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– Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting walleye reported fair to good fishing over the past week. In lower Little Bay de Noc, anglers found fish around deep structure, including points and humps. In the upper bay, anglers reported success along weed edges and the eastern shoreline. Casting anglers caught fish using artificial reaction baits retrieved near the bottom with a fast-snapping motion, tied to braided line with a clear leader. Anglers trolling or drifting ran crawler harnesses or crankbaits, while a few jigging live bait on jigheads reported limited success.
Yellow perch fishing was generally slow near the Escanaba River and in the upper bay. Anglers reported inconsistent catches near the Escanaba harbor due to shifting winds. Anglers targeting coho salmon near the Escanaba River reported active bite windows, catching fish in the river and near the mouth. Anglers trolling near the river mouth had the best success with brightly colored crankbaits, while casting spoons produced limited results.
– Munising: Weather conditions limited fishing activity for boat anglers over the past week. Anglers fishing off the mouth of the Anna River reported a slow bite, catching only a few splake and coho salmon. Successful baits included spawn and spinners.
– Ontonagon River: Anglers reported slow overall fishing effort on the river over the past week. Anglers jigging caught fair-to-low numbers of walleye, while trolling remained less effective. Heavy rain throughout the week created poor fishing conditions.
– Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling effort from Ontonagon, Silver City, and Union Bay decreased over the past week due to high winds and rain limiting lake access. Anglers trolling in depths ranging from 40 to 150 feet of water caught lake trout and coho salmon in low-to-fair numbers.
– Black River Harbor: Angling effort in the harbor decreased over the past week as high winds and rain limited lake access. Anglers trolling in 40 to 150 feet of water reported low-to-fair catches of brown trout, steelhead, coho salmon, and lake trout.
– St. Ignace: Anglers spent considerable time targeting salmon over the past week as water temperatures remained in the high 60s. Wading anglers at the mouth of Nunns Creek caught fish on spoons and spawn, while anglers casting minnow-style crankbaits off the footing pier near the mouth of the Carp River had the best results. The most productive fishing occurred before daybreak and after sunset, particularly with glow lures. Water temperatures dropped into the high 50s by the end of the week.
– Grand Marais: Fishing activity was low due to weather conditions. Anglers fishing off the breakwall had little luck targeting coho salmon.
– Manistique: Anglers reported slow-to-fair Chinook salmon fishing in the river. Anglers reported seeing pink salmon and Chinook salmon in the river, but overall catch rates were low. Anglers anticipated a fresh push of salmon after warm, dry conditions over the past week. Anglers caught fish using crankbaits and by drifting skein and other spawn presentations.
– Marquette: Most anglers continued to troll north of White Rocks toward Granite Island and the Clay Banks in 80 to 160 feet of water for lake trout. Anglers reported catching lake trout throughout the water column, primarily near the bottom on downriggers. A few anglers trolling out of Lower Harbor caught Chinook salmon and brown trout at depths around 30 feet down in 60 feet of water. Anglers fishing the Carp and Chocolay rivers reported catching Coho salmon and brown trout as fish began moving into the tributaries.
– Au Train: Angler effort increased out of Au Train on days with favorable winds. Following low fishing pressure over the summer, catch rates improved. Anglers continued finding lake trout in 140 to 180 feet of water near the flats northeast of Au Train Island and west of Wood Island Reef, with most fish caught near the bottom. Anglers targeting brown trout and salmon in 40 to 60 feet of water marked numerous fish, though few strikes were reported. Activity is expected to increase over the next several weeks as salmon and trout move toward river mouths, with the waters off Scott Falls and local tributaries offering the best opportunities.
– Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers reported poor to fair fishing, with catches consisting mostly of lake trout. Coho salmon and splake were taken in small numbers, alongside a few larger Chinook salmon caught by anglers trolling spoons and flasher-fly combinations. Anglers jigging in depths around 200 feet of water reported a fair bite for lake trout when using both natural and artificial baits. Shore fishing remained slow.
– Lake Independence, Big Bay: Fishing activity increased with most anglers targeting walleye and yellow perch. Anglers did best when trolling in 10 to 15 feet of water using natural bait.
– Traverse Bay/Portage Entry: Anglers reported good fishing for lake trout while trolling spoons and flasher-fly combinations around structure in 50 to 100 feet of water. A few Chinook salmon and coho salmon were caught while trolling, though numbers remained very low. Anglers jigging for lake trout reported a fair bite on natural baits in 80 to 120 feet of water.
– Les Cheneaux/DeTour: Anglers caught lake trout while trolling and jigging out of the West and Middle entrances in the Les Cheneaux Islands. Anglers also caught a few yellow perch in the Hessel Marina and off Island 8. Northern pike catches were common in Hessel, though most fish were small. Smallmouth bass fishing was good for anglers casting around rock piles. In DeTour, anglers caught a few pink salmon but mostly caught lake trout while trolling through the Flats.
– Alger County: Anglers found a high success rate for lake trout near Au Train Bay.
– Schoolcraft County: Few salmon were caught in the river.