Upper Peninsula

• Marquette: Fishing was steady with those targeting salmon taking 3-6 fish per trip. Most were getting a mix of coho, steelhead, lake trout or brown trout. Few Chinook salmon were caught. Most were heading east towards Shot Point and staying in shallow waters 50 feet or less. The lake trout action picked up with most caught by salmon anglers in shallow waters. Those targeting lake trout have done well in 150 to 200 feet around Shot Point, Granite Island and the White Rocks.

• Little Bay De Noc: Walleye are still coming out of the rivers and good catches were reported near the mouth of the Whitefish River. The better catches were between Garth Point and the Vagabond Resort with crawlers or stick baits in 16 to 32 feet. Fair catches off Breezy Point in 16 to 22 feet and in the Escanaba River up near the dam and the fast water with a jig and crawler. Smallmouth bass anglers had good catches throughout the Bay with the better action near the mouth of the Ford River or upstream near the Clay Banks, off Garth Point, Squaw Point and Gladstone when casting plastics, spinners or crawlers in 4 to 12 feet. Most perch catches were incidental by walleye anglers in the “Narrows” in 30 feet and the Center Reef in 25 feet. Large northern pike were caught off the mouth of the Ford River when casting plastics or spinners. Shore anglers in Rapid River had good catches of bullhead with crawlers in the evening. For those looking to bow fish, carp are all over the shallows.

• Manistique River: With the lower river being so low because of the gates closed, fewer anglers were out. A couple walleye and bass anglers fished the river between the fast water and the mouth. Most of the walleye have moved out but some were still caught with a jig and crawler or scented baits near the fast water. Smallmouth bass catches were fair with spinners or plastics.

• Munising: Most boat anglers were targeting Chinook salmon however catch rates slowed with only one or two fish per boat. Catch rates for coho were also spotty and the splake were undersize. The lake trout action remained good near Wood Island Reef and the White Rocks. Shore fishing was slow with only a few small splake reported.

• Grand Marais: Boat anglers continue to do well for lake trout with limit catches taken near Au Sable Point and Five Mile Reef. Pier anglers targeting whitefish reported a slow bite however a northwest wind should bring in the schools of whitefish.

— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources