Fishing is improving in some areas, and some locations report excellent activity. Steelies are taking spawn in the White Fish River around Rapid River. Steelhead fishing is also good in the Manistique River, where spawn and yarn flies are the preferred bait. Anglers with minnows are netting a fair number of perch in Little Bay De Noc. Perch fishing is also fair in Brevort Lake in Mackinac County and in Hessel and Cedarville Bays.
Preferred baits are minnows, waxworms and wigglers.
Lake Gogebic is producing decent catches of perch. Fishing with minnows is reeling in the best catches. A few splake are being caught in Copper Harbor by anglers using cut bait. Anglers dipping for smelt are netting some decent catches in the Pilgrim and Salmon Trout rivers.