Little Bay de Noc: Little to no fishing pressure this week as anglers awaited open water season. Any remaining ice was in poor condition and the shoreline has deteriorated, resulting in few anglers going out.

Munising: The coho salmon bite remained steady for anglers, with a few nice-sized cisco mixed in. Anglers also caught a few smaller whitefish and splake over the past week. Anglers reported catching a good number of smelt as well. Popular baits were minnows and eggs. Ice conditions worsened due to the warm weather and rain.

Keweenaw Bay: Before ice conditions deteriorated due to weather, anglers reported good catches of coho salmon and cisco. Anglers had also reported success when targeting both smelt and whitefish.

Traverse Bay/Portage Entry: The docks remained out of the water at the Traverse Bay and South Portage Entry Boat launches. However, due to the lack of ice, anglers were able to launch from these locations.

Ontonagon River: Docks remained out of the water at the Ontonagon Marina Boat Launch. Angling efforts on the river were very low over the past week. The river water was extremely dirty due to runoff caused by recent snowmelt and rain showers.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Docks remained out of water at each of these locations. Access to Union Bay is restricted as the gate into the Porcupine Mountains boat launch has yet to be opened for the season. The mouth of the Big Iron River in Silver City is now open. The fish cleaning station at the Ontonagon Marina also remains closed for the winter season. Fishing efforts from these ports have been very low, with reports of coho salmon being caught in low numbers.

Black River Harbor: Amenities at the harbor remain closed from the winter offseason. Access to the lake from the harbor is now unrestricted as the last of the ice buildup has dissipated. Fishing efforts have picked up but remained low. Some anglers had luck catching coho salmon in low numbers from the harbor breakwalls.

St. Ignace: St. Martin’s Bay and Pine River were frozen over. Carp River and Pine River access sites were inaccessible by vehicle due to snow accumulation.

Grand Marais: Low angling effort was reported this past week. With the rain and warm weather, the bay and pier started to open up from the ice.

Les Cheneaux Islands/DeTour: Anglers in Hessel and Cedarville still ventured out in Hessel and Musky Bay trying to get some ice fishing in. The bite was reported to be pretty slow and the fish were tough to find and were constantly on the move. DeTour was still not fishable as the access sites were inaccessible.

— By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources