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You need a licence if you are 17 or older. Go to the link below for a full guide to the rules and regulations for fishing in MI.

Funny, our state asks for a "voluntary" $2.00 fee for young anglers under 17.

You don't need a licence if your fishing ponds on private property.

Good luck, and please release what your not going to eat!

I am 25 and when I was a kid in Michigan you could fish with no license and no parental supervision. But I believe they changed the rule so kids 12 and up have to buy a license.