| Lake Michigan offers some of the best steelhead, | | | | provides, guide services abound. There are many |
| Coho salmon, rainbow trout, brown trout, walleye, | | | | guide services that are more than willing to take you |
| and smallmouth bass fishing in the entire Midwest. | | | | out for a great day of fishing. If you prefer to fish |
| Many of the tributary rivers and streams that flow | | | | from the comfort of a boat, hiring a guide service for |
| into Lake Michigan provide excellent fishing as well. Of | | | | a day or two is a great idea. There's no better way |
| all the great lakes, Lake Michigan, and its tributary | | | | to get the lay of a lake than through enlisting the |
| rivers may provide the best fishing in the entire | | | | help of a guide. You could even hire a guide for just 1 |
| Midwest. Lake Michigan is the third largest of the | | | | day, get some local tips and techniques, and then |
| great lakes and the sixth largest lake in the world. | | | | strike out on your own. As a matter of fact, if you |
| Believe it or not, Lake Michigan is bordered by four | | | | have no experience fishing in Lake Michigan, this is a |
| states; Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Being | | | | wonderful idea. For the amount of time and |
| bordered by four states, means that each state has | | | | aggravation a guide will save you, it really pays for |
| their own fishing regulations, so depending on which | | | | itself. |
| state you may be fishing in, you'll need to review the | | | | The bottom line is that if you're looking for large fish, |
| individual fishing regulations. | | | | even trophies, in a variety of different species, Lake |
| Lake Michigan has over 1600 miles of shoreline and | | | | Michigan has them. Lake Michigan also provides the |
| there are more than 100 cities located on its banks. | | | | angler with the ability to fish from the comfort of a |
| Along these 1600 miles of shoreline, there are dozens | | | | boat, with or without a guide service, and also |
| of tributary streams and rivers that flow into Lake | | | | excellent fishing in the tributary rivers and streams |
| Michigan and provide excellent fishing. A favorite | | | | that flow into the lake. So whether you prefer a |
| technique in many of these bodies of water is to use | | | | boat or a pair of waders with Lake Michigan fishing, |
| a set of gang hooks and various baits, to entice | | | | you've got it, and with 1600 miles of shoreline, if you |
| trout and smallmouth bass. Whether you enjoy | | | | like sitting on the bank of a lake and still fishing, Lake |
| fishing from the comfort of a boat or in the comfort | | | | Michigan offers the opportunity to catch true |
| of a good pair of waders, Lake Michigan and its | | | | trophies in this manner as well. No matter what type |
| surrounding waters have something for you. | | | | of angling you enjoy the most, Lake Michigan and the |
| With this many states surrounding Lake Michigan, and | | | | waters that flow into it offers excellent angling |
| the excellent fishing opportunities that the lake | | | | opportunities for everyone. |