What is the biggest fish to come out of Lake Michigan?

While this 193-pound lake sturgeon is still the largest fish ever caught in Michigan, some state they observed lake sturgeon as big as 300 pounds in the Great Lakes Basin.



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Lake sturgeon are the largest fish in Michigan, and it's not even close. There is a tie for the second-largest fish ever caught in Michigan.

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Big Lake Equals Big Fish - Lake Michigan Fishing
  • Coho Salmon. Coho salmon are the bread and butter fish at the southern end of Indiana. ...
  • Chinook Salmon. Also known as king salmon, these fish are the most popular sport fish in the lake. ...
  • Steelhead. ...
  • Lake Trout. ...
  • Brown Trout.


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You won't find much in the way that will leave you wanting to stay out of the waters here in the Great Lakes. The description of the biggest predator in the Great Lakes may drive you to at least do it during the day if anything... Michigan's biggest predator in the Great Lakes is a Sea Lamprey.

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A 4-foot alligator was found in Lake Michigan this week, but experts say there should be no worries that the reptiles could take up permanent residence in the Great Lakes the way pythons have made a home in the Florida Everglades. Midwest winters are way too cold for gators.

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Lake Michigan is generally clean and safe for swimming but it can become contaminated with harmful bacteria.

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The Dewey Lake Monster, also known as the Sister Lakes Sasquatch, in Michigan folklore, is purported to be an ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, that was allegedly sighted in the summer of 1964 near Dewey Lake and Sister Lakes in Dowagiac.

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Monster-Sized Fish Lake sturgeon grow very slowly. However, with such a long lifespan, they can grow to a prodigious size, as seen in Maka's record-setting 193-pound catch. Lake sturgeon are the largest fish in Michigan, and it's not even close.

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Three of the most dangerous fish in the Great Lakes are the pacu, snakehead and sea lamprey. Wait until you see photos of these fish!

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While there have been past “sightings,” most have turned out to be pranks or misidentifications. The reality is that the largest of the Great Lakes (Lake Superior and Michigan) are extremely deep lakes that are too cold for sharks.

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Starting in early May, anglers are concentrating their fishing on Kings and Steelhead. With surface temperatures usually 45-48 degrees, the fish can be found in the top 20 feet of the water column, between the shoreline and 150 feet of water.

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