Lake Michigan has a surface area of 22,300 square miles and 1,660 miles of shoreline. There are more than a hundred cities and towns on its banks. There are dozens of tributary creeks, streams and rivers that provide excellent fishing. Access areas for fishing the Lake Michigan Shore include: harbors, piers, breakwalls, power plants, city parks, river mouths and scenic shorelines. The links below contain information on specific locations:
Lake Michigan Tributary Rivers and Streams:
- Indiana - Lake Michigan Tributary Access:
- Indiana Tributary
- Trail Creek Access
- Michigan - Lake Michigan Tributary Access:
- Michigan Rivers
- Trout Streams and Rivers
- Betsie River
- Boardman River
- Pere Marquette River
- Kalamazoo River
- Wisconsin Lake Michigan Tributary Access:
- Anhapee River - Kewaunee (WIS DNR)
- Kewaunee River - Kewaunee (WIS DNR)
- East and West Twin Rivers - Two Rivers (WIS DNR)
- Manitowoc/Branch River - Manitowoc (WIS DNR)
- Green Bay - Fox River (WIS DNR)
- Fischer Creek - Manitowoc (WIS DNR)
- Pigeon River - Sheboygan (WIS DNR)
- Sheboygan River - Sheboygan (WIS DNR)
- Sauk Creek - Port Washington(WIS DNR)
- Oconto River (WIS DNR)
- Menominee and Pestigo Rivers (WIS DNR)
- Milwaukee River (WIS DNR)
- Menomonee River - Milwaukee (WIS DNR)
- Root River - Racine (WIS DNR)
- Pike River - Kenosha (WIS DNR)
Lake Michigan Shore Fishing Locations:
- Illinois - Lake Michigan Access:
- Indiana - Lake Michigan Access:
- Indiana Shoreline
- Michigan - Lake Michigan Access:
- Wisconsin - Lake Michigan Access:
- Door County - North Access (WIS DNR)
- Door County - Middle Access (WIS DNR)
- Door County - South Access (WIS DNR)
- Green Bay (WIS DNR)
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
