With Michigan’s ice-fishing season well under way, the DNR reminds anglers who harvest a muskellunge that there is mandatory registration. The muskie harvest limit is one fish per angler per license year.
A muskellunge harvest must be reported within 24 hours of the catch. Reports can be made online through the DNR’s Harvest Reporting System (michigan.gov/registerfish), toll-free by calling 844-345-FISH (3474), or in person at any DNR Customer Service Center during normal state business hours and with advanced notice of arrival.
Fisheries managers use the registration information to evaluate muskie harvest across the state, helping them better manage those fish populations.
The general possession season for muskellunge is open through March 15 for all Great Lakes and inland waters and the St. Marys River. For more information, check out the 2018 Michigan Fishing Guide at michigan.gov/fishingguide or contact Cory Kovacs, 906-293-5131, ext. 4071 or Elyse Walter, 517-284-5839.
