Fishing Regulations and Restrictions

Fishing regulations and restrictions for the Great Lakes vary by state. Listed below are the web site addresses for the appropriate organizations by state or province (in reverse alphabetical order). Addresses are given for both the main home page of the organization and the specific fishing page.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/

Wisconsin Fishing Regulations
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/fish/4index.htm

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/

Pennsylvania Fishing Laws and Regulations
http://www.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/2000sum.htm

Ontario

Ontario Ministry of  Natural Resources
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/MNR/

Ohio

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/

Ohio Fishing
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/wildlife/fishing/index.html

New York

New York Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/

New York Fishing
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/drwmr/fish/index.html

Minnesota

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Fishing
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing.html

Michigan

Michigan Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.mi.us

Michigan Fisheries
http://www.dnr.state.mi.us/WWW/fish/index.html

Indiana

Indiana Deparment of Natural Resources
http://www.state.in.us/dnr/

Indiana Fishing regulations
http://www.state.in.us/dnr/fishwild/fishing/fishgide.htm

Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife
http://www.state.in.us/dnr/fishwild/index.htm

Illinois

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
http://dnr.state.il.us

Illinois Division of Fisheries
http://dnr.state.il.us/fish/index.htm