Fishing Report

Pier anglers and those surfcasting are catching steelhead. No reports on the whitefish.

Steelhead fishing is good.

Both pier anglers and those surfcasting are catching steelhead.

Those willing to brave the cold weather are catching steelhead.

Steelhead can be found in this river all winter long.

Steelhead fishing has been good all winter. Most days, anglers have caught anywhere from a couple fish to a dozen in one day. Spawn under a bobber has worked best, but plugs and crankbaits have also caught fish. Anglers are starting to catch walleye in the lower section of the river. Northern pike are still hitting on sucker minnows at the Reedsburg Dam.

Has fair to good walleye fishing. During the day, anglers running crankbaits are catching walleye, steelhead and northern pike. The better fishing has been 15 to 35 feet down in waters 40 to 60 feet deep. At night, the fish are hitting on bombers and husky jerks in shallow waters 8 to 10 feet deep.

Boat, shore and pier anglers are catching steelhead on spawn.

Has fair to good steelhead and walleye fishing.

High water levels are causing impossible fishing conditions. At Niles, the water levels are about 3 foot under flood stage. Steelhead and walleye fishing should pick back up once the water levels start to recede.

Pier anglers have caught some steelhead and whitefish.

Perch have been caught near the mouth. Some walleye are also being caught, but most are sub-legal.

Steelhead have been caught from the mouth up to the Foote Dam. Those fly fishing on the South Branch are catching a few nice brown trout on streamers. The river is up some but still fishable.

Anglers are trying for walleye and brown trout while using minnows and assorted hardware but success has been spotty.

High water levels have made for spotty walleye fishing. Most of the walleye caught have been sub-legal. This trend is expected to continue through the winter until the major run starts.

Perch fishing is best in the morning when using perch rigs baited with minnows or jigs of various colors with squid or twister tails. The bigger fish were taken from dawn to 11AM, but the smaller fish will bite throughout the day. Near Standish, very good perch fishing was reported off the mouth of the Pine River and just off Palmer Road. Some limit catches were reported. At Linwood, perch were caught off the docks inside Hoyle's Marina. Boat anglers trolling in 20 to 25 feet of water off Parish Road are taking walleye on body baits. Perch have been caught along the shipping channel when fishing just past Spoils Island where the water is clear. Those walking out from the end of Jones Road and fishing the Hot Ponds have caught walleye along with some big northern pike measuring up to 36 inches. Good perch fishing can be found in the cut along Thomas Road.

Has good perch fishing in about 7 feet of water. Try fishing the cuts and canals.

Walleye have been caught in the Trenton Channel. Anglers have done well from Ecorse all the way down to Erie Metro Park.

Walleye have been caught in 17 to 20 feet of water using reef runners and rapalas. The better fishing has been between Stony Point and Sterling State Park. This is also a good time of year to fish for northern pike.

Lake Erie continued to produce rare January open water walleye fishing opportunities with some limit catches including trophy fish up to and over 10 pounds. The best fishing recently has been around the Huron dumping grounds and nearshore from Huron to Vermilion. Fish have also been caught along the Cleveland lakefront. Crankbaits have been the ticket for both numbers and size, and large fish are being taken on Reef Runners, Ripsticks (try Blueberry Muffin, Blue Hawaiian, Wonderbread, and Mooneye), and Rapala Husky Jerks (Glass colors seem better). Most fish have been caught in the upper portion of the water column. Night fishing success from both piers and boats has been sporadic.

Steelhead and brown trout have been caught up near Tippy Dam and above the coffer dam. Try spawn, white jigs tipped with minnows, rapalas or small spoons.

Pier and shore anglers have caught some steelhead. Those fishing for menominee were not having much luck.

Also has good numbers of steelhead in it.

Both pier anglers and those surfcasting are catching steelhead.

Also has good numbers of steelhead in it.