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Gone fishin’

Upper Peninsula

Marquette: Limits of lake trout were caught between the white rocks and Granite Island in 190 to 220 feet. A few coho and brown trout were caught in the harbor and near Shot Point.

Little Bay De Noc: The best walleye catches were in southern waters between Breezy Point and the Minneapolis Shoals. In the Breezy Point area, anglers trolled stick baits or a crawler harnesses along the break in and around 12 feet. Out near the “Fingers” anglers used the same in 18 to 25 feet. A few walleye are still being caught off the mouth of the Whitefish River but most are undersize. A few good catches of perch were reported around the Kipling area using wigglers, crawlers or minnows in 5 to 24 feet. A good number of pike and freshwater drum were caught throughout the bay. Salmon anglers reported catches out by the Ford River Buoy when trolling spoons 60 feet down in 85 feet.

• Manistique: Had pretty much all salmon anglers taking fair to good catches about 6 miles out near the buoy when trolling spoons 60 to 75 feet down in 80 to 90 feet. The chinook were good size with some up near 30 pounds. Good numbers of large steelhead were also caught in the top 40 feet.

• Au Train: A light number of lake trout were caught on the flats in front of Shelter Bay and around Au Train Island. A couple coho, lake trout and brown trout were taken in shallow water near the mouth of the Au Train River.

• Munising: Those trolling caught coho and splake within the bays. Lake trout averaging 5 to 10 pounds were caught along Big Reef. Try floating or jigging a jig on either Wood Island Reef or Big Reef. Pier anglers at the Anna River reported a slow bite but a couple splake were taken on spawn in 20 feet. Water temperatures nearshore were in the low to mid 50’s and upper 40’s offshore.

• Grand Marais: Whitefish action was hit-or-miss but anglers were still getting some limit catches when using a single egg. When they can get out, boat anglers were taking limit catches of lake trout out towards Au Sable Point in 160 feet or 5 to 7 miles straight out from the port. A few coho were also caught.

• Tahquamenon River: Musky averaging 35 to 42 inches and some smaller pike were caught after the rain. Anglers were using red and white lures as well as orange, green and chartreuse crank baits.

— Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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