The DNR is reporting that on Lake Erie, Fishing was hit-or-miss but walleye were found in 20 to 25 feet of water south Stony Point and near Bolles Harbor. Trolling was the most productive. White bass are hitting in good numbers in the shallow waters off Bolles Harbor.
The Huron River is producing good numbers of white bass and smallmouth bass. Anglers are using minnows, crawlers, spinners, crank baits or flies. A couple nice muskie were caught in the backwaters and near the dam. Walleye fishing was slow.
Lake St. Clair is producing a few walleye for those casting from shore at night. Channel catfish and rock bass were also caught.
In the St. Clair River, anglers were catching a fair number of walleye. Those fishing near Port Huron were starting to catch more walleye when drift fishing up past the Blue Water Bridge.
In Port Sanilac, Lake trout and pink salmon made up the bulk of the catch for those trolling in 65 to 75 feet of water.
In Harbor Beach, limits of lake trout were caught north and south of the harbor when trolling dodgers and spin glows just off the bottom or spoons with downriggers in 60 to 130 feet of water. Good colors were pink with white dots, yellow, green, black or anything that glows. Chinook, coho and pink salmon were still being caught on spoons off boards or downriggers 30 to 70 feet down. For offshore boards, try adding tadpole weights with spoons to get the lines down deeper.
Steelhead are in 90 to 120 feet of water. Try bright colored spoons. Walleye were caught off the north wall in the early morning or late evening when casting small body baits or spoons. Try green, silver or shades of blue. Those out trolling did well with crawler harnesses, small spoons or body baits. Perch fishing has started to pick up.
In Grindstone City, those trolling close to shore between here and Port Hope were catching lots of bass with crank baits.
In Port Austin, anglers had good catches of lake trout from 80 feet of water. Walleye anglers trolling crawler harnesses were also catching whitefish in 65 feet of water. Walleye were caught off the Flat Iron Reef which is west of the port.
Saginaw Bay had good walleye action in all the usual locations. The Callahan Reef was good in 5 feet of water in the early morning however the water was clear so many were fishing deeper. The area around the Spark Plug was good in 20 to 25 feet of water. The Slot between Quanicassee and Sand Point was also producing fish. Most walleyes were being taken on crawler harnesses, but hot-n-tots were getting fish out in the deeper waters. Purple and blue were good colors. Lots of bass were caught around the islands. Bow fishing for carp and gar was well underway near Geiger Road. Good channel cat action in the Hot Ponds.
Small boats trolling the Saginaw River for walleye were still taking fish in the lower river between the mouth and the Coast Guard Station. Most were trolling crawler harnesses along the edge of the shipping channel.
