Harrisville: Lake trout fishing remained excellent. Anglers reported limiting out trout are being taken in 50 to 80 feet of water. Anglers targeting the bottom while trolling spoons and spin-n-glos have found great success. Steelhead were reported being caught out of the harbor.Many lake trout were reported caught this week by anglers fishing in 60 to 100 feet of water using spin-n-glos and spoons. Coho salmon and steelhead were caught on high lines. Smaller coho salmon were caught in the harbor by anglers casting small spoons.

Cheboygan: When weather permitted, lake trout anglers caught their limits at Poe Reef and Reynold’s Reef. Anglers were running lines with dodgers/flashers with spoons. Colors with good success were blues, greens, purples, and yellows. In the Cheboygan River, there was a large variety of fish caught. Steelhead anglers floated beads at the Cheboygan dam spillway with some success. A few Atlantic salmon were caught on small spoons or night crawlers between the Cheboygan dam spillway and the pedestrian walkway bridge by the baseball fields. Smallmouth bass anglers did great along the river when using night crawlers, flies, soft plastics, crank baits, and spinner baits. Live bait was most successful for bass. Boat anglers trolling for walleye found good success when drifting night crawlers. Carp, and pike were reported being caught as well.

Tawas/Au Gres: Tawas saw little angling effort with very few fish being reported caught. Bluegill, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and bullhead were reported as most caught. In Au Gres, anglers reported walleye and perch being caught on both natural and artificial baits. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and white bass were reported caught on artificial baits.

Oscoda/Au Sable: Walleye fishing in the lower river remained steady. Drifting crawlers, jigging plastics and casting deep diving bandits/husky jerks all had success. Anglers trolling crawler harnesses and crank baits around the mouth of the river were also successful. Anglers fishing offshore reported lake trout with some boat anglers catching their limit. Anglers trolling spoons in 50 to 85 feet of water had good success with oranges and greens being popular colors. Anglers reported catching Atlantic salmon in the lower river with most being caught under a bobber while drifting a minnow.