Ontonagon River: The river saw low fishing efforts over the past week. Anglers reported that walleye were caught in low numbers by those fishing with natural baits.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon experienced fairly high levels of fishing effort over the past week. Efforts from Union Bay and Silver City were even stronger. Recent angler reports included good numbers of lake trout catches. Occasional catches of coho salmon and Chinook salmon were also reported, though less frequently. Reports suggested that anglers had the best luck when trolling in water depths of approximately 100 feet.

Black River Harbor: Angling efforts from the harbor were fair over the past week. Reported catches consisted of lake trout in fair numbers. Occasional catches of coho salmon and Chinook salmon were also reported, though less frequently. Reports suggested that anglers had the best luck when trolling in water depths of 80 to 100 feet.

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers fishing the Escanaba River and near the river mouth reported catching coho salmon on crankbaits, spinners, as well as using salmon spawn. Slow to fair perch fishing was reported. Anglers had success on perch rigs near Kipling, The Narrows, and near Aronson Island. Those perch fishing reported schools being chased around by northern pike. Anglers reported limited success when targeting walleye. Smallmouth anglers caught fish on the bottom and on top of drop-offs.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth bass anglers reported fair fishing. Smallmouth bass began to transition to fall patterns and were targeted in areas with deep water access. However, some anglers reported success fishing near shore area vegetation. Perch anglers reported slow fishing.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers reported fair to good numbers of salmon being caught. They caught coho salmon and pink salmon while trolling spoons and flasher/flies in the upper portion of the water column. Anglers also reported fair lake trout fishing while trolling in 70 to 120 feet of water.

Traverse Bay/Portage Entry: Anglers reported fair to good lake trout fishing, as well as a few coho salmon being caught. Lake trout anglers reported that trolling near the bottom in 60 to 90 feet of water with spoons and flasher/flies was the most productive. Anglers also reported that targeting depths of 25 to 50 feet around nearshore structure and river mouths yielded the most success when fishing for salmon.

Grand Marais: Boat anglers reported doing well on lake trout both jigging and trolling for them.

St. Ignace: Boat anglers fishing between St. Martin Island and Nunn’s Creek reported low numbers of salmon being caught. They trolled J-plugs, spoons, cut bait, and flasher-fly combinations. Others casted spoons from their boats. Shore anglers at Nunns Creek waded out roughly 100 yards from the mouth of the creek. Their efforts produced between one and five salmon per group while casting spoons or stick baits. Those starting a few hours before sunrise or after dark were the most successful. Salmon anglers fishing off the cement footing pier by the mouth of the Carp River had little success. There were limited numbers of fish surfacing.

Munising: Boat anglers targeting salmon caught a few coho salmon in the bay but reported the bite to be very slow. Boat anglers did well targeting lake trout by trolling and jigging west of Grand Island. Anglers also had some success catching coho salmon and splake while fishing off the Anna River mouth, with spawn being the most effective bait.

Marquette: Anglers reported another great week of weather and success, both trolling and jigging for lake trout. Numerous boat anglers caught their limit or came close to it. Lake trout were still caught consistently north of White Rocks in 120 to 160 feet of water. Anglers trolling from northwest of the White Rocks out toward north of Granite Island continued to do well in both deep and shallower waters. It seemed that most of the fish were finally starting to move into shallower water as the water temperature decreased. Lake trout fishing remained strong, but it appeared that salmon numbers had decreased with the rising temperatures in both the lake and rivers. Coho salmon were caught in both the Carp and Chocolay rivers, as well as in the lake off the Upper Harbor Lighthouse, out toward Black Rocks.

Au Train: Many anglers reported having good success targeting lake trout. Most were heading northwest of Au Train Island out to the flats, in around 120 to 160 feet of water. Both trolling and jigging were effective. Anglers reported better success with lake trout this past week compared to the previous couple of weeks. Anglers who were willing to make their way out on the water were rewarded with good fishing. Many boats limited out on lake trout. These anglers were either trolling in 120 to 180 feet of water or jigging off the flats.

Les Cheneaux/DeTour: Anglers in the Les Cheneaux area caught perch within Cedarville Bay, as well as at the end of Hessel Bay. Pier anglers were also picking up a few perch, along with smallmouth bass and small pike. However, with the warm temperatures, splake were not active. In DeTour, anglers did well catching lake trout by jigging and trolling through the flats, close to the bottom. Some anglers reported having success with perch and walleye north of DeTour, around the islands.

U.P. counties: Salmon started to show up in the rivers. Inland lakes were still producing good numbers of walleye. Salmon began to trickle into the Manistique River. Perch and walleye were still being caught on Indian Lake. Inland lakes showed mixed reports, with lakes near the northern Alger County/Schoolcraft County line showing more success for pike, bass, and panfish than those farther south. Walleye and bass were being caught at the head of Little Bay de Noc. Salmon and steelhead were being caught on Lake Michigan, but the size of the fish appeared to be getting smaller as the season progressed. Pink salmon had started to be caught near Sault Ste. Marie on the St. Mary’s River.