Parts of Michigamme River, and several lakes on Isle Royale. Indian and Manistique lakes near Manistique. There are two areas where the season isn't open. Bass fishermen can fish from piers or shore, from a boat or by wading the shallows. They also can fish during the day or night, dredge bottom with rubber or plastic worms or try topwater lures.
Anglers can try for largemouth bass or smallmouth bass.
Tactics and lures often differ for each species. A favorite lure during the early season is a white spinnerbait. Cast them near weedbeds or emerging weeds, and pay attention to small open pockets or indentations along the edges. These lures are not completely weedless but seldom hang up. Another early trick is to fish pockets of cattails when the bass are in the shallows.