Upper Peninsula

Little Bay de Noc: Weather conditions resulted in some deep slush pockets, creating travel challenges for some wheeled vehicles. Anglers fishing for walleye reported low numbers of fish, although the fish that were caught were quality fish. Anglers targeting shallower water depths out of the Ford River were catching large walleye. Anglers had limited success near the Days River and out in front of Gladstone. There were mixed reports from perch anglers with some reporting zero catches while others were catching a handful of fish. Anglers reported minnows being productive.

Keweenaw Bay: Lake whitefish and lake trout were the most common catches by anglers over the past week. Most anglers were fishing in deeper water for these fish with a few fishing under 100 feet of water. Some burbot were caught at night and during the day and those caught were on the bottom. Anglers consistently reported seeing dense schools of suspended fish from 15 feet off bottom up to 15 feet from the ice. These schools were mostly in depths less than 150 feet. The occasional brown trout and herring were reported as well. Most anglers reported catches on natural bait so try wax worms or cut bait.

Munising Bay: A few coho and splake were caught, but still no limits. Anglers were having success in Trout Bay. There were schools of smelt present, but they were located sporadically. A few lake herring were caught. Perch fishing remained slow. Best baits for coho were jigging spoons such as Swedish pimples.