Little Bay de Noc: Anglers reported fair fishing this week. There were reports of walleye in areas from Gladstone into the outer bay. Anglers reported catching fish on shallow flats during the early morning hours and at dusk. They also reported doing well at the bottom of drop-offs. Anglers were using set lines with shiners and sucker minnows, as well as jigging snap-style glide baits and spoons.

Yellow perch fishing improved this week, and anglers reported having the best success fishing the upper bay. They were using wigglers and minnows, fished close to the bottom.

Les Cheneaux Islands: Anglers caught a wide variety of fish throughout the islands. Good numbers of perch were caught in Hessel Bay, Urie Bay, Government Bay, and Moscow Channel. Every day was different, and the fish were on the move. Big pike were reported in Wilderness Bay over the weekend. Anglers also caught a few splake and lake trout, along with a few herring were in Hessel Bay. The perch fishing was reported as hit or miss.

Munising: The coho salmon bite remained steady throughout the bay with anglers reporting good success. The whitefish bite reportedly picked up as anglers reported some success when targeting them. The perch and splake bite was fair with a lot of smaller ones being caught. Anglers did well on smelt, along with a few burbot at night. Popular baits were wax worms and minnows.

Keweenaw Bay: Anglers reported fair to good numbers of both lake trout and cisco being caught, along with a few undersized splake. Success was also reported by those targeting burbot and smelt within the last week. Coho salmon and whitefish anglers reported slow fishing, with better success noted during the morning hours. Common baits among successful anglers included minnows, spawn, cut herring, and smelt.

— By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources