Trout Stamp

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Trout Stamp

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Does anyone know if you MUST HAVE a trout stamp if you are going to fish on Lake Superior? I would not purposely be fishing for trout. I have a MI fishing license but got conflicting reports from the outfitters I was visiting while in the U.P. last week. If I must have one, can I buy one at Rock Harbor Marina? We are leaving from the MN side so getting a MI stamp is not really an option.
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Call the DNR.
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You will be fine with a MI license. I always buy an all species license and have fished Lake Superior every trip to IR
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eliotski wrote:Does anyone know if you MUST HAVE a trout stamp if you are going to fish on Lake Superior? I would not purposely be fishing for trout. I have a MI fishing license but got conflicting reports from the outfitters I was visiting while in the U.P. last week. If I must have one, can I buy one at Rock Harbor Marina? We are leaving from the MN side so getting a MI stamp is not really an option.
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Technically you don't need one. You could catch Northern in various shore waters, maybe even some walleye. But for only $8 you can add an annual trout stamp (which also covers salmon), since you already have a Michigan license. You can get it on line and print it yourself. You may need to also spend $1 for an Sportsman ID unless you still have yours. It doubtful you'll see any trout or salmon from the shore or docks but not unheard of. Now, if you were out in deep water, trolling without a trout stamp you might be in for a serious conversation with a ranger.

An "All Species" license mentioned earlier includes the "Trout Stamp".

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