Starting Tuesday, April 1, 2008, all anglers will be required to have a 2008 Michigan Fishing License. Copies of the 2008 Michigan Fishing Guide and the Inland Trout & Salmon Guide are available at all license vendors around the state and right here online.

Click here for license vendors by county.

*CORRECTION: On page 15 of the printed guide it reads "subject to Provision 7 above" and it should be "subject to Provision 6 above".

Table of Contents
Amphibians and Reptiles
Angler Harassment Information
Angler Rights on Public Streams
Aquatic Invasive Plants and Animals
Boat Registration Information
Bow and Spear Fishing
Common Terms
Exceptions by County
Fish Consumption Advisory
Fishing Tournament Information
General Hook and Line Regulations
General Netting Regulations
Great Lakes Commercial Fishing Nets
Great Lakes Trout and Salmon
Ice Safety
Ice Shanties
Know Your Fish
Lake Sturgeon Regulations
Lawful Fishing Methods
License Information
Licensing Requirements
Major Regulation Changes
Marked and Tagged Fish
Master Angler Information
Michigan-Indiana Bordering Lakes
Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Waters
Operations Service Centers
Parasites and Diseases of Fish
Personal Flotation Devices
Railroad Rights-Of-Way
Restricted Spearing Lakes
Seasonal Fish Mortalities
Special Northern Pike and Muskellunge Regs
Sylvania Wilderness Area
Unlawful Activities
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Statewide Regulations*

View the entire 2008 Michigan Fishing Guide (2 MB)