Michigan inland trout, salmon, and sturgeon rule tweaks took effect Sept. 10

Michigan DNR announced Sept. 10 that inland trout, salmon, and lake sturgeon regulation changes are now in effect. The Natural Resources Commission acted Sept. 9 on Fisheries Orders 254 and 205.

Order 254 (inland-lake trout and salmon) clarifies possession limits to match the fish that are actually in those lakes. Type E waters listed a three-trout daily limit and did not mention salmon; successful Atlantic salmon stocking in Torch Lake (Antrim County) and connected waters made that wording a problem. Salmon are now part of that Type E possession limit. Some lakes that shifted to warmwater communities after stocking ended are moving off trout rules.

Order 205 aligns Menominee River (Dickinson, Iron, and Menominee counties) lake sturgeon with Wisconsin: upstream of Grand Rapids Dam, catch-and-immediate-release from the first Saturday in June to the first Sunday in March, and a possession season the first Saturday in September through Sept. 30 (one sturgeon per season, 60-inch minimum). Downstream of that dam to the Green Bay breakwall, catch-and-immediate-release only that same September window. Confirm the live FO tables before you keep a trout, salmon, or sturgeon.

This is a The Gillnet news desk summary, not a reprint.

Source: Michigan DNR — Regulation changes for inland trout, salmon and lake sturgeon now in effect (Sept. 10, 2026).