Regulations for Lake Erie, Lake Erie Tributaries, Presque Isle Bay
and Peninsular Waters
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| Species | Seasons | Minimum Size | Daily Limit | | Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge (Hybrids) | Open year-round | 40 inches | 1 | | Northern Pike | Open year-round | 24 inches | 2 | | Walleye | Jan. 1 through March 14 and May 7 through Dec. 31 | 15 inches | 6 | Bass*
Largemouth
Smallmouth | Jan. 1 through April 16 and June 18 through Dec. 31 | 15 inches | 4 (combined species) | | April 16 through June 17* | 20 inches | 1 | | Yellow Perch | Dec. 1 through March 31 | 7 inches | 30 30 | | April 1 through Nov. 30 | None | | Sunfish, Crappies, Catfish, Rock Bass, Suckers, Eels, Carp, White Bass | Open year-round | No minimum | 50 (combined species) | | Burbot (when taken by scuba divers by use of non-mechanical spears or gigs at a depth of at least 60 feet) | June 1 through Sept. 30 | No minimum | 5 | | Burbot (when taken by hook and line) | Open year-round | No minimum | 5 | | Smelt (when taken by hook and line) | Open year-round | No minimum | None | | Trout and Salmon** | Jan. 1 through April 14 | 15 inches | 3 (combined species), only two (2) of which may be lake trout | | 8 a.m. April 16 through Sept. 5 | 9 inches | 5 (combined species), only two (2) of which may be lake trout | | Sept. 6 through April 12, 2012 | 15 inches | 3 (combined species), only two (2) of which may be lake trout | | Baitfish/Fishbait (except Mussels/Clams) | Open year-round | No minimum | 50 (combined species) | Mussels/Clams | CLOSED YEAR-ROUND | | Sturgeon | CLOSED YEAR-ROUND | | Spotted Gar | CLOSED YEAR-ROUND |
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