Individuals who engage in recreational fishing in the Red Cedar River must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Maintain a current fishing license from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and license must be available for inspection at all time while fishing
- Adhere to all fishing regulations established by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Only catch and release is permitted
- Practice angling behavior that does not endanger the health and well-being of others
- No alterations of the landscape may be made, and all trash should be properly disposed
- Adhere to University ordinance 11.00 prohibiting launching motor propelled boating on University property
- Fishing off any bridge is prohibited as well as along either bank between the Wells Hall Bridge and the spillway structure near the Hannah Administration Building.