Looks like an early opener (excluding St.Clair) with the 23rd of May being opening day. That is, it's the Saturday before Memorial Day. Anyone heard for sure?
Yes, it is early this year!
From the DNR book:
3rd. Sat. in June - Dec. 31: L. St. Clair, St. Clair R., Detroit R. (See p. 22)
Sat. before Memorial Day - Dec. 31: All other waters including Great
Lakes (except those listed in Note 2)
Note 2:
On L. Michigan, within one-half mile of
the following islands of the Beaver Island
Archipelago: Beaver, Garden, High and Hog,
(Charlevoix Co. WKHRSHQVHDVRQLV-XO\
- Dec. 31, (see p. 17).
Catch and immediate release seasons:
On the following waters, bass may be
caught and released on the dates listed.
All bass caught must be immediately (see
common terms p. 22) returned to the water:
L. St. Clair, St. Clair R. and Detroit R.,
from the last Sat. in April - Fri. before the
UG6DWLQ-XQH All Lower Pen. waters
including Great Lakes: Last Sat. in April
- Fri. before Memorial Day; All Upper Pen.
waters including Great Lakes: May 15
- Fri. before Memorial Day.
It's always the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. C&R on the other hand opens the last Saturday in April for all lower penninsula waters.
Better question would be:
Where are you going to fish opening day???
We can all agree that it won't be too soon when it does finally arrive. C'mon Spring.............. ;)
BD ;D
I'm never overly anxious to fish on opening day. I have the luxury of fishing whenever and wherever, and I don't like crowds. I will be on one of the lakes in Michigan's Great Northwest Corner.
Well ill be fishing in March on Kentucky Lake.. But opening day (last weekend of April) my boat will prolly be on PAWPAW LAKE. Thrown jerkbaits! And if the weather works out bed fishing in a honey hole!! practice,practice,practice, it makes perfect!!!!-skeeterman-