Fishing near Houghton, MI

Houghton sits in Houghton County at the heart of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, straddling the Keweenaw Waterway where Portage Lake connects to Lake Superior. The area draws anglers to a mix of inland lakes, rivers, and the open waters of Lake Superior itself, with the Keweenaw Peninsula extending north into one of the Great Lakes' most productive fisheries.

Top waters to fish near Houghton

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Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brook Trout

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Burbot

Lota lota

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Chinook Salmon

Cisco

Coregonus artedi

Coho Salmon

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Dolly Varden

Salvelinus malma

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

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