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Lake Michigan
lkmichigan@dnr.in.gov
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: Spinners, glow sthingys, crankbaits
Depth: Creek: Deeper holes & runs
Comments about fish:
Shore anglers fishing the “ditch” caught a handful of kings on wobbler type sthingys & crankbaits. Tribs: Chinook salmon action picked up this past week on the tribs. Kings were caught primarily on spinners; however, anglers also had success using crankbaits & large chunks of skein.
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: Spinner, sthingys, bass size crankbaits
Depth: Deeper holes & runs
Comments about fish:
Coho salmon have shown a preference for chartreuse spinners, smaller wobbler type sthingys & bass sized crankbaits. Fish your lures in the deeper holes & runs. Also try fishing in & around down logs adjacent to deeper water because cohos tend to be cover oriented.
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: Shrimp, spawn bags, spinners
Depth: Creek: Deeper holes and runs
Comments about fish:
LM Shoreline: Anglers caught a few steelhead from the harbor of Trail Cr & Burns Ditch. Top bait was shrimp, suspended 6-10' below a bobber. Tribs: Action picked up this week according to the creel clerks. Shrimp or spawn sacs floated just above the bottom through the deeper holes & runs continues to be the top producing baits for steelhead. Steelhead have also been caught on smaller sized spinners(#1 or #2)with brass or silver blades.
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: Minnow, nightcrawlers, tube jigs, small crankbaits
Depth: 3-18 FOW
Comments about fish:
No smallmouth bass action reported to the clerks this week.
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: Up to 34 FOW
Comments about fish:
No action reported from either boat or shore anglers this past week.
Comments about body of water:
Water temp in the harbor of MC is 57ºF. All area tribs are running low & clear. Water temp of Trail Cr is 51ºF. Steelhead & salmon are scattered throughout Trail & Salt Creeks. Steelhead are found primarily in the lower reaches of the E Br of the Little Cal River. Coho & kings have been caught as far south as US 20 on the E Br. Personnel from Mixsawbah SFH recently completed fall stocking of steelhead in area creeks. A total of 53,284 steelhead averaging 5.2 inches were stocked. Trail Cr received 24,069 while the E Br of the Little Cal was stocked with 29,215. We ask that all anglers who catch these fingerlings to gently release these guys back into the creeks because they are the future fishery for anglers fishing NW Indiana.
Lake Michigan
lkmichigan@dnr.in.gov
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: Spinners, glow sthingys, crankbaits
Depth: Creek: Deeper holes & runs
Comments about fish:
Shore anglers fishing the “ditch” caught a handful of kings on wobbler type sthingys & crankbaits. Tribs: Chinook salmon action picked up this past week on the tribs. Kings were caught primarily on spinners; however, anglers also had success using crankbaits & large chunks of skein.
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: Spinner, sthingys, bass size crankbaits
Depth: Deeper holes & runs
Comments about fish:
Coho salmon have shown a preference for chartreuse spinners, smaller wobbler type sthingys & bass sized crankbaits. Fish your lures in the deeper holes & runs. Also try fishing in & around down logs adjacent to deeper water because cohos tend to be cover oriented.
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: Shrimp, spawn bags, spinners
Depth: Creek: Deeper holes and runs
Comments about fish:
LM Shoreline: Anglers caught a few steelhead from the harbor of Trail Cr & Burns Ditch. Top bait was shrimp, suspended 6-10' below a bobber. Tribs: Action picked up this week according to the creel clerks. Shrimp or spawn sacs floated just above the bottom through the deeper holes & runs continues to be the top producing baits for steelhead. Steelhead have also been caught on smaller sized spinners(#1 or #2)with brass or silver blades.
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: Minnow, nightcrawlers, tube jigs, small crankbaits
Depth: 3-18 FOW
Comments about fish:
No smallmouth bass action reported to the clerks this week.
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: Up to 34 FOW
Comments about fish:
No action reported from either boat or shore anglers this past week.
Comments about body of water:
Water temp in the harbor of MC is 57ºF. All area tribs are running low & clear. Water temp of Trail Cr is 51ºF. Steelhead & salmon are scattered throughout Trail & Salt Creeks. Steelhead are found primarily in the lower reaches of the E Br of the Little Cal River. Coho & kings have been caught as far south as US 20 on the E Br. Personnel from Mixsawbah SFH recently completed fall stocking of steelhead in area creeks. A total of 53,284 steelhead averaging 5.2 inches were stocked. Trail Cr received 24,069 while the E Br of the Little Cal was stocked with 29,215. We ask that all anglers who catch these fingerlings to gently release these guys back into the creeks because they are the future fishery for anglers fishing NW Indiana.