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Ontonagon River: The river saw very little angling activity over the past week. The floating docks in the Ontonagon Marina had been removed from the river for the season, and the fish cleaning station at the marina was closed for the season.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling efforts from Ontonagon remained very low over the past week. Efforts from Union Bay and Silver City were strong on days when the weather permitted reasonable lake access. Catches consisted primarily of lake trout in high numbers. A few anglers found great success while jigging in depths of approximately 60 feet, and those trolling experienced the best luck in water depths of about 90 to 120 feet.

Black River Harbor: Angling efforts from the harbor were fair over the past week. Reported catches consisted of lake trout in good numbers, with occasional coho salmon caught in lesser numbers. Anglers reported having the best luck when trolling in water depths of 100 to 120 feet.

Little Bay de Noc: Walleye fishing was tough for most anglers, although some had caught a few walleye at the head of the bay. Those who targeted deeper depths during late mornings had little success. Perch anglers had reported mixed results, with most finding schools of perch, but only some were able to coax them into biting. Anglers had fished the narrows and the reefs in the upper bay.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth anglers had reported good fishing. They had caught high numbers of smallmouth, as well as numerous large fish. Tactics that had proven successful around Garden and Fayette included dragging suckers close to the bottom and drop-shotting artificial soft plastics. Yellow perch anglers had reported fair fishing.

Grand Marais: Fishing activity was low over the past week. Anglers reported a few rainbow trout and coho salmon at the mouth of the Sucker River while casting and using spawn. Off the breakwall, a small number of round whitefish and lake whitefish were caught by anglers using spawn.

Munising: The salmon bite slowed down over the past week. Boat anglers caught a few coho salmon while trolling the bay, with some splake mixed in. Anglers reported catching splake, coho salmon, and rainbow trout off the mouth of the Anna River, with spawn and casting spoons working best.

St. Ignace: At the Carp River mouth cement footing pier, steelhead were caught while floating beads or bottom-bouncing spawn. There were no reports of salmon, but anglers had continued to cast spoons in hopes of catching late-run fish. At Nunns Creek, the majority of salmon had spawned out.

U.P Counties: Thompson Creek had a lot of fish, but they are getting rough. Salmon were reported in the rivers. Inland lakes were good for walleye and pan fish.

Inland lakes showed mixed reports, with lakes near the northern Alger and Schoolcraft County line showing more success for pike, bass, and panfish than southern lakes. Good numbers of walleye and perch were reported on the Manistique Lakes. Salmon began showing up in the upper reaches of rivers in Mackinac County. The coho salmon run on the Two Hearted River proved difficult for most anglers with some anglers experiencing success.

— By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources