Rules for bass on det.river and lake erie

[BIGSHOW]

What are the Catch and release seasons and is the catch and keep 2nd or 3rd Sat. in june? Not sure and to lazy to look. Thought id post on here so at least everyone knows

[fiker]

This is a cut and paste from the regulations.


3rd. Sat. in June - Dec. 31: L. St. Clair, St. Clair R., Detroit R.
Sat. before Memorial Day - Dec. 31: All other waters including Great
Lakes

Note 2 - Largemouth and
Smallmouth Bass
On L. Michigan, within one-half mile of
the following islands of the Beaver Island
Archipelago: Beaver, Garden, High and Hog,
(Charlevoix Co.) the open season is July 1 -
Dec. 31, (see p. 16).

Catch-and-Immediate-Release seasons: On
the following waters, bass may be caught and
released during the seasons listed. All bass
caught must be immediately (see common
terms p. 5) returned to the water: L. St. Clair,
St. Clair R. and Detroit R., from the last Sat.
in April - Fri. before the 3rd. Sat. in June; 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.

[BIGSHOW]

TY

[djkimmel]

fiker I may have to 'hire' you as my regulations aide!

[Skulley]

He should change his handle from "Fiker" to "FBI".




BD.                       

[djkimmel]

I believe the line between the unnecessary, but existing later opening for the Detroit River verses the regular opening on Lake Erie is Celeron Island. I think the Southern tip across the mouth. It is probably posted somewhere on here if you do a search. I'll eventually find the definition and post it if someone with a little time doesn't beat me to it.

[Skulley]

It is actually in the regs for Michigan. It is Celeron Islands southern tip. Most people this time of year when they are fishing Erie, fish Brest Bay. That's way south of Celeron Island.




BD.                          

[djkimmel]

I didn't want to go by my memory alone. Thanks for helping!