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
  Shore Fishing Locations:

  • General Access:
    • Great Lakes Mapping Tool,
      (takes a long time to download)
  • Illinois - Lake Michigan Access:
    • Waukegan, Illinois
    • Wilmette, Illinois
    • Winnetka, Illinois
    • Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
  • Indiana - Lake Michigan Access:
    • Indiana Shoreline
  • Michigan - Lake Michigan Access:
    • General Access Maps
    • General Information
    • Arcadia, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Charlevoix, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Elberta, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Elk Rapids, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Frankfort, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Grand Haven, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Holland, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Leland, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Ludington, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Mackinaw City, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Manistee, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Muskegon, Michigan (GLFT)
    • New Buffalo, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Northport, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Pentwater, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Petoskey, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Port Sheldon (Pigeon Lake)
    • Portage Lake, Michigan (GLFT)
    • South Haven, Michigan (GLFT)
    • St. Joseph, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Suttons Bay, Michigan (GLFT)
    • Traverse City (West Arm), Michigan (GLFT)
    • White Lake, Michigan (GLFT)
  • Wisconsin - Lake Michigan Access:
    • Door County - North Access (WIS DNR)
    • Door County - Middle Access (WIS DNR)
    • Door County - South Access (WIS DNR)
    • Kenosha, Wisconsin
      

Lake Michigan
Tributary Rivers and Streams:

• Indiana - Lake Michigan Tributary Access:
  • Indiana Tributary
• 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)
  • Fischer Creek - Manitowoc (WIS DNR)
  • Pigeon River - Sheboygan (WIS DNR)
  • Sheboygan River - Sheboygan (WIS DNR)
  • Sauk Creek - Port Washington(WIS DNR)
  • Milwaukee River (WIS DNR)
  • Menomonee River - Milwaukee (WIS DNR)
  • Root River - Racine (WIS DNR)
  • Pike River - Kenosha (WIS DNR)