Regulation amendment for select rivers takes effect this spring
The Michigan Natural Resources Commission recently adopted regulation changes to establish a daily possession limit of one (1) rainbow trout 20 inches or greater year-round on select rivers, effective April 1, 2024. The amendment will be a new component of the current daily possession limit regulation covering Type 3 and Type 4 waters where five (5) fish, but no more than three (3) trout 15 inches or greater with only one (1) rainbow trout 20 inches or greater are allowed. The selected rivers are listed below by type regulation category. Where a confluence is mentioned, that simply means the point where two flowing bodies of water join together. Type 3 waters
Type 4 waters
The new fishing regulations came in response to public comment to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission in support of lower bag limits for steelhead to increase catch and release opportunities in certain rivers that support natural reproduction of steelhead. The regulation changes will be reflected in the 2024 fishing regulations booklet, which will be available at Michigan.gov/DNRRegs in March 2024, and on the Michigan DNR Hunt and Fish app April 1, 2024
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Rosemary Straight
1/14/2024 09:44:30 pm
Well it seems that there's a lot more catch and release fishermen that commented on that then there are people that actually catch those fish to feed their families. I find it appalling that people that need the food and fish for food are limited to one fish so that people can catch and release. I don't know when fishing became a sport instead of a way to support your family. That's not the way I was raised. It seems like it's putting a hardship on fishermen to have to return to the river in order to get enough food.
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