Fishing pressure has been light due to deer hunting season, DNR says

News has been light lately so you get a fishing report from theAP via the Duluth News Tribune:

From Alpena, the whitefish spawning run is now close to its peak as of this report. As the spawning frenzy ends, the whitefish will resume feeding and will take eggs and other small baits more readily than before. A good spot to fish is along the reefs of Thunder Bay, especially near Partridge Point. Steelhead, brown trout and whitefish have been caught below the Ninth Street Dam in the Thunder Bay River. The key is to fish early in the morning or evenings.

Near Oscoda, whitefish have been caught off the North Pier and while surf-casting. Anglers are using a single hook with an egg or wax worm and small spoons or plugs. A few walleye have been caught off the piers. Anglers have been waiting for the minnows to come in, as the walleye will follow them into the river system.

Good numbers of fish have been caught near the mouth of the Au Sable River. Whitefish have been caught near the bottom on boiled eggs or wax worms under a slip bobber. The better fishing has lasted all day long on the overcast days. Anglers have done better in the early mornings or late evenings when it is bright and sunny. Steelhead can be found all the way up to Foote Dam. Fish have been caught when drifting spawn bags or wax worms. Drift boats have caught fish when casting plugs.

Near Tawas, the whitefish are now in, and anglers have done well when fishing off the Tawas Pier. The better fishing has been on the overcast days when the waters are not so clear. Anglers are floating a single egg or wax worm just off the bottom. A fair number of brown trout also have been caught on spawn, small plugs or spoons. There have been reports of snagging whitefish, so anglers are reminded that snagging is not a legal method of take for any species.