Weekly Fishing Report September 6, 2012
Black River Harbor: Fishing was good in the early morning and evening. Anglers are using a flasher/fly combo as well as glow spoons. Look for surface water temperatures of 65 degrees or less. Ontonagon: Fishing was slow with only a few lake trout caught on green spoons in 70 to 115 feet of water. Marquette: […]
Weekly Fishing Report August 30, 2012
Black River Harbor: The better salmon fishing was in the early morning and late evening. Some five to 12 pound chinook salmon were caught on a combination of flashers and flies. Ontonagon: Fishing has been good and lake trout were making up most of the catch for those trolling spin-glows and orange flashers in 75 […]
Weekly Upper Peninsula Fishing Report July 26, 2012
Black River Harbor: The few boats going out have caught a mix coho, steelhead and some nice lake trout. Fish 50 to 220 feet of water and stagger your lines. Use both magnum and regular spoons.Ontonagon: Had good fishing with chinook, coho and lake trout caught in 75 to 110 feet of water. Try orange and […]
Weekly Upper Peninsula Fishing Report from DNR – July 19, 2012
Keweenaw Bay: A few perch were caught off the Baraga Marina. Those trolling from Sand Point north to the Red Rock Cliffs caught coho and lake trout. Fish were caught in 30 to 40 feet of water with the Mayfly hatch. Good lake trout fishing in Traverse Bay when trolling along Big Reef, Big Louie’s […]
Weekly Fishing Report Michigan
Weekly Fishing Tip: Catching a Catfish in Michigan The new state record flathead catfish caught on May 22 on the St. Joseph River has brought a relatively unheralded species into the daylight. The record flathead, which weighed 49.81 pounds and measured 45.7 inches, was caught by Rodney Akey of Niles, who was fishing with an […]
Weekly Upper Peninsula Fishing Report – June 8th
2012 Summer Free Fishing Weekend Get out and fish for FREE this Saturday & Sunday! Saturday and Sunday make up the Summer Free Fishing Weekend – an annual effort to promote Michigan’s plentiful fishing opportunities. While many individuals and families will head out to fish for free on their own, the DNR is pleased to […]