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Weekly DNR fishing report

Here is the weekly bulletin sent out by the Michigan DRN on Wednesday afternoon:

• Marquette — Brown trout continued to be consistent with both boat anglers and river anglers in the Chocolay River. In the lower harbor, the coho salmon bite remained hit or miss, but there were a good number of Chinook salmon caught all over Marquette and out towards Shot Point. 

• Au Train — Coho salmon and brown trout fishing was slow in Au Train Bay, but there were several Chinook salmon caught again in Au Train by Scott Falls and up towards the tip of 5 Mile Point this week in around 40 feet of water. Anglers targeted lake trout by jigging, with moderate success.• Little Bay de Noc — Anglers reported good walleye fishing. Those trolling used crank baits or crawler harnesses. Some anglers fished in or near the river mouths cast in the shallows. Some anglers ventured south of Escanaba and reported doing well on shallow flats in the mornings and evenings. Yellow perch fishing near the narrows was good. Perch were caught using perch rigs with minnows or worms.

• Manistique — Steelhead fishing was slow. Some anglers used fly rods with beads or nymphs, while others drifted beads under a float. Walleye anglers reported slow fishing.

• St. Ignace — In the Carp and Pine Rivers, anglers targeting walleye from shore floated jigs and leeches, while boat anglers trolled night crawler harnesses.

• Keweenaw Bay — Anglers reported fair to good numbers of coho salmon were caught when trolling stick baits, spoons, and flasher-fly combinations in the upper portion of the water column. Anglers caught the occasional rainbow trout while trolling as well. Anglers jigging for lake trout reported a fair bite.

• Traverse Bay/Portage Entry — Anglers trolling nearshore and near structure reported fair numbers of lake trout and coho salmon using stick baits and spoons. Anglers also reported the occasional brown trout or steelhead. Anglers targeting lake trout reported a good bite while jigging natural and artificial baits.

• Ontonagon River — Fishing efforts on the river were high as anglers hit the water over the holiday weekend. Walleye were reported in fair numbers. Boat anglers found the most success when trolling. Shore anglers reported catches of walleye and white suckers.

• Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay — Angling effort from these ports was strong. Anglers reported catches of coho salmon, Chinook salmon, brown trout, and lake trout. Trolling in shallow waters continued to produce the best yields for boat anglers. Shore anglers fishing from these ports reported catches of coho salmon and brown trout in low numbers.

• Black River Harbor — Angling efforts from the harbor increased over the weekend. Boat anglers reported mixed catches of coho salmon, brown trout, Chinook salmon, and lake trout in varying numbers. Shore anglers within the harbor and fishing from the break walls have reported catches of coho salmon and brown trout in low numbers.

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