With its many streams, inland lakes, and Lake Superior, the park offers a variety of fishing opportunities. Common cool water game fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, whitefish, menominee, and smelt. Trout species include brook trout, rainbow trout, lake trout, and coho salmon. Along with hunting, fishing is an activity specifically allowed by the Congress of the United States when it authorized Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in 1966.