Fishing near Leland, MI
Leland sits on the Leelanau Peninsula in Leelanau County, Michigan, where the Carp River meets Lake Michigan at the historic Fishtown harbor. The area is known for serious Great Lakes sportfishing — charter boats run out of Leland Harbor into the Manitou Passage and around North and South Manitou Islands targeting salmon and trout. Inland, the Leland River, Lake Leelanau, and nearby lakes like Glen Lake and Crystal River round out a fishery that draws anglers for both offshore trolling and freshwater bass fishing.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Leland, Michigan and what's needed to catch them.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
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
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
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Jack Kowalski
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Jeffrey Shaw
Traverse City Charter Fishing
The Ultimate Traverse City Fishing charter!
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Alonzo Knowles
Fish-X-TC Charter Fishing Experience
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Sam James
Uncharted Guide Service
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Norvel (Butch) Derickson
Traverse City Bass Destination Charters
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