Northeast Lower Peninsula

Alpena: Ice remained in the harbor preventing use of the marina. Boat anglers using the river launch had success trolling from the pier head towards north shore on steelhead, Atlantic salmon, lake trout, and the occasional brown trout. Slow trolling in depths of 20 to 30 feet of water were most productive with light spoons and short lead cores.

Thunder Bay River: Steelhead action picked up over the last week with decent catches reported daily. Drifting fresh spawn and beads was productive throughout the day from the 9th Street dam beyond the walking bridge. Anglers casting small spoons and spinners had luck on steelhead, Atlantic salmon, and the occasional brown trout. Blue/silver, green/silver, and golds were all reported to be productive colors. There was still no sign of suckers as a result of the cold water temperatures.

Harrisville/Oscoda: Anglers fishing off the pier reported catching a few steelhead while bottom bouncing spawn or using pyramid weights to fish spawn on the bottom. Some lake trout were also caught from the pier head while using spawn on the bottom. The walleye fishing was reported to have been slow off the pier, however, a couple nice fish were caught when casting deep diving crankbaits. Steelhead fishing at Foote Dam was hit or miss with a few fish taken on spawn. Anglers fishing plugs throughout the river found moderate success for steelhead. Bottom bouncing spawn in deep holes during low light conditions (dawn and dusk) seemed to produce the most steelhead.

Tawas: High winds kept most boats off the water. Pier anglers reported catching a mixed bag off the Tawas Pier including whitefish, lake trout, and brown trout. Northern pike and burbot were also caught. Fishing at Singing Bridge, whether in the surf or in the river, did not produce much.

Standish: Perch fishing was reported as very up and down with the recent weather. Overall, fishing seemed to slow over the weekend with mostly only small perch caught.