Fishing Michigan

Southeast Lower PeninsulaLake Erie - Has fair walleye fishing with most boats bringing in two or three fish per trip. Trolling bottom bouncers in 25 feet of water near the Fermi Plant and Stony Point was producing most of the fish. Perch were being caught in 18 feet of water off Stony Point and Bolles Harbor near the E Buoy. A few smallmouth were caught.

Huron River - Fishing has been slow. About the only thing biting is catfish, carp and freshwater drum. A few pike were caught on bluegills in the backwaters.

Detroit River - Catfish action continues to be good and a few perch have been caught. Walleye fishing has been fair to good. Anglers are using bottom bouncers with crawler harnesses in the Trenton Channel. Good colors were chartreuse, purple or anything that glows.

Lake St. Clair - Nice muskie have been caught when anglers can find clear waters to fish. The muskie is a sight feeder so the cleaner the water the better.

St. Clair River - Anglers are catching some walleye when trolling crawler harnesses with bottom bouncers.

Saginaw Bay - Walleye fishing has slowed considerably for the time being. Strong winds have stirred up the bay and floating weeds and algae were causing some problems with lines. Experienced anglers are reporting large quantities of forage fish showing up on their fish finders, and this may help account for the bite slowing down. A few perch were caught out near the Spark Plug and on the edge of the Black Hole.

Saginaw River - A few walleye are still being caught in the lower river by those trolling the edge of the shipping channel.

Southwest Lower Peninsula

St. Joe - Boat anglers are taking chinook and some steelhead when fishing straight out or north of the pier. Spoons and J-plugs worked best in 75 to 85 feet of water.

Grand Haven - Fish are being caught around the piers in the early morning. Boats are trolling shallow with glow plugs or spoons. Pier anglers are catching salmon and perch on slider rigs with alewife.

Grand River at Grand Rapids - Walleye are hitting on crawlers or small crank baits. The channel cats are hitting on cut bait and more flatheads are being caught on big suckers. Large pike are still hitting on big spinners or large sucker minnows.

Grand River at Lansing - Has good channel cat action below the dams. Try crawlers, liver, or shrimp. Below the North Lansing Dam, crawlers were the ticket.

Red Cedar River - Rumor has it some northern pike have been caught off the walking bridge in Williamston. The fish are not real big but some keepers were taken. Try buck tail spinners or sucker minnows under a bobber.

Reeds Lake - The big bluegills are hitting on spinners. The fish are suspended about halfway down in waters 15 to 40 feet deep. Crappies were hitting on minnows and some big bass have been caught in the early morning or evening when using top water lures such as an artificial frog.

Muskegon - Strong winds pushed salmon and trout in towards the harbor. Boats are fishing from the end of the piers out to waters 80 feet deep.

Whitehall - Salmon action picked up with fish caught in 80 to 100 feet of water. Flies, spoons or J-plugs are catching fish. A few salmon have also been caught off the pier. Perch were caught by pier anglers when using minnows.

Northeast Lower Peninsula

Rogers City - Fishing remains strong when anglers can get out. Lots of bait fish were reported in 45 to 85 feet of water. Good places to fish have been straight out of the harbor, south towards the breakwall at Calcite, between Swan Bay and Adams Point or near the State Park and Forty Mile Point. They are taking a mixed bag of chinook, atlantic, lake trout, brown trout and walleye 30 to 45 feet down. Lead core with 3, 5,7or 10 colors with planer boards have caught fish. Good colors were blue and silver, green and silver, orange glow, purple and black with glow, yellowtail, or black and white.

Presque Isle - This port has been a real victim of the weather and strong winds have scattered the fish. When boats can get out, they were taking a mix of salmon, trout and walleye straight out of the harbor, between the lighthouses, off Thompson Harbor and Black Point.

Alpena - Fishing activity in Thunder Bay has been slow. Salmon and trout have been caught 100 to 150 feet down in waters 200 to 250 feet deep. Some are putting fish in the box and some are not. Walleye have been caught on perch-style lures or gold lures in 40 feet of water.

Thunder Bay River - Anglers are out trying to find fish however they were not having much luck.

Fletchers Pond - Limit catches of bass, pike and panfish have been caught.

Hubbard Lake - Is producing some walleye.

Harrisville - Fishing has slowed for both salmon and lake trout. Those able to get out did find fish 80 to 90 feet down in waters 120 to 140 feet deep. Try spoons or body baits in a variety of colors.

Oscoda - Fish were detected north of the river mouth in 100 to 140 feet of water. Most were suspended and hitting on spoons, wobble glows or body baits.

Tawas - Those trolling are taking fair walleye catches south of Tawas Bay and near Alabaster in 30 feet of water. Walleye were also caught when night fishing along the weedbeds off Jerry’s Marina.

Au Gres - Walleye fishing was best in 25 to 30 feet of water south off the hotel which is south of the Au Gres River.

Higgins Lake - Limits of lake trout are still being caught. The better fishing comes in the early morning or evening when there is less boat traffic. Look for perch around the Sunken Island. Rock bass are still hitting in good numbers and pike can be found along the drop-off in 35 feet of water.

Houghton Lake - Walleye fishing slowed with the cooler weather. Some big bluegills have been caught along the weedbeds in 6 to 10 feet of water. Crawlers or leeches are working best. Bass can still be found along the weeds when casting crawlers, spinners or tube baits.

Northwest Lower Peninsula

Elk Lake - Smallmouth fishing continues to be good. Anglers are fishing all the usual hot spots while using tube baits, sinkos, rapalas, Hot-n-Tots, crank baits and spinners. Fish ranged from 10 to 18 inches. Effort for muskie has been low but consistent in waters 25 to 40 feet deep from Whitewater Park to north of the Narrows. For lake trout, anglers are trolling spoons in 85 to 160 feet of water between the Narrows and Rex Point and from Spencer Bay to the Whitewater Park. A few perch were caught in 12 to 24 feet of water and rock bass are in 4 to 7 feet of water.

Skegemog Lake - Catch rates for bass have been good. Anglers are fishing the flats between the mouth of the Torch River and the access site at Baggs Road. Pike action has picked up on the north side of the Narrows and near the mouth of the Torch River when using rattle traps, crank baits or stick baits in 7 to 16 feet of water. Rock bass were in 5 to 20 feet of water and the bluegills in 10 to 12 feet.

Frankfort - North winds have pushed good numbers of salmon into the harbor. Pier and boat anglers have been doing very well with J-plugs.

Lake Cadillac - Perch are hitting on minnows just off the bottom in 15 to 20 feet of water. Crappie fishing has been good on the east side of the lake.

Lake Mitchell - Largemouth bass are hitting on crawlers, leeches or artificial frogs. Try fishing around structure or weedbeds in the morning or evening.

Manistee - Salmon fever is in full swing on Lake Michigan. Recent north winds pushed a lot of chinook into the harbor. Limit catches were taken in 100 feet of water in front of the piers when using pearl or glow plugs. Pier anglers have caught chinook salmon when casting glow spoons.

Hamlin Lake - Fishing has been slow but some fish were caught around the drop-offs in both lakes. Fish were caught in 6 to 20 feet of water between the State Park and Wilson Hill Park. Those jigging with minnows off the dunes did find some crappie and walleye and crawlers produced a few bass and bluegills in the shallows.

Ludington - Boat anglers are catching good numbers of salmon from the piers out to 100 feet of water when using glow plugs. Pier anglers caught salmon in the early morning when casting glow spoons. A few perch were caught off the pier when fishing close to shore.

Pentwater - Salmon fishing has been good and the action has been consistent. The best fishing is down off Silver Lake however anglers will need to use caution because of commercial nets in that area.

Upper Peninsula

Keweenaw Bay - Those trolling for salmon had fair success 30 to 40 feet down in waters 40 to 60 feet deep from the Baraga Marina to Sand Point. Those jigging for lake trout found fish out from the pine tree on Pequaming Point. Those trolling for lake trout did well out from Point Abbey in 130 to 150 feet of water and out near the Huron Islands in 150 to 180 feet of water. In the South Portage Entry, salmon were caught up near the lighthouse and lake trout near Farmers Reef.

Menominee - Those trolling for walleye were doing poorly with no fish caught. As for salmon, fair catches of chinook, steelhead and lake trout were reported north of Green Island in 50 to 70 feet of water.

Menominee River - Walleye were still being caught in the deep holes when drifing crawlers. Smallmouth bass, channel cats, rock bass and freshwater drum are still being caught between the mouth and the Hattie Street Bridge.

Cedar River - Good numbers of smallmouth bass and freshwater drum are being caught. Most are using crawlers or crank baits.

Green Bay - Boat anglers were staying closer to shore and only picking up one or two fish per boat. Try spoons in the lower half of waters 70 feet deep.

Marquette - Limits of lake trout have been caught when boats can get out. The fish seem to be out deep. A couple chinook salmon were caught in shallow waters in the upper harbor.

Au Train - Most anglers are still catching lake trout when trolling on the back side of Au Train Island.

Munising - Anglers fishing the Wood Island Shoals and have picked up lake trout.

Grand Marais - Has good fishing with limits of lake trout coming in. The fish have moved out a little deeper to 160 to 230 feet of water. In some cases, it takes anglers longer to get to where they want to fish than it does to put a limit of fish in the boat. A few were trolling west towards the Grand Sable Lighthouse in search of coho, but only a couple fish were caught.

Nawakwa Lake - Has been showing signs of life again with a few walleye and many pike being caught. It seems trolling or drifting crawler harnesses or small spinners tipped with a crawler over the drop-offs produced the most fish.

Manistique River - Has been producing limits of walleye and pike. Channel cat action has also been good with some fish weighing 30+ pounds.

Indian Lake - A few walleye and some perch have been caught.

St. Mary’s River - Walleye fishing is very good in the upper river when fishing off 9 Mile Road on Lake Nicolet. Anglers are getting limits of northern pike around Gem Island on Lake George. Most are trolling rattle traps just off the lily pads in 6 to 8 feet of water. Lots of freshwater drum have been caught in both lakes.

Cedarville and Hessel - Salmon action has been fair around Hessel, Goose Island and St. Martin’s Shoal. Northern pike action has been good between both ports and smallmouth bass were caught with the cooler temperatures. Perch are scattered in Hessel Bay, Muskie Bay, and Cedarville Bay. The better action was in the Moscoe Channel when using minnows or worms in waters 4 to 15 feet deep.

One of my favorite catalogs to order from was that of Gander Mountain when I started going fish crazy.  They had some of the best prices available while ordering over the phone.  Am looking forward to see what they have to offer when the catalogs hit the mail this fall.

They had sold their catalog division to Cabela’s before that company exploded onto the region and the stock market.  If I had to speculate, I think there was some type of agreement in that original purchase,  that it would be so many years before Gander could launch their catalog division again.

Regardless, I believe you can sign up on the website for a mailing, if not look for them this fall coming out.

In keeping with the Gander Mountain theme for the day……..If you have ever visited the  Gander Mountain website,  there wasn’t much to look at, store hours and locations!

They have launched the shopping aspect and you can now shop online.  Its pretty limited in some areas, and I am hoping it can be attributed to just coming out or being launched.

Take a look……….   www.gandermountain.com

I had some business in Toledo to do this evening.  One of my stops was at the Gander Mountain in Toledo (Airport Highway and Holland/Sylvania Rds).

While there I learned that everything that bares the “Guiede Series” logo that has done quite well for Gander Mountain these last few years, has to go.  Turns out the term was copyrighted,  not sure if its quite the same as Paris Hilton trying to copyright “That’s Hot”, but look for their brand to change over soon to simply “Gander Mountain” Products.

That includes rainwear, rods, ice rods and a whole list of other items.

Ok, this is my last mention of Gander Mountain for at least 10 days.  That’s when I get back from the U.P.

While there tonight, I asked the kid in the fishing department when they would be putting out their ice fishing gear.  I had noticed some StrikeMaster augers up on the shelf already, so I figured what’s the harm in asking.  I was a bit surprised when he told me that they had just put them out yesterday.

August?  Ice Fishing?  Global Warming be damned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Take that Gore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They will be working their stock out to the floor from now until ice forms.  Besides the augers,  they had several jigs and kits already out for everything from bluegills, crappie, perch and walleye!  There’s not much I need, but I always like looking.  If you are already getting the itch for cooler temps and cutting holes, take a ride down US-23 the Airport Highway exit, go east, turn left at the first light, and you are there already!

One thing for sure is, I will never claim an idea when it wasn’t mine, so Chris this is for you.

Several years ago I was working with this kid whose family had a cabin in Canada.  The lake they were on was fairly weedy and he had a unique idea on how to troll for Northerns that I had never heard of before.  By using trolling spoons sold for salmon fishing, he could avoid the tangles of the weeds below.  Otherwise known in many circles as the infamous “Weed Pike”.

If you have seen the spoons up close, you will notice right away that these blanks are not  your daddy’s Little Cleo or Daredevle.  They are extremely light in weight, and will stay up in the water column.  Specially at the higher speeds used for pike and muskie, usually 2.5+ mph.

What this does, is allow for trolling over lakes with really good weedbeds, which will hold these toothy critters while they lay in wait to ambush unexpecting baitfish and whatever else seems to be swimming by. Mostly ducklings, rats and snakes.  Which leaves the spoons in a unique position to handle this type of bite, not only are they below the surface, but after experimenting with this technique since I was introduced to it, because the spoons stay up, they will attract pike who want to feed on the surface in the evenings.  Many of these spoons have glow finishes, not found in normal pike gear so it offers an extra edge to the angler.

Next time you find your self targeting the water wolf,  pick up a few salmon spoons and give them a try,  you don’t need a diver, and you can even pull out your walleye boards if the lake is big enough to allow for wide sweeping turns.

If you are ready to put a little work into your fishing out on Erie for the beginning of the week, optimism is the report from Matthew’s.  They should be right on too, if this cooler weather keeps up.  Once the turbulence settles out there from the storms up north last weekend, things should start hopping for walleye and perch. 

If you are going on an extended trip and taking a number of rods with you,  you might have something at home already to help get them to  your destination in one piece.  PVC tubes are available at a number of retail home improvement locations.  Banas, Lowe’s and Menard’s all have them in stock, and you might be able to pick them up cheap at the Habitat for Humanity resale store by Jones and LaPlaisance roads.

Four and 6 inch tubes will get the job done, and depending on the number of rods you have, you might need one or two, or even three tubes for the trip(s). Get the tubes to measure a few inches longer than your longest rod.  You will need two caps, one for each end.  You can glue one end or leave both ends open, and just duct tape them shut when you get the rods in.  This can also be done for 2 piece rods for when you break them down.

To help protect the rods, go to a discount store and pick up some beach towels. Wrap the rods in the towels to cushion them inside the tube.  If you have some soft foam, rough cut some circles to fit into the tube at each end.

Now you have some rod tubes, easy as PVC!

If you have, or just want to find out more about these you can look at the DNR website.  They have several kinds of markers and tags that are used for studying various types of fish species.  Much like the waterfowl that are banded, you can send the information in when you find a tag/marker, and will get mail in return with the history of that fish.  When it was tagged, approximate age, and an idea of how far it has traveled.

Michigan Tagging/Markers

Southeast Lower PeninsulaLake Erie - Fishing has been slow with most anglers bringing in one or two walleye per trip. They are using bottom bouncers with crawlers in 23 to 25 feet of water near the Fermi Power Plant however anglers were catching more fish in Ohio waters. A few largemouth bass were caught near Bolles Harbor and the yellow perch action picked up with 20 fish per trip when fishing near Stony Point in 20 feet of water.

Huron River - Is still producing smallmouth bass, catfish, carp, freshwater drum and panfish. No word on steelhead for the past week.

Detroit River - Walleye were hitting with the warmer weather but may slow by the weekend. Bass fishing continues and some big carp have also been caught.

Lexington - For perch, drift in 18 to 25 feet of water to locate active schools of fish, then anchor. Inside the harbor, pier and shore anglers have caught northern pike, rock bass and bluegill.

Port Sanilac - Perch are still being caught by those drifting perch rigs with minnows or still-fishing with minnows.

Harbor Beach - Some perch were caught around the lighthouse and along the inside of the breakwall. Lake trout, steelhead and salmon have been caught in 80 to 100 feet of water.

Grindstone City - The experienced anglers are catching a lot of walleye and some smallmouth in 30 feet of water.

Port Austin - Anglers are taking walleye in 25 to 40 feet of water. Lake trout can be found in 80 to 100 feet of water north and northeast of the lighthouse. Pier anglers and those in small boats have caught a few perch inside the harbor.

Saginaw Bay - The walleye bite slowed however fish are still being caught. Limits are still being reported, it just takes a little longer to catch that many fish. It appears the fish have moved out to waters about 14 feet deep. There has been a lot of activity around the Spark Plug. Good fishing in the Slot when using bottom bouncers and crawler harnesses. Those using crank baits reported difficulty because of the weeds. Caseville reported fair walleye action off Oak Point in 35 feet of water.

Southwest Lower Peninsula

St. Joe - Boat anglers were catching steelhead in 60 to 70 feet of water both north and south of the harbor. Pier anglers have managed to catch a few perch along with a couple steelhead.

St. Joe River - Summer run steelhead are hitting on flies near the mouth of the feeder creeks. Walleye and smallmouth bass have been caught when bouncing crawlers along the rocks or using Hot-n-Tots.

Grand Haven - Boat anglers have been catching fish 40 to 65 feet down in waters 85 to 120 feet deep. Blue and green spinnies and flies or glow plugs worked best. Perch are being caught off the pier but will move out with the warm waters.

Grand River at Grand Rapids - Walleye have been caught when drifting small jigs with crawlers between the Sixth Street Dam and Johnson Park. Both pike and flathead catfish are hitting good.

Grand River at Lansing - No walleye to speak of but some nice channel cats have been caught below the North Lansing Dam and the Moore’s Park Dam. Crawlers and minnows were both good baits.

Morrison Lake - Fair to good action for crappie and bluegills but the fish were small.

Thornapple Lake - Crappie are hitting on minnows but the fish are scattered. A few muskie have been caught when trolling with top water baits.

Reeds Lake - Look for the big bluegills in 20 to 30 feet of water.

Muskegon - Salmon and trout are still being caught about halfway down in waters 50 to 100 feet deep. No perch to report.

Northeast Lower Peninsula

Rogers City - Fishing has been good. Bait fish are holding in the area so anglers are catching salmon, lake trout and steelhead. A few walleye and atlantic salmon were also taken.

Rockport - Anglers are still catching salmon and trout around Middle Island and False Presque Isle in 100 to 150 feet of water.

Alpena - Fishing has been slow in Thunder Bay. Salmon and trout have been caught about 100 to 150 feet down in waters 200 to 250 feet deep but results are limited.

Thunder Bay River - There have been walleye and catfish taken all week off the Ninth Street Bridge. This is primarily night fishing with worms or body baits.

Harrisville - When boats can get out, anglers are taking a variety of fish but most have been lake trout caught 80 to 90 feet down in waters 120 to 140 feet deep. Salmon were hitting on yellow tails in 75 to 85 feet of water and steelhead were caught in 55 to 65 feet of water straight out or south of the harbor. Planer boards and dipsey divers seem to be producing the best. Silver and orange were good colors.

Oscoda - Salmon and lake trout fishing seems to be picking up. The salmon are in 75 to 85 feet of water and seem to prefer yellow tails or orange wobble glows with spinners. Some have also done well with spinners. Lake trout can be found in 100 to 130 feet of water and are hitting the same baits.

Au Sable River - A few walleye were caught when bouncing crawlers along the bottom. Fair to good action continues for smallmouth bass, catfish, crappie, and pike.

Au Gres - Walleye anglers are still fishing around the Charity Islands and the Gravelly Shoals. Cooler weather by the weekend could slow the bite.

Higgins Lake - Good numbers of lake trout have been caught near the bottom in waters 80 to 100 feet or deeper. Try cowbells, body baits or live bait. Excellent rock bass action continues and a few smallmouth bass were caught. Perch have been caught but the fish are scattered so anglers will have to put in their time if they want to catch them.

Houghton Lake - Walleye are hitting on crawler harnesses. Bass can still be found along the weeds when casting crawlers, spinners or tube baits. The bigger bluegills can be found in deeper waters.

Northwest Lower Peninsula

Elk Lake - Walleye anglers are trolling in the south end of the lake near the Narrows in 20 to 25 feet of water with crawler harnesses. Smallmouth action has been good from Kewadin to Spencer Bay. Others are targeting 10 to 25 feet of water around the east and west shoreline. Try tube baits, rapalas, crank baits or Hot-n-Tots. Effort for lake trout and rainbow trout has been steady with anglers trolling from the Narrows to Rex Terrace and Spencer Bay to the Whitewater Park. Try spoons in 85 to 160 feet of water. A few perch were caught but nothing significant. Rock bass were caught in 7 to 9 feet of water.

Skegemog Lake - Angler effort for bass is still quite high and the fish are biting in the flats between the Torch River and the access site at Baggs Road. Try tube baits, crank baits, jigs or spinners. Catch rates for rock bass did slow for those using jigs, spinners or crawlers. Bluegills were caught in front of the Skegemog access site and the mouth of the Torch River when still-fishing with crawlers or red worms in 10 to 20 feet of water.

Glen Lakes - Everyone is perch fishing in both Big Glen and Little Glen Lakes. In Little Glen, anglers are catching the smaller fish in 20 to 25 feet of water along the west side with minnows, wigglers, worms or shrimp. In Big Glen, try fishing the slopes in 25 to 30 feet of water with the same baits.

Fisher Lake - Trout fishing slowed with the warm weather. A few fish were caught on green and black glow spoons.

Frankfort - After the water cooled, salmon were caught in the top 40 feet of water while using spoons or J-plugs.

Onekama - Fishing the Barrel, the Shelf and south towards Manistee continues to be good. Fish have been caught in the top 40 to 60 feet in 80 to 150 feet of water. Most are chinook followed by coho and steelhead. Best time to go out is in the morning before sun up and in the evening until about an hour after sunset. Spoons and flies have caught the most fish. Good colors were teal and white or purple and white fly flasher combinations.

Portage Lake - The dredging in the channel is near completion. Night anglers are still catching walleye and pike in and near the channel. Panfish action was slow but a few bigger bluegills can be found in deeper waters when using crawlers or wax worms. Bass fishing has been good and with all the windy days many smallmouth have been caught on the backside of the drop offs while the largemouth seem to be concentrating in the weeds.

Manistee - Some boats have reported limit catches on chinook salmon. In the early morning, boats were trolling in front of the piers using glow plugs while others are trolling in 60 to 120 feet of water using spinnies with green or blue flies.

Hamlin Lake - Fishing has slowed to a few fish per trip. Warm water and bug hatches have moved the better fishing to the drop-offs or while suspended fishing in deep water. On both the upper and lower lakes a few were still finding panfish in 5 to 12 feet of water when using pieces of crawler up in the Bayou’s and around the Narrows.

Ludington - Has decent action for chinook salmon in 50 to 120 feet of water between the Bath House and the Point. The best baits have been spinnies with green flies or glow plugs in the early morning.

Upper Peninsula

Ontonagon - Fishing has been good this past week with some nice lake trout taken 80 to 90 feet down in 100 feet of water. Green spoons have been the ticket.

Lake Gogebic - Has very good fishing for walleye and smallmouth bass. Fishing slip bobbers over deep structure has been very effective for walleye. Smallmouth bass have moved to deeper waters and are hitting on crank baits and plastics.

Keweenaw Bay - A few anglers have caught chinook, coho and lake trout between Sand Point and Carla’s Café on U.S. 41. Fish have been caught deep at 100 to 130 feet down in 150 feet of water when using spoons such as the Cyclops.

Menominee - Those trolling in the Bay near Green Island and Chambers Island are getting good numbers of chinook and some brown trout. They are trolling 50 to 75 feet down in waters 110 to 130 feet deep.

Menominee River - Is producing good numbers of walleye when working the deeper holes with crawlers, artificial worms or twister tails. There are still plenty of smallmouth bass, rock bass, sheephead and channel cats being caught in the river from the Hattie Street Bridge to the mouth.

Cedar River - Smallmouth action slowed but those putting in the effort are catching fish when using crawlers or crank baits. Lots of freshwater drum have been caught.

Green Bay - Those trolling out by Whalesback are getting fair to good catches of chinook when using different colored spoons or flies about 55 to 75 feet down in waters 110 to 130 feet deep.

Marquette - Lake trout action dropped off but anglers were starting to catch a few coho and some small chinook.

Au Train - Lake trout action here picked up with fish caught around Au Train Island and Wood Island. The fish are averaging five pounds.

Munising - Catch rates were slow except for the few lake trout caught out near the Big Reef. The fish were not real big, but good eaters. Splake were caught off the Anna River dock and some small whitefish off the dock at Munising.

Cedarville and Hessel - At Hessel, anglers have caught salmon and lake trout out towards Goose Island and St. Martins Shoal. Try fishing 25 feet down in waters up to 70 feet deep. Pier anglers are taking pike and a few perch. The pike are hitting throughout the islands when trolling or casting. Perch have been caught in the Moscoe Channel, Government Bay and Cedarville Bay. The herring season is pretty much done.