DNR Report
Ontonagon River
- Is producing some walleye.
Portage Lake -
Anglers have caught some big walleye along the drop-offs and the
weed beds. Try minnows or leeches.
Copper Harbor
- Has good splake action with nice fish caught on jigs and cut
bait. Anglers will need to sort through the small ones.
Eagle Harbor -
Has good fishing for lake trout, brown trout and steelhead when
trolling or bobber fishing in the lower half of waters 75 to 150
feet deep.
Lac La Belle -
Smallmouth fishing has been good for those casting. Pike are
still active and hitting on spoons or body baits however the
fish are were small. Walleye and crappie fishing were slow.
Keweenaw Bay -
The bite was slow but chinook and coho were caught. Early
morning was best 35 to 80 feet down in waters 40 to 90 feet deep
with spoons. Lake trout were caught when jigging in 220 to 240
feet of water off Pequaming. Good catch rates for those trolling
between Gay Point and Big Louie's Point. Try spoons or dodgers
and flies in 130 to 150 feet of water. Slow trolling is the
trick. Anglers were also picking up lake trout jigging off of
Big Louie's Point in 220 to 250 feet of water. Those trolling
for lake trout reported spotty catch rates on the Mud Bank and
the Farmers Reef.
Marquette -
Water temperatures moved up between 50 and 56 degrees. Lake
trout fishing was fair to good with some limit catches reported
near the White Rocks and Shot Point. Target waters 140 to 200
feet deep. A few chinook were caught in 35 to 50 feet of water a
mile or two from the harbor. Fishing at Stannard Rock was good
for lake trout.
Menominee -
Anglers are starting to get chinook when trolling near Chambers
Island. Most are staying south of the Island, but some caught
fish to the north as well. Dipsey divers with shiners or flies
were taking fish. Walleye were caught on crawler harnesses south
of the port in 15 to 25 feet of water. Smaller brown trout and
some perch were caught off the pier at the marina.
Menominee River
- Those fishing the deeper holes from the
mouth to the first dam are picking up good numbers of walleye,
but many were small. Try jigging crawlers or trolling a harness.
Plenty of freshwater drum and some smallmouth bass have been
caught. Catch rates were slow from the Cat Walk and the Hattie
Street Dam.
Cedar River -
Smallmouth bass are still being caught between the mouth and the
first dam but many are sub-legal. Catfish are hitting at night
on crawlers or plugs.
Little Bay De Noc
- Even with the Mayfly hatch, walleye were
caught and the better action was from Portage Point south to the
Ford River. Anglers are trolling crank baits along the break in
17 to 25 feet of water. Fair to good action reported in 25 feet
of water out from the Terrace Bay Inn when trolling crank baits
or crawlers. Several nice perch were taken off the mouth if the
Whitefish River in 8 to 13 feet of water. Good smallmouth action
especially near the mouth of the Ford River in 4 to 12 feet of
water. Chinook and steelhead were caught out by the Ford River
buoy by those trolling spoons or fly's about 20 feet off the
bottom in waters 80 to 100 feet deep.
Big Bay De Noc
- Walleye anglers are trolling crank baits
or crawlers in 25 feet of water off Ansels Point. Anglers
reported good smallmouth action along the head of the Bay and
near Ogontz when casting crank baits, crawlers or tube baits in
4 to 12 feet of water. Lots of small perch were caught in Garden
Bay. At Fairport, more anglers are showing up for salmon.
Chinook and steelhead have been caught but the fish were
scattered in waters up to 130 feet deep. Most are trolling
spoons or artificial bait. Good smallmouth bass fishing around
the Summer Islands.
Au Train - Had
fair catches of lake trout in 140 to 180 feet of water but
salmon fishing was slow.
Munising - Is
still producing limits of lake trout.
Grand Marais -
Whitefish action was hit-or-miss but catch rates for lake trout
were good with limit catches taken in the early morning or late
at night in waters 90 to 290 feet deep.
St. Mary's River
- Is producing walleye all the way down to
Raber Bay. Boats were trolling in 12 to 14 feet of water just in
front of the Raber Bay boat launch and the Lime Island dock.
De Tour - Is
producing chinook and atlantic salmon, lake trout, and steelhead
however; anglers need to use extreme caution and watch for nets.
Some anglers have lost lines, lures and poles. Try 10 to 50 feet
down between the shipping cannel and the lighthouse.
Drummond Island
- Limits of walleye were caught in Scott
Bay on the northwest side of Peck Island when trolling a 28 inch
crawler harness with a bottom bouncer in 10 to 14 feet of water.
A few limits of herring were taken in 16 feet of water around
Howard Island by those using Swedish Pimples or natural fly's
just off the bottom.
Cedarville and Hessel
- Fishing for northern pike continues to
be excellent for those casting in 4 to 12 feet of water or those
still-fishing with chubs. Yellow perch are starting to hit on
crab tails or minnows in Cedarville Bay. For herring, some limit
catches were taken in McKay Bay when using wax worm sin 7 to 12
feet of water. As the fish continue to come in, try the east end
of the Moscoe Channel.
Pine River -
Anglers are still-fishing for suckers. Try leeches
St. Ignace - A
few small boats are launching from the primitive launch in St.
Ignace and targeting pike in the bull rushes. Try casting
weedless stick baits in fire-tiger or chartreuse. Boats trolling
from the old fuel tanks across the bay to the Coast Guard
Station have caught chinook and atlantic salmon along with
steelhead. The hot spot for chinook was the west side of the
bridge when trolling 15 to 45 feet down with spoons. Good colors
were blue or green spoons with white or a white spoons with
orange, pink or green stripes.