For more info, check here . Based on a joint recommendation of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission's Lake Erie Committee, the DNR Fisheries Division is considering decreasing the daily harvest limit on Lake Erie walleye from 10 to six fish in Michigan waters. Lake Erie fisheries managers have been tracking a downward trend in angler and commercial walleye fishing success since stocks peaked in the late 1980s. The proposal also calls for conducting a comprehensive review of existing regulations such as angler creel limits, seasons, and size limits for both commercial and sport fisheries and the need for sanctuaries. If the Michigan DNR Fisheries Division commits to this joint proposal, walleye stocks in Michigan waters would require only the four-fish reduction in the number of fish anglers may harvest each day.
MUCC policy supports a six-fish per day limit on walleye in Michigan waters of Lake Erie.