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Fishing the Great Lakes

Fishing the Great Lakes: Together the GreatWhitefish, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout,
Lakes contain the biggest mass amount ofRainbow Smelt, Ruffe, Round Whitefish,
freshwater in the world. These lakes lieSmallmouth Bass, and White and Yellow Perch.
between the United States and Canada. TheySome of the marinas and ports located on Lake
are home to many different fish species.Superior are; Port Wing, Duluth Seaway Port,
Some of the most common inhabitants of theTwin Ports, St. Louis Bay, and Presque Isle
Great Lakes are the various species of Trout,Marina.
Salmon, Perch, and Bass. However, each lake
is  known  for  its own popular fish species.Lake Erie: Lake Erie produces the most fish
of all of the Great Lakes, and is the second
For over 100 years these lakes have housedsmallest. The most prized game fish of this
the world's largest freshwater fisheries,lake is the Chinook Salmon, also known as the
containing both native and introduced"King Salmon", recording up to 47" and 44lbs.
species. Commercial fishing has declined inLake Erie also houses Yellow Perch, Coho
the past 100 years, but still relies heavilySalmon, Brown Trout, Carp, Lake Herring, Lake
of the fish of the Great Lakes. On each lakeTrout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Rainbow
there are fishing charters that go out of theTrout, Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Walleye,
many  ports  each  day.and Yellow and White Perch. It is said that
there are Jumbo Perch now in Lake Ontario.
Lake Michigan: The waters of Lake MichiganSome of the popular marinas and ports of Lake
vary according to the area. The northernErie are; Port Clinton, Port Stanley, Port of
part of the lake is colder and less developedMonroe,  and  Port  of  Erie.
than the other lakes. Around Chicago and
Milwaukee, the lake temperatures are warmerLake Ontario: Lake Ontario, best known for
and the area is heavily developed. Lakeits salmon and trout fishing, is located
Michigan offers nearly 100 different speciesbetween Upstate New York and Canada. There
of fish, the most popular being Salmon andare several different species located in this
Steelhead. Other fish located here arelake; Atlantic Salmon, Carp, Brown Trout,
Alewife, Bowfin, Brook Trout, Brown Trout,Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Lake Herring,
Bloater, White Bass, Smallmouth Bass,Lake Trout, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike,
Walleye, Chinook Salmon, Lake Herring, CohoRainbow Trout, Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass,
Salmon, Northern Pike, and White and YellowWhite Bass, and White and Yellow Perch. This
Perch. Some of the ports and marinas of Lakelake holds many species that are unique to
Michigan are; Port Sheldon, Benton Harbor,the area and not found in the other Great
Chicago, Winthrop Harbor, Frankfurt, Aradia,Lakes. These species include; Atlantic
and  Grand  Haven.Salmon, American Eel, Bullheads, and Sunfish.
The actual fishing season starts as soon as
Lake Huron: The second largest of the Greatthe ice melts. Most of the fishing in the
Lakes, Lake Huron is located on the US-Canadaspring takes place near the shore where the
border. A popular port on Lake Huron is Portwaters are warmer. The best trout fishing is
Austin, where the Trout fishing is said to bein April, May and June. Once July hits, it
the best in the world. There are also manyis time to fish for Chinook salmon, Coho
other freshwater fish such as; Bass,salmon, and steelhead. These are located
Whitefish, Salmon, Steelhead, Walleye, Perchfarther into the lake. There are numerous
and Brown Trout. Lake Huron also hasfishing charters at the local Lake Ontario
underwater ledges and deep water reefs thatports. Kingston, Little Sodus Bay, Niagara
are bursting with fish. Ports and marinasRiver, Oswego, Sackets Harbor and Port
located on Lake Huron are; Port Elgin, PortDalhousie and a few of the ports surrounding
Huron, Port Austin, Port Franks, Grand Bend,Lake  Ontario.
and  Saginaw  Bay.
For the competitive angler; there are many
Lake Superior: Lake Superior is the largestfishing tournaments scheduled year round on
of all of the Great Lakes, and has the mostthe Great Lakes. Most occur during the
surface area of any lake in the world. Thisspring, summer and fall months because of the
lake holds enough water to submerge bothice on the lakes and the frigid temperatures
North and South America under 1 foot ofin the winter. Once you have reeled in
water. It is the coldest and deepest,your prize winning fish, offers helpful tips
reaching over 1,300 ft in depth. With mostto clean and preserve your catch. Kristy
of the land surrounding still left as forest,Bateman is the writer for Earl's Blog on .
it is not heavily populated. There are moreThese articles are unique and helpful to
than 60 different fish species located inanyone interested in learning about boating
Lake Superior. Some of these speciesand or fishing. Please visit to view a
include; Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Bloater,variety of unique articles from Kristy. is
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