U.P. weekly fishing report
Little Bay de Noc: Anglers fishing for yellow perch reported improved success in areas near Kipling while using perch rigs with minnows and crawlers. Smallmouth bass fishing was good with soft plastics or crankbaits.
Big Bay de Noc: Anglers reported good smallmouth bass fishing. Perch anglers were still catching some, although the bite was slow.
Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers in Keweenaw Bay and Huron Bay were seeing an uptick in catches of multiple species as the water warmed up. Anglers were able to find mostly coho and Chinook salmon trolling in the bays. Fish were mostly caught in the mornings or early afternoon while trolling. Trolling was done at a wide range of depths from 150 feet all the way up to 30 feet. Most fish were caught on artificial lures. Anglers were also out in force with walleye season opening and trolling but catch numbers were not high compared to effort. Smelt runs were either finished in most streams or had largely reduced.
Hessel/Les Cheneaux/Detour: Anglers in the Hessel area were catching a few splake off the pier at the marina using spawn sacs. Anglers were also catching a few Atlantic salmon, but success was low due to a recent fly hatch. There were an abundant number of perch in the area as well with anglers catching them on worms, however the bite number was low.
Traverse Bays/ Portage Canal: Anglers were catching some lake trout in decent numbers during all times of day. With the rising water temperature fishing pressure and catches were starting to increase. Anglers also found some luck while casting for bass and pike in the waters just around the mouth of the canal. Fish were caught while trolling and jigging and a mix of artificial and natural baits were used.
Cedar River and Green Bay (Lake Michigan): At J.W. Wells State Park & Cedar River State Harbor, walleye fishing was spotty out on Green Bay, with fluctuating water temps making it tough to have a consistent bite. There were few reports of brown trout being caught. Smallmouth bass were starting to move into the Cedar River as anglers were catching them from shore and in boats.
