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Portage Lake

Species in Portage Lake

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Species	Season	Limit	Notes
Smallmouth Bass	Possession season: Sat. before Memorial Day – Dec. 31 on all waters except Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River and Detroit River (3rd Sat. in June – Dec. 31 there) and Lake Michigan waters within one-half mile of Beaver, Garden, High and Hog islands, Beaver Island Archipelago (Charlevoix County) (July 1 – Dec. 31 there); catch-and-immediate-release open all year	Daily possession limit 5 in any combination with Largemouth Bass; minimum size 14 in.	—
Walleye	Upper Peninsula Great Lakes and inland waters and St. Marys River: May 15 – Mar. 15; Lower Peninsula inland waters: last Sat. in April – Mar. 15; Lower Peninsula Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River and Detroit River: open all year	Daily possession limit 5; minimum size 15 in.	—
Northern Pike	Upper Peninsula waters: May 15 – Mar. 15; Lower Peninsula inland waters: last Sat. in April – Mar. 15; Lower Peninsula Great Lakes, Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River and Detroit River: open all year	Daily possession limit 2; minimum size 24 in.	—
Yellow Perch	Open all year	Daily possession limit 25; no size limit (Lake Erie: daily possession limit 50)	—
Cisco, Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish	Open all year	Daily possession limit 10 in any combination on Great Lakes, connecting waters and Type F lakes; 5 in any combination on other inland waters; no size limit; in Lake Superior the daily possession limit shall include up to an additional 10 Round Whitefish	—

Always confirm regulations with the official state regulations before fishing — rules change, and waterbody-specific exceptions apply.

Walleye: no more than 1 Walleye over 23 in. may be possessed in the daily possession limit (Portage and Torch Lake systems, Houghton County)

Species: Michigan state fisheries lake records, via the Bump Board dataset.