Gone fishin'

Upper Peninsula

≤ Little Bay de Noc: Catch rates for walleye were poor to fair. Anglers reported varying success, with many catching zero and even fewer with just a couple. Jigging rods were performing better than set rods. Multiple age classes were caught, as well as both large and undersized walleye. Most anglers were using a variety of types of jigging raps. There was a slight improvement for perch fishing. Most anglers were struggling but were still managing to catch a few.

≤ Keweenaw Bay: The number of catches of whitefish stayed consistently high with some large whitefish brought through the ice. Lake trout anglers were having more luck farther north on the ice. Some herring, coho and brown trout were caught by anglers in medium depth waters, but numbers were still not high. Anglers had success with both artificial and natural bait using a wide range of tackle. If fishing closer in the bay, try wax worms or cut minnows.

≤ Munising Bay: There were a few spotty schools of coho coming through. The whitefish action was slow with a few anglers reporting some catches around 5 or 6 fish but no size, mainly small fish. There were a few reports of some steelhead. For the permanent shacks, there was a lot of water coming in thru holes into the shacks, so anglers were raising their shacks up. No reports of smelt or splake catches. Burbot anglers fishing at night reported very slow action. A few anglers were targeting lake trout.