Walleye Daily Possession Limit for Lake Erie to Stay at Six

Walleye Daily Possession Limit for Lake Erie to Stay at Six 

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Again this year the daily possession limit for walleye in Michigan's waters of Lake Erie will be six starting May 1, 2012.

Michigan's daily creel limit for walleye on Lake Erie is based on its share of the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the lake, which is determined by the Lake Erie Committee under the support of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The TAC is generally based on overall abundance of walleye. The Commission establishes quotas for each jurisdiction based on the percentage of habitat for adult walleye in each jurisdiction's waters of the lake. The daily limit is then based on a formula that projects how many walleye anglers can keep but still remain within the quota.

See the table below for an explanation of the formula used to set the daily creel limit.

The 2012 Total Allowable Catch for Lake Erie is 3.487 million fish, making Michigan's quota 203,000 fish.

There are no changes to either the fishing season or size limit for walleyes on Lake Erie.

For more information on fishing for walleye in Michigan, visit www.michigan.gov/fishing and click on “Angler Information.”

If Michigan's share of the annual TAC is	Then the daily possession limit for walleye shall be
greater than 108,364	six (6)
96,958 to 108,364	five (5)
85,551 to 96,957	four (4)
74,144 to 85,550	three (3)
62,737 to 74,143	two (2)
less than 62,737	one (1)

  

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