Northeast Lower Peninsula

Harrisville: A handful of coho salmon were caught in the harbor by anglers casting spoons and arctic spinners, pink or white have been good colors. Spawn fished under a float also produced a few nice coho salmon.

Presque Isle: Multiple species were reported caught, including Chinook salmon, lake trout, steelhead, walleye, coho salmon, and the occasional Atlantic salmon. The best depths ranged from 60 to 120 feet of water. Anglers were running lines throughout the water column for the best results. Plenty of bait was reported, and anglers were targeting areas around the baitfish. Spoons, along with flashers and flies, had been producing good results. Productive colors included greens, blues, oranges, white, black, purple, and glow patterns, especially early and late in the day. Good fishing spots included the area between the two lighthouses, north off North Bay and Black Point, or south toward Stoneport and False Presque Isle.

Alpena: The lake did not see many boats, but a few brought in less than their limits of Chinook salmon. Fishing on the river picked up, with anglers targeting salmon, and many Chinook salmon could be seen jumping in the river. A few anglers near the 9th Street Dam brought in less than their limit of Chinook salmon.

Rockport: Early in the week, fishing was productive at Rockport with anglers trolling catching their limits for lake trout and less than limits for Chinook salmon and walleye.

Rogers City: Salmon had been staging off Swan Bay in waters 40 to 80 feet deep. Anglers were running lines throughout the water column. Spoons, J-plugs, meat rigs, and flasher flies had all been effective. Good colors included greens, blues, blacks, white, and glow patterns–especially early and late in the day. First light and last light were the most productive times for salmon. Anglers fishing outside the bay, in deeper water, out front of the marina, or farther up the lake were catching a mixed bag of a few salmon, lake trout, and walleye. There had been plenty of baitfish in the area, and anglers were focusing their efforts around them for the best success. The most productive depths ranged from 60 to 85 feet, depending on the location of the baitfish.

Cheboygan: Salmon anglers trolling J-plugs and spoons 15 feet down between the Cheboygan County Marina and the buoy markers had some success. Those casting glow spoons before sunrise or after sunset off the Cheboygan pier did well on salmon, especially on overcast days. Anglers fishing the Cheboygan Dam spillway caught Chinook, with the occasional coho salmon and steelhead. These anglers either cast deep-diving stick baits or used spawn while floating or bottom-bouncing. Anglers were equally successful when fishing before daylight and after sunset.

Oscoda/Au Sable: Anglers targeting coho salmon off the pier picked up a few early in the morning. Pink Arctic spinners and blue/silver spoons produced Coho salmon throughout the week. Occasionally, Chinook salmon were caught off the pierhead; anglers casting glow spoons at night and during the early morning hours had the best luck. A handful of Walleye were also caught by anglers casting Bandits or deep-diving body baits off the pierhead.

Tawas/Au Gres: In Tawas, there was very little to no boat traffic. Shore anglers at Gateway Park caught an occasional Chinook salmon casting plugs and spoons. In Au Gres, a few boat anglers have been trolling for walleye, but unfortunately with the high winds over the weekend fishing has been very slow.