Munising: Boat anglers trolling the bay and around Grand Island picked reported catching a few Chinook salmon and coho salmon, along with a few splake. Anglers trolling and jigging for lake trout also had good success.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers reported good numbers of coho salmon being caught while trolling stickbaits, spoons, and flasher-fly combinations in the upper portion of the water column. Anglers also caught chinook salmon, brown trout, and rainbow trout while trolling, although in smaller numbers. Anglers reported a slow bite while jigging for whitefish. Those targeting lake trout found success while trolling and jigging both natural and artificial presentations in 50 to 150 feet of water.

Traverse Bay/Portage Entry: Anglers trolling near structure reported fair to good numbers of lake trout and a few coho salmon while using spoons and flasher-fly combinations. Anglers jigging for lake trout reported a fair bite while using natural and artificial baits, with most fish being caught between 120 and 160 feet of water.

Ontonagon River: The river saw a good amount of angling effort over the past week. Recent reports from anglers showed that walleye were caught in low to fair numbers. Species such as yellow perch and rock bass were also reported in low numbers by some anglers. It appeared that the most successful parties utilized a combination of trolling and jigging to find fish. Shore and dock anglers reported catches of yellow perch, rock bass, and walleye in low numbers.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling effort in Ontonagon was healthy over the past week. Effort at the Silver City and Union Bay access sites remained relatively low. Recent angler reports indicated that catches were primarily made up of lake trout in fair numbers, while coho salmon and steelhead were reported in lower numbers. Trolling continued to produce the best yields for boat anglers.

Black River Harbor: Angling effort in the harbor remained somewhat low over the past week. Boat anglers reported catches of lake trout and coho salmon in low to fair numbers. Trolling continued to be the most effective method for locating these fish.

St. Ignace: Anglers produced steady numbers of walleye and perch at the Pine River. They reported catching up to five walleye per trip, ranging from undersized throwbacks to legal-sized keepers. Shore anglers drifted jigs and leeches and cast nightcrawler harnesses. Boat anglers trolled nightcrawler harnesses and body baits.

Grand Marais: Anglers fishing off the breakwall reported catching a few lake whitefish and round whitefish, with worms and spawn producing the best results. Boat anglers trolling and jigging for lake trout had good success, with the occasional rainbow trout also caught.

Les Cheneaux Islands/DeTour: Perch fishing in Hessel slowed down, and anglers had a hard time catching anything worth keeping. Pike fishing in the area was good, whether bobber fishing with chubs or trolling in the bays. Smallmouth bass were still plentiful and quite active throughout the bays, as well as around the marina. Most anglers caught smallmouth while casting soft plastics. Lake trout cooperated with anglers in the middle and east entrance. Anglers trolled spoons 40 to 60 feet down and reported catching limits of nice-sized fish.

In DeTour, anglers continued to catch mixed bags of Atlantic salmon, Chinook salmon, and steelhead. Lake trout were also plentiful in DeTour, with anglers reporting that the fish were suspended and that they could not keep them off their hooks, even while trolling at speeds of 3.0 mph or faster and fishing 20 to 30 feet down.

Manistique: Anglers reported good fishing for lake trout. They found success using spoons, as well as buoyant, winged spinning lures. Salmon anglers anticipated that fishing would improve, although some anglers did have successful trips during the week. Anglers trolled spoons and flasher-fly combinations, with steelhead being a welcome and common bycatch.

Marquette: The coho salmon, Chinook salmon, and steelhead bite slowed down but remained productive for late June. Anglers reported finding fish in 30 to 80 feet of water while trolling from White Rocks toward Little Presque Isle.

More lake trout anglers also began finding success while jigging and trolling in deeper water and around White Rocks toward Granite Rock, typically in 120 to 200 feet of water. Some nice-sized lean lake trout were reported during the week.

Limited boat activity was observed out of Lower Harbor, so no angler reports were available from the Lower Harbor area toward Shot Point.

Au Train: Fishing activity in Au Train was slow this week, with only a few anglers being observed. The anglers who were interviewed reported fishing in deeper water north to northwest of Au Train Island, ranging from 120 to 220 feet of water. Anglers caught a mixed bag of lake trout and coho salmon. A few Chinook salmon were also reported being caught higher in the water column, around 80 feet down, while trolling for lake trout.

— By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources