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Popular Lake & River Species
Lake Huron Steel Head Trout* Coho Salmon* King Salmon (Chinook)* Skamania* Lake Trout** Walleye Bass Perch Catfish	AuSable River Steelhead* Skamania** King Salmon (Chinook)***
* July - September ** May - Labor Day	* October - December ** February - March *** September - October

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Fishing License Information A Michigan fishing license is required for all persons 17 years of age or older. Many area sporting goods stores sell licenses. Many charter services sell daily licenses. Ask about a license when making your charter reservations. Michigan E-License Get your fishing or hunting license online!

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Public Boat Landings
Au Sable River Mouth (at Lake Huron) Across US-23 from AmericInn of Oscoda (1 mile south of Oscoda) No-wake speed requirement 162 parking spaces Public toilets Cedar Lake 6 miles north of Oscoda 26 parking spaces 1,025 water acres Public toilets	Van Etten Lake 4 miles northwest of Oscoda 6 parking spaces 1.320 water acres Public toilets Whirlpool (on the Au Sable River) 3 miles northwest of Oscoda 56 parking spaces Public toilets Foote Dam 6 miles west of Oscoda No-wake speed requirement 50 parking spaces Public toilets

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Bait & Tackle / Sporting Goods
Bunyan Town 4494 North US-23, Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-2371 Wellman's US 23, OSCODA, MI 48750 (989)739-2869	Fellows' Marine & Tackle Shop 440 South State St., Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-2525

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Charter Services

Brown's Landing on Lake Huron Perch Fishing Trips 8 miles south of Tawas Memorial weekend to end of September 1129 Dyer Rd. Tawas City, MI 48736 (989)362-3737 Calypso Charters Cptn. John Skrobot 31' Vessel Lake Fishing River Fishing March - May & October - November Walleye, Perch, Salmon, Lake Trout, Steelheads, Browns 712 Harbor Street Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-4982 "Carol Ann II" / Carter's Charter William Carter 25' Vessel Lake Fishing 2926 Midvale Rochester Hills, MI 48309 (248)852-0141 Cornell Fishing Service 5620 N. M-65 Hale, MI 48739 (989)362-6498 Fish'n Fool Charters Cptn. Ron Stewart (989)739-7439 Cptn. Jim Reinke (989)739-9572 27' Vessel Lake Trips & River Drift Boat Fishing Salmon, Lake Trout 120 First St. Oscoda, MI 48750 "My High" / Bidigare's Charter Service 25' Vessel Lake Huron Sportfishing Coho, Brown Trout, Lake Trout (late May - July is best), Steelhead, Chinook (King) Salmon (mid-July - mid-September is best), Walleye, Perch Winter: 22614 St. Gertrude St. Clair Shores, MI 48081 (810)773-4199 Summer: 103 Harbor St. Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-1342

Pirate's Gold Sportfishing / "Strike Gold" Cptn. Dave Grieser 30' Vessel Lake Huron & AuSable Driftboat Fishing, targeting steelhead (Docked at Bunyan Town, 4494 N. US-23, Oscoda, 989-739-2371 ) P.O. Box 434 Archbold, OH 43502 (419)237-2022 Rainbow Charter Service Cptn. Bill Carmichael 32' Vessel (989)739-5696 Reel 'Em In Sportfishing Charters Cptn. Don Smith 32' Vessel P.O. Box 365 Oscoda, MI 48750-0365 (989)739-9448 reelemin@voyager.net R&R Sport Fishing & AuSable River Drift Boat Trips Cptn. Ron Laubon, Jr. 25' Vessel Steelhead (1 March - 15 May & 15 October - 31 December), King Salmon (1 September - 15 October), Lake Trout, Brown Trout 5524 Sunset Ct. Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-5793 Snoopy (River & Sportfishing) Charters Captain Steve Griffin 27' Vessel Salmon, Trout, Steelhead, Walleye, Browns Winter: (810)655-4624 Summer: (989)329-4802 "Spirit of AuSable" -- Lake Huron Sport Fishing Charters Cptn. Jim Moon 25' Vessel Purchase 1-day fishing license for $6 Lake Trout available 1 May - Labor Day Salmon at their peak 1 August - 1 October Steelhead, Browns (Docked on the AuSable at Charbonneau's Restaurant, US-23, Oscoda) 2230 North US-23 East Tawas, MI 48730 (989)739-3072 T.M.B. Charter Service Cptn. Steve Paslaski 37' Vessel Salmon, Lake Trout, Steelhead, Browns 7479 US-23, P.O. Box 301 Oscoda, MI 48750 (989)739-2301 or (989)739-7439

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