NORTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA

Alpena: Angling pressure out of Alpena was very slow. A few boat anglers trolled in 30 to 40 feet of water for steelhead, Atlantic salmon, and walleye, with little success. Those who found steelhead saw the best results when using standard-sized spoons in orange, copper, and watermelon on short lead core lines. A few walleye were found in 10 to 20 feet of water after dark from the pier head south to Grass Island. Natural-colored crank baits as well as purples were productive. Those fishing the pier had minimal success on salmon. While good numbers of coho and Atlantic salmon were seen, the bite was slow.

Thunder Bay River: Chinook, coho, and the occasional Atlantic salmon were still being caught between the walking bridge and the 9th Avenue Dam. Best results came from floating eggs or beads early and late in the day. A few early steelhead and Atlantic salmon were caught on small spinners in orange, chartreuse, and green. A few anglers reported success on glow spoons after dark. No walleye were reported in the river.

Rockport: Good numbers of salmon were seen along the shoreline and boat ramp. However, no fishing was observed.

Rogers City: Fishing pressure on Lake Huron was minimal. The few anglers who went out were targeting young chinook salmon and steelhead. However, they found no success.

Harrisville: A few coho salmon were caught in the harbor by anglers fishing skein under a float or right on the bottom. Anglers also picked up some nice adult steelhead in the harbor while casting spoons. Spawn and minnows under a bobber also seemed to work well for steelhead. There were perch to be caught under the docks. However, those fishing them had to weed through a lot of small fish.

Black River: Anglers casting pink and red inline spinners caught a few coho salmon and an occasional steelhead. Moving baits seemed to work better than floating spawn.

Cheboygan: Salmon were reported to have been stacked at the Cheboygan Dam spillway, with the majority of the fish very dark and spawned out. Anglers were primarily catching chinook salmon with the occasional pink salmon, coho salmon, or steelhead. Anglers using spawn or beads saw the best results.

Oscoda/Au Sable River: Coho and Atlantic salmon were occasionally caught from the pier head by anglers casting orange/gold K.O. wobblers and blue/silver little Cleos. A handful of nice walleye were caught around dusk off the pier head by anglers casting flicker shads. There were a few chinook salmon caught when bottom-bouncing spawn at Foote Dam. Juvenile steelhead, Atlantic salmon, and the occasional coho salmon were caught by anglers fishing the lower river. Anglers had success floating spawn and beads or casting orange inline spinners. Streamers also produced Atlantic salmon throughout the river.

Au Gres/Standish: Not many boat anglers made it out on the water this past week. Anglers reported catching a few yellow perch from the pier. In Standish, boat anglers were able to catch their limit of yellow perch out from the Pine River but were still having to do some sorting. Shore anglers fishing at the Pine River also caught some keeper yellow perch. At Eagle Bay Marina, crappies, bluegills, and an occasional perch were caught, but, overall, it was slow.

Tawas: Fishing efforts were low over the past week. Anglers reported that chinook salmon seemed to have slowed at the Tawas River mouth. Catches of walleye were reported from the pier in the evening.