Fishing near Detroit, MI the closest public spots today

10 of 12worth the trip today

Mostly walleye and brown trout today. Manistee River scores best, 197 miles out.

Small Craft Advisory at 2 spots

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Closest first

The 12 closest spots

Between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair. The Thumb's Port Crescent shoreline on Saginaw Bay is north; Ludington on Lake Michigan is west.

Detroit River (Wyandotte)9.8 mi · ~14 min · Wayne CountyWalleye

55° water · 10 mph wind

96Go

Lake St. Clair (Metropark)21 mi · ~31 min · Macomb CountyWalleye

10 mph wind

80Worth the trip

Catawba Island State Park (Port Clinton)54 mi · ~1 hr 17 min · Ottawa County, OHWalleye

55° water · 15 mph wind

86Go

Maumee River (Side Cut Metropark)62 mi · ~1 hr 29 min · Lucas County, OHWalleye

57° water · 9 mph wind

90Go

Sandusky River (Fremont)68 mi · ~1 hr 38 min · Sandusky County, OHWalleye

55° water · 10 mph wind

86Go

Edgewater Beach (Cleveland)89 mi · ~2 hr 8 min · Cuyahoga County, OHWalleyeSmall Craft Advisory

59° water · 17 mph wind

65Marginal

Sims Park Beach (Euclid)93 mi · ~2 hr 14 min · Cuyahoga County, OHWalleye

59° water · 16 mph wind

90Go

Saginaw Bay113 mi · ~2 hr 42 min · Bay CountyWalleyeSmall Craft Advisory

10 mph wind

65Marginal

Port Crescent State Park115 mi · ~2 hr 46 min · Huron CountyWalleye

50° water · 8 mph wind

86Go

Presque Isle State Park149 mi · ~3 hr 34 min · Erie County, PAWalleye

59° water · 18 mph wind

72Worth the trip

Au Sable River (Grayling/Mio)170 mi · ~4 hr 4 min · Oscoda CountyBrown trout

46° water · 5 mph wind

90Go

Manistee River197 mi · ~4 hr 44 min · Manistee CountyChinook salmon

53° water · 5 mph wind

100Go

Distances are straight-line from the middle of Detroit. Drive times are rough and don’t know about traffic.