chain	lmb,blc,blg,psf, nop	44/45	19	2,35	79	BIU	P	Access chain at Redjack Lake.
	Doe	nop,psf,yep,bbh	45	19	27	35	CI < 100	N
	Fish	lmb,nop,blg,blc, bbh	44	19	2	60	BI	D
	Halfmoon	lmb,nop,blg,psf, rkb	45	19	34	31	CI > 100	N
	Island	lmb,blg,bbh	45	19	26	32	CI > 100	D
	Lost	lmb,blg,nop	45	18	14	106	CI > 100	N
	McComb	nop,blg,psf	44	19	23	59	BIU	N
	McNeil	yep,bbh	45	19	13	29	CI < 100	N
	Moccasin	wae,smb,blg,	44	19	1	77	BIU	N
	Ready	lmb,blg,nop	45	19	29	66	CI > 100	N
	Stella	wae,blg,blc	44	20	26	314	CI > 100	N
	Thornton	lmb,blg,psf,nop	44	19	1	29	CI < 100	N
Chippewa	Monocle	wae,smb,rkb,yep	47	3	14	132	BI	D	Paved boat launch and accessible fishing pier.
	Pendills	nop,yep	47	4	26	230	CI > 100	N	Very shallow.
	Spectacle	nop,yep	47	3	24	84	CI > 100	N
	Soldier	yep	46	5	25	12	CI < 100	D
	Whitmarsh	lmb,yep,blc,bbh	45	5	6	10	CI < 100	D
	Williams	yep	45	6	10	22	CI < 100	N
Delta	Camp Seven	smb,blg	42	18	3	60	BI	D	Accessible fishing pier.
	Chicago	nop,lmb,blg,psf	42	18	18	164	BI	P
	Corner-Straits Chain	wae,smb,lmb,nop, blg,psf	43/44	18	6/30,31	477	BI	D	Paved launch at Corner Lake campground,
	Dana	lmb,nmu,nop,blg, psf	43	19	13	95	BI	N
	Eighteenmile (upper)	nop,blc,psf	43	20	17	38	CI < 100	N
	Gooseneck	wae,lmb,blg,psf, yep	42	18	3	139	BI	P
	Hugaboom	lmb,smb,blg	43	18	6	31	CI < 100	N
	Jackpine	smb,blg,yep	43	18	14	63	BI	P
	Lyman	lmb,nop,blg	42	18	3	69	BI	P
	Mowe	lmb,psf	43	18	5	24	BI	P
	Round	wae,lmb,smb,nop, blc,blg,yep	43	20	1	475	BI	N	Boat launch NW corner of lake.
	Schaawe	nop,lmb,blc,blg	40	21	7	28	CI < 100	N
Mackinac	Brevoort	wae,nop,smb,yep,	42	5	many	4230	BI	D	DNR boat launch is off Dukes Rd, east end of lake.
	Chain	nop,yep,bbh	40	4	11,12	220	CI > 100	N
	East	nop,yep,bbh	43	4	9,10,15	995	CI < 100	N	Most areas < 5ft deep.
Schoolcraft	Big Bass	lmb,nop,blg,yep	44	17	31	293	BI	N
	Beaton	lmb,smb,psf	44	17	3	46	BIU	N
	Big Island	lmb,nop,nmu,blg	44	18	3	130	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Blue Joe	smb,blg	44	18	20	30	BIU	N
	Boot	wae,nop,lmb,blg	45	17	20	121	BI	N
	Byers	nop,lmb,blg,bbh	44	17	18	149	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Clear	lmb,smb,yep	45	17	34	109	BIU	N
	Coattail	nop,lmb,psf,bbh	44	18	3	53	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Colwell	lmb,nop,blc,blg	44	17	9	158	BI	D
	Cookson	lmb,nop,blg	44	18	21	35	CI <100	P
	Crooked	lmb,nop,blc,blg, psf	44	17	9	190	CI <100	P
	East	lmb,psf,yep,bbh	44	17	26	54	BI	P
	Grassy	lmb,nop,nmu,blg	44	18	8	176	BI	N
	Herman	lmb,nop,blg,psf	44	18	5	85	CI <100	N
	Hutt	lmb,blg,yep	43	17	8	18	CI <100	N
	Ironjaw	lmb,nop,blc,blg	44	13	27	51	CI <100	P
	Klondike	lmb,nop,yep	44	18	12	39	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Leg	nop,blc,blg,psf	43	17	7	40	BI	P
	Lily	nop	45	19	35	144	BIU	N
	Little Bass	nop,blg,psf,yep	44	17	32	81	CI <100	D
	McKeever	nmu,nop,smb,rkb, psf	44	18	7	132	BIU	P
	Minerva	lmb,yep	43	17	6	45	BIU	P
	Muleshoe	lmb	43	17	9	21	CI <100	P	North basin is carry-in access, south is BIU.
	Big Murphy	lmb,nop,blg,psf, bbh	43	17	8	131	CI <100	N
	Petes	smb,wae,rkb,yep	44	18	7	190	BI	D	Accessible fishing pier and paved launch.
	Rumble	lmb,nop,blg	44	18	28	22	CI > 100	N
	Sand	smb,nop,psf,yep	45	17	27	106	BIU	N
	Steuben	wae,lmb,blg,yep	44	17	15	150	BI	P
	Swan	smb,blg	44	18	32	51	CI <100	P
	Three Island	lmb,nop,blc,blg, psf	43	17	6	31	CI <100	N
	Thunder	wae,lmb,nop,blg, psf,yep,bbh	43	17	30	361	BI	N
	Toms	lmb,blg	44	18	32	23	CI <100	P	Cabin may be reserved.
	Townline	lmb,nop,blg	44	18	3	82	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Triangle	lmb,smb,nop,blg, psf	44	18	36	169	BIU	P
	Vance	lmb,nop,yep	44	18	12	25	CI > 100	N	Wilderness regulations. Check DNR fishing guide.
	Verdant	lmb,nop,blc,blg	44	18	27	25	CI > 100	N
	Wedge	lmb,blg	43	18	26	25	CI <100	N

Legend for the above information

Boat access type:	BI	Back-in, improved with gravel or paving. Accommodates most boats up to 16 feet long.
	BIU	Back-in, unimproved . May require 4-wheel drive or high clearance vehicle.
	CI < 100	Carry-in, less than 100 feet.
	CI > 100	Carry-in, more than 100 feet. Some require hikes of one mile or more.
Camping type:	P	Primitive sites. No water or toilets. May require a permit.
	D	Developed sites. Water and toilets provided. Daily fee.
	N	None, but camping is allowed at least 50 feet from water.
	None.	Camping is not recommended due to surrounding private ownership.
Fishing regulations:	Refer to the Michigan DNR fishing regulation guidebook that you will receive when you buy your fishing license. Seasons, size and possession limits may vary between waters. For more information on regulations visit http://www.midnr.com/. Visit the Hiawatha website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/hiawatha or call (906)786-4062 to order maps or obtain more information on the Forest.

Fish species:	lmb	Largemouth bass	rkb	Rock bass
	smb	Smallmouth bass	blg	Bluegill
	nop	Northern pike	psf	Pumpkinseed sunfish
	wae	Walleye	blc	Black crappie
	nmu	Muskellunge	bbh	Brown bullhead
	yep	Yellow perch

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