This summer has turned into a repeat of last summer. Extremely warm weather did slow the bite, however; cooler weather this week should help restore some of the better fishing especially on the inland waters.

Lake Erie - Walleye fishing remains on the slow side with one limit reported when fishing straight east of Bolles Harbor in 21 feet of water. A few fish were taken near the Sputnik and the Toledo Channel. Only a handful of perch have been caught in 20 to 22 feet of water off Stony Point, the E Buoy, and east of the C Buoy. Slow fishing will remain until we get through the transition period between walleye and perch.

Detroit River - Warm water temperatures did slow fishing a bit, but the bite should resume. Boat anglers have caught light numbers of walleye in the Lower Trenton Channel between Horse Island and Celeron Island. Crawler harnesses with bottom bouncers or hand-lining with crawlers, minnows or leeches all caught fish. The better fishing has been in the very early mornings or at night.

Lake St. Clair - Has fair to good walleye fishing. Boats are drifting or slow trolling between the St. Clair Light and the Firecracker. Good numbers of walleye have also been caught in about 15 feet of water around Buoy 27. Crawler harnesses with bottom bouncers, crank baits or small spoons have caught fish.

St. Clair River - The better walleye fishing continues to be on the north end of the river between Marysville and Port Huron. Boat anglers are slow trolling, drifting or hand-lining. Those fishing at Port Huron have caught walleye when drifting crawlers or leeches from the wall and off the rocks.

Black River - Is producing good numbers of smallmouth bass when drifting crawlers, leeches and tube jigs. Perch have been caught on crawlers and minnows near the mouth of the river.

Port Sanilac - Perch fishing continues to be good in the weed beds in both the shallow waters and deeper waters as the fish are scattered. Pier anglers are getting a mix of bass, pike and panfish.

Harbor Beach - Boat anglers continue to catch trout and salmon. Walleye fishing is good straight out and north of the harbor in 40 to 80 feet of water when trolling at night with crawler harnesses, small spoons, body baits, and Hot-n-Tots. There have also been reports of some walleye caught close to shore in 3 to 10 feet of water on fly rods. Boat anglers heading into shallow waters need to watch out for the rocks. Light numbers of perch have been caught south of the harbor.

Port Austin - Boat anglers are trolling northeast towards the very tip of the Thumb and Grindstone City. A mix of lake trout, chinook, steelhead and the odd walleye have been caught in 70 to 110 feet of water.

Saginaw Bay - Most of the walleye activity has been in the deeper waters at least 18 to 23 feet deep east of Linwood and around the Spark Plug. Those fishing the Callahan Reef have found walleye in 7 to 9 feet of water. Perch fishing has started with fish caught in 27 feet of water around the Spark Plug and in 18 feet of water near the H Buoy. Not much is happening at Sebewaing or Bay Port. At Caseville, perch are hitting in 35 feet of water near Oak Point.
 

St. Joseph - Pier fishing has been slow with only a few fish caught. Those in boats are taking good numbers of perch in 35 to 45 feet of water. Out in the deeper waters, chinook and lake trout have been caught when trolling 80 to 90 feet down in waters 90 to 130 feet deep.

St. Joseph River - As the water levels return to normal and the clarity improves, so is the fishing. There are quite a few steelhead in the river and those targeting the creeks have caught fish on crawlers and flies. Good numbers of catfish have been caught. Live bait was working best for flatheads while cut bait was preferred by channel cats. Bass fishing seems to improve everyday. Small jigs and spinners were the key. Walleye fishing was slow.

South Haven - Good numbers of perch are being caught in waters 35 to 45 feet deep. Chinook salmon have been caught in waters 100 to 140 feet deep.

Kalamazoo River - Walleye fishing has been on the slow side. Anglers will want to target the deeper holes and up near the Allegan Dam. Good bass fishing was reported when trolling jigs with crawlers or leeches. Catfish have been caught on live bait such as small bluegills.

Lake Macatawa - Boat anglers continue to troll or drift crawler harnesses, Hot-n-Tots and rapalas for walleye. Large and smallmouth bass have been caught on jigs with crawlers and tube baits along the weed beds. Perch, sunfish and rock bass have been caught on minnows and leaf worms. Northern pike have been caught along the west side of Big Bay.

Grand River at Grand Rapids - Walleye in the 17 to 19 inch range have been caught in the deeper holes off the Fulton Street Bridge and up near the Sixth Street Dam. The walleye are hitting on crawlers. Some catfish have also been caught.

Wabasis Lake - Some nice 10 to 12 inch crappie have been caught on fathead minnows.

Lake Ovid - Anglers have caught channel catfish when fishing at night. They are hitting on small bluegills, crawlers, and shrimp. Try fishing the deeper waters 10 to 20 feet deep for sunfish and perch.

Muskegon - Boats are fishing in a variety of depths as the fish seem to be scattered. Some are still-fishing 25 to 45 feet down in 60 to 100 feet of water in the early mornings. As the day goes on, boats are heading north up towards Whitehall and fishing the deeper waters. Fair to good fishing can still be found when heading south of the port and fishing near the nets.

Muskegon Lake - Has fair to good walleye fishing along the northwest section of the lake near the channel, and also the southern section of the lake around Strawberry Island. Largemouth bass have been caught up near the State Park when fishing along the weed beds. Crawlers and leeches have been good bait.
 

Rogers City - Fish continue to be caught up around the Forty Mile Point Light, and in front of the State Park. Anglers are starting to catch fish out in front of Calcite, in Swan Bay, and off Adams Point. Set downriggers 40 to 80 feet down in waters 65 to 120 feet deep. Hootchie Mama's and spoons with flies and squid have caught fish. The better fishing has been before sunrise, so use anything that really glows.

Presque Isle - Good places to fish have been straight out of the harbor, north between the lights, or south near Stoneport. There are trap nets located just past Stoneport so use caution when fishing that area. The key is to look for structure and bait fish while trolling in waters 60 to 120 feet deep.

Rockport - Has had very little fishing effort, but those boats heading out have caught salmon on the northeast side of the Wreck. Water clarity has been good, so anglers will want to go down about 120 feet for lake trout. Walleye anglers trolling in 30 to 40 feet of water along the shoreline have also caught a few salmon.

Alpena - Most of the boats are fishing around Thunder Bay Island, the Trout Refuge, or near the Wreck for salmon, steelhead and lake trout.

Hubbard Lake - Increased angler pressure this week as more boats are fishing for walleye. Most are drift fishing with crawlers right on the bottom in 35 to 40 feet of water. South Bay is producing the most action.

Oscoda - Had slower action this week, but fish have been caught. The lake trout are hitting on dodgers and peanuts while the chinook and steelhead are hitting on orange and green spoons. Pier fishing has been slow with only a few walleye and catfish caught on leeches or crawlers at night.

Tawas - Pier anglers are taking fair catches of 6 to 10 inch perch, and a few smallmouth bass. Those trolling have taken some limits of walleye using crawler harnesses and bottom bouncers in 45 to 65 feet of water.

Au Gres - Walleye fishing continues to be very good. There has been a lot of activity in 25 to 35 feet of water south of Point Au Gres, but the bigger fish can still be found around the Charity Islands. Perch are starting to show up in the catch with fair numbers taken in waters 35 to 50 feet deep off the lighthouse and the hotel.
 

Harbor Springs - Lake trout and salmon have been caught all the way down to Charlevoix this week. The fish are still 100 feet down or deeper. Steelhead have also been caught. Try spoons and flies behind dodgers, or cut bait. The salmon are running from small jacks up to 20+ pounds, and some nice lake trout weighing 5 1/2 to 10 pounds were caught.

Lake Charlevoix - Reported very good walleye fishing over the last week when trolling and drifting crawler harnesses and rapalas in 15 to 30 feet of water. Walleye ranging from 12 to 19 inches have been caught around the access site in Dutchmans Bay, Horton Bay, near Young State Park and near the harbor in Boyne City. Good smallmouth bass fishing continues in the bays and off the points in 10 to 30 feet of water. The perch bite has become more aggressive. Try fishing in Raspberry Bay, Oyster Bay, off Two Mile Point and the Belvedere Club.

Traverse City - The East Bay has fair salmon fishing off Elk Rapids, Yuba and between Willow Point and the South Bank which is along Old Mission Peninsula. Hootchie Mama's or Spin-Doctors with flies and streamers in white, silver and blue were the most productive when fishing 80 to 100 feet down in waters 110 to 140 feet deep. On the West Bay, anglers are trolling 90 to 100 feet down near the White Walls. Anglers continue to catch a good number of lake trout on both Bays.

Leland - Has excellent chinook salmon fishing off the northern end of North Manitou Island and off the First Bank. Try Hootchie Mama's and arctic ice flies or spoons with flashers in waters up to 125 feet deep. Lake trout have also been caught.

Glen Arbor - Fishing as been outstanding with limit catches reported daily. Brown trout and steelhead have also been caught on a regular basis. The west side of South Manitou Island continues to be the hot spot. Anglers are also catching fish in Sleeping Bear Bay and off Pyramid Point.

Frankfort - Is still providing great chinook salmon fishing. Brown trout and lake trout have also been caught in 130 to 150 feet of water. Warm water temperatures still have anglers trolling as far down as 100 feet with Hootchie Mama's or blue and green spoons. Boats are fishing straight out from the piers and north up to Point Betsie and Platte Bay.

Onekama - Excellent chinook salmon fishing straight out of the harbor and north up to Arcadia. Most fish are being caught in 150 to 180 feet of water on meat rigs, spoons and green or blue flies. Pier anglers have caught some nice smallmouth bass and rock bass.

Portage Lake - Fishing slowed a bit over the last week but some nice bluegills have been caught in 20 to 35 feet of water. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are hitting on rubber worms. Try black or purple.

Lake Cadillac - Anglers are catching panfish in 6 to 10 feet of water south of Kenwood Park and in 8 to 12 feet of water along the south shore near Sunnyside Drive and Petrie Road. Walleye have been caught on minnows at dusk in 5 to 10 feet of water near the Junior High School. Those fishing off the city dock have taken crappie on minnows.

Lake Mitchell - Panfish have been caught in 10 to 15 feet of water when drifting crawler harnesses over the weed beds in the middle of the lake. Walleye were caught while anchored in 20 feet of water along the south end of the lake.

Manistee - Has good fishing. Boat anglers are trolling 50 to 70 feet down in waters 110 to 150 feet deep both to the north and south of the harbor. They are catching mostly chinook salmon. Pier fishing has been very slow.

Ludington - Anglers reported good fishing when trolling in 100 to 150 feet of water. They are catching mostly chinook mixed with the occasional steelhead. The fish have been coming in the top 50 feet of water when trolling straight out of the harbor and heading north.
 

Ontonagon - Fishing has started to pick up with catches reported in 100 to 150 feet of water. Near the Black River Harbor, fish were caught about 75 feet down in waters 175 to 240 feet deep.

Keweenaw Bay - Anglers working the bottom in 190 feet of water off Sand Point have caught lake trout. Some are trolling spoons 30 to 40 feet down in waters 60 to 70 feet deep and catching coho. In Traverse Bay, those trolling just off the bottom in 165 feet of water off Big Louie's Point have caught limits of lake trout. Those fishing straight out from the marina have caught fish in 170 to 220 feet of water using white jigs with sucker.

Lake Michigamme - Walleye have been found in more areas of the lake this past week. Anglers had success in the South Arm, south of the islands, and in the west end of the lake off of Presbytery Point. Northern pike have been caught throughout the lake on crank baits and rapalas.

Green Bay - Reported excellent salmon fishing just off the Cedar River in the area of the Whaleback Shoal about 60 feet down in waters 110 feet deep or east of the Shoal in Wisconsin waters about 40 feet down in waters 80 feet deep.

Little Bay De Noc - Walleye fishing has picked up some, but still remains spotty. Anglers that did the best were jigging or drifting crawlers along the weed line in 6 to 10 feet of water. Some are fishing east of Butler Island in 17 feet of water. Several nice catches of perch were reported although catch rates were down this week. Fish were taken north of the red buoy at Kipling in 8 to 23 feet of water. Smallmouth bass are very active just off the mouth of the Day's River in 10 to 16 feet of water. Salmon anglers moved to deeper water 90 to 100 feet down in waters 120 feet deep.

Big Bay De Noc - Good numbers of walleye have been marked along the south end of Round Island, but the bite was slow. Those trolling in 18 to 30 feet of water reported large fish showing up on the graphs. Good smallmouth bass action just south of Garden Bay in 15 to 30 feet of water. Perch numbers were down, but those caught have been some nice fish. Salmon anglers at Fairport have moved to deeper waters and are now fishing 90 to 110 feet down in waters 160 to 200 feet deep.

Marquette - Boat anglers reported fair lake trout fishing as the fish seem to be suspended in 140 to 200 feet of water. Those trolling in the evening have caught a few fish near the end of the Upper Harbor breakwall in 60 feet of water. Some are jigging near the rocks in 140 feet of water. Salmon fishing has been spotty.

Grand Marais - Limits of lake trout have been caught just off the bottom when trolling along the Bank just north of the port, and around Big Reef.

St. Mary's River - Walleye fishing has improved at 9-Mile Road on the Nicolet side of the river. Try using a 36 inch crawler harness and bottom bouncer in 12 to 25 feet of water around the rock piles. Walleye were caught on the south end of Sugar Island when fishing in 25 to 30 feet of water near Buoy 42.

De Tour - Anglers are catching chinook salmon and lake trout from the Shipping Channel to the #3 Green Can and around the lighthouse. The salmon are averaging 4 to 12 pounds with a few up near 18 pounds. Most are using spoons, flies, squid or silver J-Plugs. Maud Bay and Sweets Point are producing some nice walleye on pink or copper blades.