Little Bay de Noc: Shoreline ice started to deteriorate, forcing anglers to pay attention to the ice conditions around certain lake access points. Anglers reported good overall ice on the bay, although the shoreline and cracks were changing from day to day. Walleye anglers reported an uptick in fishing. Nonetheless, some large fish catches were reported, and while anglers marked a lot of fish, reports indicated that the fish were finicky. Anglers also reported the jigging rod was out-producing set lines. Set lines were baited with minnows close to the bottom, and jigging rods were fished with spoons and snap-style jigs. Anglers reported the best success when jigging aggressively and then slowing down the cadence of the jig as fish approached.

Yellow perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. Anglers used wigglers and minnows fished on tungsten jigs and small spoons in the upper bay. The mud flats and the shallows near the Days River were productive.

Les Cheneaux Islands: Anglers in Musky Bay caught good numbers of pike, with a few keeper-sized fish being reported. Urie Bay produced a few perch but overall was a slow start to the late perch ice fishing. Government Bay also produced a few perch as well as pike. Moscoe Channel saw some fishing pressure, with very few fish being caught.

In Hessel, anglers reported a good number of perch and a couple of anglers hitting their limits of cisco. Splake fishing continued to be slow. Anglers reported a good amount of ice still but was continuing to melt with the warm weather.

Munising: The coho salmon and perch bite was good for anglers throughout the bay. Whitefish and Splake were targeted with moderate success. Anglers reported good amounts of smelt and reported catching a few burbot. Popular baits included minnows and wax worms.

Keweenaw Bay: Anglers reported fair to good numbers of lake trout, cisco, and coho salmon being caught. Success was also reported by those targeting burbot and smelt during the last week. Some anglers had mixed success while splake fishing, with most fish being undersized. Whitefish anglers reported slow fishing. Common baits among successful anglers included minnows, spawn, cut herring, and smelt.

Marquette: The Chocolay River saw a good number of anglers, with one reporting a very nice brown trout. There were several coho salmon caught out on the breakwall that were small, but in good numbers. The Carp River was a little too shallow for anglers but once the snow and ice melted during the warm-up, the river saw a good increase in depth.

Au Train: Au Train produced a good number of coho salmon for anglers. Anglers reported catching the majority by the mouth of the river on the ice cliffs. Most were caught with either jigs with wax worms or floating eggs.

– By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources