Upper Peninsula

Keweenaw Bay

Jigging or bobbing for lake trout was fair with most fish in the two-pound range. Coho and brown trout fishing was good when trolling orange spoons in the top 20 feet of waters 50 feet or deeper. At the South Entry, coho and brown trout were caught around the city breakwall and along the shoreline. In Traverse Bay, coho were in the top 20 of waters 100 to 150 feet deep. Good fishing in Eagle Harbor where anglers caught lake trout, steelhead, coho and a couple Chinook in the top 15 feet.

Menominee River

Still had high water levels and was very dirty.

Munising

Boat anglers were trolling for Chinook and coho had slow catch rates with only a couple coho taken. Those targeting lake trout near Wood Island Reef caught a few fish. Those fishing Big Reef managed to take some limit catches of lake trout when trolling or jigging. Pier anglers fishing at the Anna River had poor results with only a couple splake taken. Try light line with spawn.

Grand Marais: Lake trout anglers were doing well and most were getting limit catches five to seven miles straight out to the “Humps” in 200 feet and towards Au Sable Point. Some were jigging off Big Reef and did well when the winds were favorable. Whitefish season for pier anglers is slowly winding down but some were still taking limit catches with a single egg and light line. Trout and salmon anglers may want to try casting off the end of the pier. Water temperatures were 46 to 50 degrees which is still cold.

Tahquamenon River

Boat anglers caught pike when casting or trolling crank baits. The occasional muskie followed baits to the side of the boat but few fish were netted. The Dollarville Dam was slow with only a few rock bass taken on worms.

St. Marys River

At Sault St. Marie, Cadis fly hatches brought whitefish and Atlantics out so anglers targeted them with fly hooks six to eight feet below the surface in over 16 feet of water. Best colors were dark brown or copper. Downstream at Thirteen Mile Road and the Charlotte River, anglers were catching good numbers of rock bass and a few yellow perch. Best baits were worms and minnows. At Sugar Island perch were taken on the west side of Bay Dewausi in four to six feet while pike were caught on twister tails or red and white spoons on the north end at Brasser Pointe.

— Michigan Department of Natural Resources