The Michigan DNR released a statewide fishing report on Wednesday, which included reports for local areas in the UP. The section on UP fishing included theinformation featured below.

Little Bay de Noc

This past week, anglers reported excellent smallmouth bass fishing despite windy conditions. Shallow areas with rock or vegetation were productive. Additionally, anglers reported catching bass near river mouths. Bass anglers had success with spinnerbaits, baitfish-sized soft plastics, and shallow jerk baits.

Yellow perch fishing improved this week. Most anglers reported catching fish in the shallows, although there were some reports from anglers fishing deep that the schools were sparse but actively biting in the morning and whenever a school was located. Anglers used perch rigs with minnows or worms.

Munising

The coho salmon bite was slow in the bay, but boat anglers trolling outside the bay and around Grand Island found some success, with a few rainbow trout also being caught. Anglers fishing off the Anna River mouth picked up a few splake, with spawn working best.

Keweenaw Bay

Anglers reported fair numbers of coho salmon, with an occasional brown trout being caught while trolling stick baits, spoons, and flasher-fly combinations in the upper portion of the water column. Whitefish anglers reported a slow bite. Shore anglers were able to catch a few splake and steelhead over the past week.

Traverse Bay/Portage Entry

Anglers trolling nearshore reported fair numbers of both lake trout and coho salmon while using stick baits and spoons. Anglers also reported the occasional brown trout or steelhead being caught.

Ontonagon River

All docks were in the water at the Ontonagon Marina boat launch. The fish cleaning station opened for the season. Fishing effort on the river remained very low over the past week, and anglers did not report any catches.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay

The docks at all three launches were in the water. The fish cleaning station located at Ontonagon Marina was opened for the season. These ports experienced a fair amount of fishing effort over the past week, weather permitting. Angler reports consisted of catches of coho salmon, brown trout, and Chinook salmon, with occasional instances of steelhead and lake trout also being caught. Anglers found the most success while trolling in shallow waters. Shore anglers fishing in Union Bay reported catching a mix of coho salmon and brown trout.

Black River Harbor

Angling effort remained strong in the harbor as weather permitted. Angler reports consisted of catches of coho salmon and brown trout, with occasional instances of chinook salmon and steelhead also being caught. Those fishing within the harbor and from the break walls reported catches of coho salmon, brown trout, and occasional steelhead in low numbers.

St. Ignace

Steelhead fishing picked up at McDonalds Rapids on the Carp River. Those floating beads and spawn were the most successful. Brown trout and suckers were also caught in the mix.

Grand Marais

Anglers fishing off the break wall did well targeting coho salmon, with some lake whitefish and round whitefish also being caught. Spawn and worms were the most popular baits. Boat anglers did well trolling for coho salmon east and west of the break wall.

Les Cheneaux Islands/DeTour

The weather was not cooperative, causing fishing pressure and catch frequency to remain slow. Perch started moving into the Hessel Marina, and anglers had inconsistent catches in terms of the size of the fish caught. Worms, minnows, and crawlers were all successful.

Manistique

Anglers reported good steelhead fishing in the river. Anglers drifted brightly colored beads under a float. Most anglers caught multiple steelhead per trip, as well as a few suckers as bycatch. The river dropped substantially this week, making for easier and more effective drifts.

Marquette

Steelhead fishing slowed back down this week, but there was an increase in fish reported by anglers trolling. Brown trout continued to be present for both boat anglers and anglers on the river. If fishing around the mouth did not work, anglers tried moving farther up the river, past the prison and into the Marquette Mountain area.

The Chocolay River was slow again this week. In the lower harbor, the coho salmon bite remained consistent this week. The average catch per boat increased from three last week to around four per boat this week.

Some very nice Chinook salmon were caught around Shot Point out toward the clay banks east of Granite Rock.

Au Train

The Brownstone boat launch was accessible again. Steelhead began moving up the rivers two weeks ago, but fishing was hit or miss, while boaters continued to do very well and were still catching them by trolling near the river mouths. Coho salmon fishing for boat anglers remained very good this week. Boat anglers targeting lake trout reported doing well when jigging northeast of Au Train Island.