Tag: Grand Marais

Little Bay de Noc: Anglers targeting yellow perch reported a noticeable slowdown in the bite, but most were able to catch fair numbers. Areas targeted were near the Days River, off Kipling and just north of the Gladstone Marina. Smallmouth bass fishing improved with the warmer weather. Anglers were targeting...

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported fair to good success. Anglers were mostly targeting deep water areas in the upper bay using worms and minnows. St. Ignace: A few lake trout were caught in Lake Huron. Anglers should try trolling artificial baits adjacent to river mouths as the...

Little Bay de Noc: Fishing activity remained limited, although some anglers were targeting perch and reported slow action. Anglers participating in the catch and release bass season on the Ford River had little success. Manistique: Water levels on the Manistique River were starting to recede. Anglers reported seeing steelhead near the...

Smelt runs have not yet started in the Upper Peninsula. Many areas along the lakeshores of Lake Superior, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan still have ice formations in front of and near river mouths. Cold temperatures and slow snowmelt in most areas have slowed the progression and timing of smelt...

Ontonagon: Anglers were fishing in shallow waters while trolling for salmon with spoons but after a while deeper water was sought. Productivity for lake trout was good with near limits coming in while trolling spoons between 100 and 150 feet of water. Union Bay: Fishing pressure was moderate and a...

Ontonagon: Anglers were doing pretty well fishing for lake trout. Fish were coming in around four pounds with a few 15-pound fish being caught while trolling spoons. Fish were caught in 80 to 140 feet, but some anglers were fishing shallower trying to find salmon, brown trout and steelhead to...

Ontonagon: Fishing remained steady for anglers fishing out of Ontonagon while trolling spoons of various colors. Anglers were having to do some searching for fish, but when they were found anglers were getting near limits of lake trout while trolling spoons. On Ontonagon River, trolling and jigging were the main...

Ontonagon: Lake trout fishing was productive. Near limits of three-to-five-pound fish were seen with a few 10+ pound fish reported. Spoons were the lure of choice between 80 and 120 feet of water. On Ontonagon River, dock anglers were catching rock bass, bullhead and a few small walleye. Union Bay:...

Ontonagon: Lake trout anglers were getting two to three fish per person on average, but some boats were getting none. A few surprise brown trout and pink salmon were caught as well. Anglers fished out to 150 feet of water with mixed results. Keweenaw Bay: On days when temperatures were...

Ontonagon: Fishing has been slow out of all ports this week due to low fishing pressure and bad weather. Some anglers were picking up lake trout toward the end of the week, fishing out around 100 feet of water while trolling spoons. The Ontonagon River fishery has been producing some...