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Gone fishin’

Upper Peninsula

• Marquette: Limits of lake trout were caught between the white rocks and Granite Island. Depths vary day to day but 150 to 200 feet was the typical range. A couple limits of coho were taken in both harbors in 20 feet and a couple chinook were caught.

• Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported fair catches off Breezy Point. Fish were caught up near the dam in the Escanaba River when casting a jig and crawler or stick bait or when trolling a crawler harness near the mouth in 20 feet. Yellow perch were caught in 14 to 24 feet near Kipling and the Day’s River with crawlers, minnows or wigglers. Those fishing shallow waters 3 to 8 feet deep found fish near Kipling. Several large freshwater drum were caught. Large pike were caught off the mouth of the Day’s River when trolling stick baits or a crawler harness in 16 to 20 feet. Salmon anglers caught a few fish when trolling spoons 65 feet down in 80 to 100 feet out near the Ford River Buoy.

• Manistique: Salmon catches slowed but fish were still caught out near the buoy about 6 miles out when trolling spoons or flies 60 to 90 feet down in 80 to 120 feet. Some went as far as Point Aux Barques. In the Manistique River, walleye were caught up near the dam when casting a jig and crawler near the rapids. Shore anglers caught channel cats, freshwater drum and pike.

• Au Train: A few coho and lake trout were caught near Au Train Island.

• Munising: Dredging to expand the marina harbor has started at the city docks. Boat anglers report slow action for lake trout. Anglers tried a variety of areas from Wood Island Reef to Grand Portal and while some did manage to catch a limit of fish they spent over seven hours doing so. Most were jigging. A couple coho were caught. Pier anglers targeting splake caught a few fish on spawn or when casting spoons.

• Grand Marais: Boat anglers targeting lake trout did well straight out about 7 miles, towards Au Sable Point and near Big Reef when fishing in 200 feet and deeper. Most of the fish were 4 to 5 pounds and limit catches were reported. Pier anglers are still targeting whitefish and getting a few limit catches on a single egg.

• Tahquamenon River: Panfish such as bluegills, pumpkinseed, perch and rock bass were caught off the Natalie boat launch and the Dollarville Dam. Worms were the ticket. Most of the musky were caught by boat anglers.

— Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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