howsthebite · Michigan
How's the bite in Michigan today?
- Lockjaw
- Picky
- Biting
- On fire
4 tracked waters in MI. Faded dots are the rest of the country. 1 outside the map area.
| Index | Water | Temp | Level | Best window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Biting | Detroit River | — | 574.36 ft | 3:32 AM–5:32 AM |
| 7 Biting | Lake St. Clair | — | 3.022 ft | 3:32 AM–5:32 AM |
| 6 Biting | Lake Michigan | 62.1°F | 1.926 ft | 3:45 AM–5:45 AM |
| 4 Picky | Saginaw Bay | — | 1.467 ft | 3:36 AM–5:36 AM |
Rebuilt 9:02 AM · every reading carries its station on the water's own page.
Before you go
A Michigan fishing licence runs $26 a year for residents. DNR sets the rules and is the one that counts.
What a Michigan fishing licence costs, and who is exempt → The days you can fish Michigan without a licence →What you may keep
DNR sets a size or bag limit for 10 species here — 10 with at least one area open today. Where a species is open in one water and closed in another, its own page says which. Each page carries the agency's own figures, the date they were read, and what is still unsettled.
Check a length against the rules →Can you eat what you catch?
That call belongs to Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) — the Eat Safe Fish guides cover close to 700 waters, and you pick the guide for your region. We link the source instead of paraphrasing health advice.
MDHHS consumption advisories →