Last Updated: December 31, 2024
  • The following species are not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year: Atlantic Salmon, Brown Trout, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Muskellunge, and Pacific Salmon.
  • FMZ 3 is part of the Northeast Bait Management Zone (BMZ). Live or dead baitfish or leeches may not be transported into or out of a BMZ. These rules do not apply to baitfish and leeches which are both dead and preserved

Zone-wide Seasons and Limits

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  • Open in Limited Locations
  • Open Season
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Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Black Crappie

Black Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Bluegill

Bluegill
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Brook Trout

Brook trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brook trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Additional Fishing Opportunities

  • Pelican Lake (49°54’41”N., 84°08’09”W.) - Rogers Township
  • Scaup Lake (50°01’58”N., 84°09’01”W.) - Area 238

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Brown Trout

Brown Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Chinook Salmon

Chinook Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Coho Salmon

Coho Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Green Sunfish

Green Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Lake Sturgeon

Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
0
Conservation Limit
0
Lake Sturgeon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
0
Conservation Limit
0

Lake Trout

Lake Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
3
Conservation Limit
1

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Lake Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
3
Conservation Limit
1
  • Brave Lake (49°51’15”N., 84°20’43”W.) - Auden Township

Lake Whitefish

Lake Whitefish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
12
Conservation Limit
6

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Muskellunge

Muskellunge
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Northern Pike

Northern Pike
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Sport Limit: not more than 2 greater than 61 cm ( 24" ), of which not more than 1 greater than 86 cm ( 33 3/4" )

Conservation Limit: not more than 1 greater than 61 cm( 24" ), none greater than 86 cm ( 33 3/4" )

Northern Sunfish

Northern Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Orange-spotted Sunfish

Orange-spotted Sunfish
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Pink Salmon

Pink Salmon
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25

Pumpkinseed, Bluegill, Green Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, and Orange-spotted Sunfish limits combined

Rainbow Trout

Rainbow Trout
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing
Rainbow Trout
Additional Fishing Opportunities
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2
  • Swallow Lake (49°55’14”N., 84°08’11”W.) - Rogers Township

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Sauger

Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Sauger
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
6
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Splake

Splake
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
5
Conservation Limit
2

Total daily catch and possession limit for all trout, salmon and splake species combined

Walleye

Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

Walleye
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
4
Conservation Limit
2

not more than 1 greater than 46 cm ( 18" )

Walleye and Sauger limits combined

White Crappie

White Crappie
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Closed to fishing
Closed to fishing

Not present in this Zone and are closed to fishing all year

Yellow Perch

Yellow Perch
Season Start Date
Season End Date
Sport Limit
50
Conservation Limit
25