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Lansing – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has provided its most recent fishing report for Northeast Michigan at various location in the region. The update is listed below.

Thunder Bay River: A few walleye were caught by anglers casting crankbaits and tube jigs. Leeches, along with minnows, were also productive throughout the river. Smallmouth bass were caught while casting plastic swimbaits and spinnerbaits.

Boats trolling the river reported marginal success while trolling deep-diving crankbaits and vertical jigging. Gold, silver, and white were the most productive colors.

Alpena: Anglers who targeted the outer bay had success with lake trout, Atlantic salmon, and occasional chinook salmon. Waters between 50 and 70 feet were productive while trolling spoons in watermelon, blue, and green colors. As water temperatures remained cold, fish were found scattered throughout the water column.

Walleye anglers had some success trolling crankbaits in 12 to 16 feet of water. Natural colors worked best, along with gold and black/silver patterns. A few northern pike and smallmouth bass were caught from the pier by anglers using soft plastics and crankbaits.

Rockport: Lake trout were found 30 to 70 feet of water from Stoneport to Middle Island. Orange, chartreuse, and watermelon spoons worked well behind short lead cores. Water temperatures were still cold, averaging around 40 degrees, so slower speeds worked well.

Harrisville: Anglers trolling in 40 to 60 feet of water did well targeting lake trout. Anglers fishing in the harbor caught northern pike, walleye, and a few smallmouth bass while casting spoons or body baits. A couple of steelhead were also caught by anglers casting spoons.

Rogers City: A few anglers were finally able to fish Lake Huron. Lake trout were scattered throughout the water column, so anglers had the best results by running lines at various depths. Spoons worked well, with green, yellow, orange, and blue being productive colors. The best fishing depths were in 60 to 90 feet of water.

A few anglers fished from inside the marina wall and caught a few Atlantic salmon. Small spinners, spoons, and body baits worked well.

Presque Isle: The best depths were between 65 and 90 feet of water. Anglers had success running lines all over the water column. Spoons were the most successful with good colors being greens, yellows, blue, and oranges. Water temps were cold so slower trolling speeds worked better.