
These fish are a late-maturing, long-lived species and knowing what sizes these fish are being harvested is helpful to maintain a healthy population.Registering your harvest provides helpful information on successes of stocking.These species can be sensitive to harvest, and knowing the number harvested helps to understand the needed management.

Instructions will be given when you register for the fishery and obtain a flag (see Black Lake section in the Fishing Guide). Lake sturgeon harvested at Black Lake must be registered immediately on-site with DNR personnel. *Exception: sturgeon harvested during the Black Lake sturgeon season, see below. Harvest registration can NOT be done at fish hatcheries, DNR field offices or customer service centers. You must register your harvest online or by phone. If you harvest a lake sturgeon or muskellunge, you must report it within 24 hours. Currently, lake sturgeon and muskellunge have mandatory reporting requirements. Please see the 2023 walleye sport fishing regulations PDF for a map and full explanation of the regulations.īelow are the 2023 regulations at a glance: WaterbodyĬertain fish species are now required to be registered when harvested. Texas is free travel so it is useful as well. Alaska is the best in my opinion but it is the last map. Michigan and California is good but you may not have unlocked them yet. Michigan bag limits for all four waterbodies are now the same and are updated each year on May 1 and run through the following April. Showing 1 - 14 of 14 comments Madkeen 4:58am The Everglades is probably the best place assuming you have not reached a high level yet.
