Harrisville/Oscoda: Steelhead anglers fishing the pier found moderate success. Most steelhead taken along the pier and catwalk were caught when bottom bouncing spawn. Walleye fishing off the pier remained slow, but a couple big ones were caught when casting deep crank baits. Anglers casting spoons off the pier caught a couple nice Atlantic and coho salmon. Orange/gold and blue/silver were popular spoon colors. Those fishing throughout the lower Au Sable River experienced moderate success while steelhead fishing. Most fish were caught bottom bouncing or floating spawn. Anglers also had success plugging deep holes and floating hair jigs tipped with wax worms. A handful of fresh Atlantic salmon were caught in the lower river this past week.

Look for young returning coho salmon at these two ports and the lower Au Sable River. Good numbers of yearling coho salmon were stocked in this region in 2024 and returns of 18 to 20 inch age-2 coho salmon are starting to be reported. Casting spoons or spawn should enable anglers to catch these young coho, particularly in morning and evening hours or low light conditions. Harrisville Harbor and the Au Sable River pier at Lake Huron are good spots to start.

Tawas: Fishing from the pier was reported as slow. Lake trout were caught here and there but most anglers had trouble getting them to bite. Poor weather conditions limited boating activity. Anglers were trying the Tawas River; however, they did not have much luck. The wind and rain dirtied up the water at Singing Bridge, so it will be a few days before the river clears up again.

Standish: Perch fishing in the Standish area was reported to have slowed down with mostly small perch being caught. Anglers reported more success at Eagle Bay or Palmer Road rather than the Pine River but still had to do a lot of sorting.