Anglers are having great luck with steelhead and a few salmon near Gill's Rock and Rowley's Bay. Kewaunee County - Rainbow trout activity has been excellent this week, with plenty of anglers being successful in locating and catching the fish. Near Kewaunee, anglers are fishing in 175 to 300 feet of water with great success for rainbows and salmon. The rainbows are holding in the top 10 to 15 feet of water before daylight, but move to 45 to 60 feet when the sun comes up, and are concentrated along thermal breaks on the Lake Michigan surface. The salmon have remained active this week, with many anglers being able to put fish in the cooler.
Lake trout remain active.
Manitowoc County - Fishing continues to be good for boats going out of Manitowoc. There have been good catches of chinooks and rainbows in 50 to 110 feet of water, with fish coming anywhere from the surface to 50 feet down. Spoons have been the preferred lure, with greens, purples, oranges, and blues working the best. Also some nice perch were caught on jigs and crabtails. Some perch were also taken in the Manitowoc Harbor on crabtails.