St. Ignace: St. Ignace City boat launches have been put into the water, and the cleaning station is open. At the Carp River cement footing pier, steelhead anglers saw limited success. Smelt were running at the Carp River over the past week. When using the roads to get back to the Carp River mouth, watch for deep potholes. Anglers looking to fish from shore at the Pine River, are now able to get back to the DNR access safely. The DNR boat launch at the Pine River has not been put in yet. 

Les Cheneaux Islands/Detour: Anglers were trying their luck dipping for smelt in the Carp River, however fishing was reported as slow. Anglers also reported catching a few splake within Hessel Bay when trolling with stick baits and off the pier using smelt.

Grand Marais: Boat anglers who were trolling both east and west of the break wall reported good numbers of coho salmon, along with the occasional steelhead near the mouth of the Sucker River. Off the break wall, anglers were catching coho salmon and whitefish. Spawn was reported to have worked well.

Munising:  Fishing was reported to have slowed this past week due to some ice left in the bay. The mouth of the Anna River was reported to have been mostly clear of ice. The boat launch in town is not yet open.

Ontonagon River: There are currently no docks in the water at the Ontonagon Marina Boat Launch. Angling efforts on the river were near nonexistent over the past week. River conditions were reported as poor due to recent precipitation that caused high turbidity levels.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: There are currently no docks in the water at the Ontonagon Marina Boat Launch. The fish cleaning station at the Ontonagon Marina also remains closed for the off-season. The gate into the Union Bay boat launch has been opened for the season and the launch dock is now in the water. The Silver City boat launch dock remains out of the water. Fishing efforts from these ports were reported to have increased as weather permitted. Anglers fishing from the shores of Union Bay had some luck when targeting coho salmon, brown trout, and steelhead. Those fishing from boats also had luck with the same species when trolling shallow waters.

Black River Harbor: The harbor saw a fair amount of angling efforts over the past week. Anglers fishing from the harbor break walls had some success in catching coho salmon in low numbers. Boats trolling shallow waters reported catches consisting of coho salmon and brown trout in fair numbers. If you are accessing waters via boat, be aware of possible floating debris. Many large snags have recently made their way down rivers and into the lake.

Little Bay de Noc: Docks are in at most locations. Windy conditions limited angler numbers. Those that were able to make it out reported good perch fishing when jigging with perch rigs.

Big Bay de Noc: Perch anglers reported fair to good fishing. Minnows or worms seemed to work best.

— By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources