Guide To Fishing On Lake Huron

The second largest Great Lake, Lake Huron covers 23,000 square miles and has 3,830 miles of shoreline. Not only is this fishery grand in size, it is also grandiose in fishing opportunities. Salmon, walleye, perch and trout are among the big draws for chartered fishing trips, but this amazing lake also serves up bass, catfish, muskie, pike and sunfish. It would be difficult to find an area that did not support schools of sport fish.

Fish species* residing in Lake Huron

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*Species covered in this website

Fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, walleye, sauger, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, steelhead, bluegill, green sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, white bass, white perch, yellow bass, yellow perch, Atlantic salmon, chinook (king) salmon, coho salmon, pink salmon, muskie and northern pike in Lake Huron.

Access From Illinois

Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Bird Creek Park Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Lake Street, this is a four-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.

Cheboygan Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northeast section of the lake, west side, off N Huron Street, this is a four-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.

East Tawas DNR Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Wadsworth Street, this is a three-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.

Gateway Park Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off W Lake Street, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Lexington State Harbor Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the southwest section of the lake, off Huron Avenue, this is a five-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.

Port Sanilac Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the southwest section of the lake, off N Lake Street, this is a four-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.

Ridge Road Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, west side, off Ridge Road, this is a two-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and gravel parking.

St Ignace, Public Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northeast section of the lake, north side, off Robinson Street, this is a four-lane, concrete ramp with docks and paved parking.