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Gone fishin’ 10/26/18

Upper Peninsula

• Marquette: Had another slow week. Very few boats are going out. Rumor has it those fishing off the end of the breakwall in the Lower Harbor caught lake trout and the odd steelhead. Some boat anglers were going upstream in the Chocolay River. Higher water levels made fishing more difficult however coho and brown trout were still being caught. Water levels in the Carp River dropped but fishing was slow with only a few coho and small rainbows caught. A fair number of Chinook were caught in the Dead River, but the majority were dark and were no longer desirable. A couple coho and steelhead were also caught but the action was hit-or-miss. Most were using spinners or floating spawn bags.

• Little Bay De Noc: The best walleye catches were for night anglers trolling stick baits or crawlers along the reefs in Kipling in 18 to 22 feet. Smallmouth bass anglers had a hard time finding them but did manage to catch some nice ones. Spotty catches were reported from the Second Reef south to the southern end of the Black Bottom with minnows or plastics in 18 to 25 feet. A few good perch catches were reported by the green buoy near the Day’s River and off Gladstone Beach with minnows in 16 to 28 feet.

• Big Bay De Noc: Had a few smallmouth anglers fishing around Snake Island and over by Snail Shell Harbor. Best catches were in 15 to 35 feet with a minnow and slip bobber along the break. Some nice perch were caught in the mouth of Garden Bay, but the bite slowed.

• Au Train: Had no fishing pressure. The dock has been removed by the forest service for winter maintenance which makes launching almost impossible for medium to large boats. Rough weather this fall has also pushed quite a few rocks up onto the concrete pad making it that much harder to launch, even for small boats.

• Munising: Had few anglers. Fishing was slow with only a couple coho caught. To date, no major salmon runs have occurred in this area.

• Raber Bay: Had a few nice catches of yellow perch off the end of Lime Island Road. Try off the weed beds in six to eight feet with shiners or worms. Reports of muskie have come from the north side of Raber Bay. Try trolling spinners and crank baits or drift fishing with large creek chubs in six to 10 feet.

— Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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