Fishing near Michigan City, IN
Sitting in LaPorte County at the heart of Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline, Michigan City anchors the state's salmon and trout fishery — the Indiana DNR's Lake Michigan fisheries biologist is headquartered downtown at 100 W. Water St. Trail Creek, a 7.3-mile cold-water stream, runs through town to the big lake and has produced state-record Chinook, steelhead, and brown trout, while the Washington Park pier draws year-round shore anglers.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
Atlantic Salmon
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnei
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Bowfin
Amia calva
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
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Jon Chizmadia
St Joe Angler
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Expert Fly Fishing Guide Jon Chizmadia
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Jake Hartley
Fowl Hooked Charters
5.0 (2 reviews)
Get Ready With Lake Michigan Fishing Charters
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Jason Harr
Loaded Rod Charters
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Top Lake Erie walleye fishing charter
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Aaron Voirol
Voirol Charters
Lake Fishing: Big Time Indiana Sportfishing Action
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Christopher Baird
Flagship Fishing Charters
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Guy Lopez
Wild Dog Guide Service
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