FROM WIRE REPORTS
Cold temperatures and strong winds continue to hamper fishing efforts, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly fishing report.
Bass and bluegill are on the beds mainly in the southern sections of the state, as the northern sections are still too cold, the DNR reported. Anglers are catching walleye and northern pike.
Petoskey: Some lake trout were caught on spoons, dodgers and spin glo's. The water is still cold so the fish are at various depths.
Charlevoix: Lake trout are being caught when fishing anywhere from 40 to 85 feet down.
Lake Bellaire: The Fisherman's Paradise Public Access site will be closed June 1-4 and again June 8-11 for construction. Walleye 16 to 20 inches were caught when trolling near the Grass River outlet, the Intermediate River or in the northwest arm from the Narrows to the Eckertly Road access site. Try five to 30 feet of water with crawler harnesses, jigs, leeches or rapalas. For bass, anglers are casting spinners, tube baits or grubs into waters up to 10 feet deep along the west side of the lake, the flats near the Grass River and the flats along the north shoreline. Pike were caught near the Intermediate River in eight to 12 feet of water and in the northwest arm in 14 to 25 feet of water. Try spoons or live minnows. A few perch were found in the northwest arm.
Traverse City: Whitefish have been caught in the East Bay when jigging Swedish Pimples or Sand Kickers in 150 feet of water. Lake trout were caught when trolling flies or spoons with flashers and cow bells just off the bottom. In the West Bay, water temperatures are cold so anglers are having a hard time locating fish.
Elk River: Steelhead are winding down but smallmouth bass are becoming active.
Boardman River: Smallmouth bass and carp can be found when fishing below the Union Street Dam with crawlers.
Platte Bay: A few brown trout were caught near the river when trolling plugs.
Frankfort: Catch rates for chinook, steelhead and lake trout were fair to good down near the Herring Hole. Try 35 to 80 feet down in waters 80 to 200 feet deep with spoons such as the Blue Dolphin, Orange Crush or Money Puke. Brown trout were picked up when trolling inside the harbor with small spoons.
Arcadia: Anglers are catching chinook in 80 to 180 feet of water off the Shelf. Try glow spoons before daylight or green and blue during the day.
Onekama: Good catches of chinook salmon were taken along the Shelf and the Barrel when fishing about halfway down in waters 100 to 180 feet deep with orange, green or blue spoons and meat rigs.
Portage Lake: Walleye have started hitting again in the evening. Fish were caught when trolling along the edge of the weed beds and out near the channel. Pike were caught during the day when casting on the east side or trolling spoons and body baits along the drop-offs. Bass have been caught in the shallows when casting crank baits. A few rock bass and bluegills were caught.
Manistee: Boats trolling have caught trout and salmon on green or blue spoons 30 to 80 feet down. Pier anglers caught a few brown trout when casting in the harbor. Try green or blue Cleo's.
Ludington: Salmon and trout have been caught from Lincoln Lake to Big Sable Point in waters 100 to 180 feet deep.
