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Lake Michigan
For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
N/A
Fish
Chinook salmon or king salmon
Description:
Members of the pacific salmon family, the chinook or king salmon and the coho salmon can be found in Lake Michigan and its tributaries in northern Indiana. Pacific salmons do not feed during spawning, but will strike a lure during their runs. Cohos will spawn in the fall in their third year of life and die, while chinooks will spawn in the fall, winter or spring in the fifth year of life, allowing them to grow larger. The chinook or king salmon teeth are set in dark gums, with black spots on the back and both lobes of the square caudal fin. The chinook or king salmon has 15-17 anal fin rays and averages 30 pounds though some can reach over 100 pounds.
Bait: Sthingys
Depth: Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
Only trout & salmon action reported to the creel clerks was out of the EC Marina. Anglers were catching a mixed bag of cohos, kings, lake trout & an occasional steelhead N of the gong in water depths ranging from 59-72 FOW. Cohos have shown a preference for D/F combos fished 28-43' down while kings & steelhead preferred sthingys fished 38 to 50' down. Lake trout were caught on sthingys within 6' of the bottom.
Coho salmon
Description:
Members of the pacific salmon family, the chinook or king salmon and the coho salmon can be found in Lake Michigan and its tributaries in northern Indiana. Pacific salmons do not feed during spawning, but will strike a lure during their runs. Cohos will spawn in the fall in their third year of life and die, while chinooks will spawn in the fall, winter or spring in the fifth year of life, allowing them to grow larger. The teeth of the coho salmon are set in light color gums. The coho salmon has black spots on the upper lobe of a slightly forked caudal fin with 12-15 anal fin rays.
Bait: D & F combos, sthingys
Depth: Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
See chinook salmon report.
Lake trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. The lake trout has a white mouth, teeth and gums, a caudal fin that is deeply forked and a body color that is light to dark gray with light spots.
Bait: Sthingys
Depth: Within 5' of bottom
Comments about fish:
See Chinook salmon report.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: Lake: Sthingys Pier: Shrimp, sthingys Tribs: Shrimp, egg sacks
Depth: Lake : Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
See chinook salmon report for boat action. Several lucky anglers harvested nice size skamania steelhead over the past week off the MC Lighthouse Pier. Most of the fish were caught on shrimp suspended 6-10' under a slip bobber. Others were caught on wobbler type sthingys & crankbaits. We received a few reports of steelhead caught in the middle/upper reaches of Trail Cr over the past week. Anglers stated that shrimp bounced along the bottom in the deeper holes produced fish. No action reported in the western tribs.
Smallmouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The last rays on the dorsal fin of the smallmouth bass are separated from the rest of the fin. Also, the upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye, as it does with the largemouth bass. The smallmouth bass commonly reaches 3-4 pounds.
Bait: Tube jigs, crankbaits
Depth: Up to 12 FOW
Comments about fish:
With nearshore water temps slowly rising, anglers targeting smallmouth bass report action is picking up as well. Most of the action is taking place on the western side of the lake where abundant rocky rip-rap is available. Anglers should also try along the Port of Indiana breakwall. Top producing lures include tube jigs that resemble gobies, crankbaits & small spinnerbaits.
Yellow perch
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The yellow perch ranges from 6 to 12 inches long and up to one or two pounds.
Bait: Minnows
Depth: 54-60 FOW
Comments about fish:
Yellow perch action continues to be slow in southern LM. Only action to report was out of Michigan City this past week. Anglers caught perch ranging from 9-13" out front of the Beverly Shores area in water depths ranging from 54-60 FOW. Minnows were the top producing bait.
Comments about body of water:
Surface water temp in the harbor at MC is 65°F. Just a reminder to all anglers that a portion of Trail Cr & the E Br of the Little Calumet River will be closed through June 15. This closure allows recently stocked fish to safely migrate downstream to LM. The closed season applies to: The E Br of the Little Calumet River in Porter Co. from US 12 upstream to US 20 & Trail Cr from the Franklin Street Bridge upstream to US 35. Water temp of Trail Cr at Friendship Gardens was 61°F.
Lake Michigan
For more information about the lake please click on the lake name above.
Description:
N/A
Fish
Chinook salmon or king salmon
Description:
Members of the pacific salmon family, the chinook or king salmon and the coho salmon can be found in Lake Michigan and its tributaries in northern Indiana. Pacific salmons do not feed during spawning, but will strike a lure during their runs. Cohos will spawn in the fall in their third year of life and die, while chinooks will spawn in the fall, winter or spring in the fifth year of life, allowing them to grow larger. The chinook or king salmon teeth are set in dark gums, with black spots on the back and both lobes of the square caudal fin. The chinook or king salmon has 15-17 anal fin rays and averages 30 pounds though some can reach over 100 pounds.
Bait: Sthingys
Depth: Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
Only trout & salmon action reported to the creel clerks was out of the EC Marina. Anglers were catching a mixed bag of cohos, kings, lake trout & an occasional steelhead N of the gong in water depths ranging from 59-72 FOW. Cohos have shown a preference for D/F combos fished 28-43' down while kings & steelhead preferred sthingys fished 38 to 50' down. Lake trout were caught on sthingys within 6' of the bottom.
Coho salmon
Description:
Members of the pacific salmon family, the chinook or king salmon and the coho salmon can be found in Lake Michigan and its tributaries in northern Indiana. Pacific salmons do not feed during spawning, but will strike a lure during their runs. Cohos will spawn in the fall in their third year of life and die, while chinooks will spawn in the fall, winter or spring in the fifth year of life, allowing them to grow larger. The teeth of the coho salmon are set in light color gums. The coho salmon has black spots on the upper lobe of a slightly forked caudal fin with 12-15 anal fin rays.
Bait: D & F combos, sthingys
Depth: Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
See chinook salmon report.
Lake trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. The lake trout has a white mouth, teeth and gums, a caudal fin that is deeply forked and a body color that is light to dark gray with light spots.
Bait: Sthingys
Depth: Within 5' of bottom
Comments about fish:
See Chinook salmon report.
Rainbow or steelhead trout
Description:
Ever popular among Indiana anglers is the trout family, which includes the brown, lake and rainbow or steelhead trout. Many fisherman can be spotted on the shores during spawning season when the trout begin their runs into the tributaries. Rainbow or steelhead trout have a white mouth, teeth and gums and small black spots on their backs, sides, and caudal and dorsal fins. The caudal fin margin of the rainbow or steelhead trout is square and the fish has 9-12 anal fin rays.
Bait: Lake: Sthingys Pier: Shrimp, sthingys Tribs: Shrimp, egg sacks
Depth: Lake : Up to 75 FOW
Comments about fish:
See chinook salmon report for boat action. Several lucky anglers harvested nice size skamania steelhead over the past week off the MC Lighthouse Pier. Most of the fish were caught on shrimp suspended 6-10' under a slip bobber. Others were caught on wobbler type sthingys & crankbaits. We received a few reports of steelhead caught in the middle/upper reaches of Trail Cr over the past week. Anglers stated that shrimp bounced along the bottom in the deeper holes produced fish. No action reported in the western tribs.
Smallmouth bass
Description:
Sunfishes include some of the best-known fish in Indiana. Bluegill, redear sunfish, black and white crappie, largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass are all members of the sunfish family. The last rays on the dorsal fin of the smallmouth bass are separated from the rest of the fin. Also, the upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye, as it does with the largemouth bass. The smallmouth bass commonly reaches 3-4 pounds.
Bait: Tube jigs, crankbaits
Depth: Up to 12 FOW
Comments about fish:
With nearshore water temps slowly rising, anglers targeting smallmouth bass report action is picking up as well. Most of the action is taking place on the western side of the lake where abundant rocky rip-rap is available. Anglers should also try along the Port of Indiana breakwall. Top producing lures include tube jigs that resemble gobies, crankbaits & small spinnerbaits.
Yellow perch
Description:
Indiana anglers have long since sought perch for their tasty flavor. The yellow perch, walleye and sauger are members of this popular family. The yellow perch ranges from 6 to 12 inches long and up to one or two pounds.
Bait: Minnows
Depth: 54-60 FOW
Comments about fish:
Yellow perch action continues to be slow in southern LM. Only action to report was out of Michigan City this past week. Anglers caught perch ranging from 9-13" out front of the Beverly Shores area in water depths ranging from 54-60 FOW. Minnows were the top producing bait.
Comments about body of water:
Surface water temp in the harbor at MC is 65°F. Just a reminder to all anglers that a portion of Trail Cr & the E Br of the Little Calumet River will be closed through June 15. This closure allows recently stocked fish to safely migrate downstream to LM. The closed season applies to: The E Br of the Little Calumet River in Porter Co. from US 12 upstream to US 20 & Trail Cr from the Franklin Street Bridge upstream to US 35. Water temp of Trail Cr at Friendship Gardens was 61°F.