The rut is on! Perch, steelhead fishing remain solid. Here's a look at the Michigan fishing and hunting report on Oct. 31, 2025.

“Boat anglers trolling for Chinook salmon and steelhead did well from outside the pier heads to over 300 feet of water,” the ...

Anglers fishing the piers and shoreline on the inside and outside both North and South piers reported low numbers of Steelhead on spawn . Water temperatures are cooling off Coho are smashing bags but ...

A Michigan Senate bill includes the state's first hunting and fishing license fee increases in 10 years, along with ...

With the salmon runs done for the most part in Northern Michigan, steelhead fishing should be picking up, especially with any increase in water levels due to rain. Pier anglers and those surfcasting ...

The report notes that salmon were caught in the Manistee, Betsie, Platte and Pere Marquette rivers. Anglers trolling Lake Michigan in Manistee and Ludington reported slow fishing.

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The past week has been very windy, which has limited many anglers’ opportunities to get out. This has resulted in limited reports on fishing for this week. Make sure to get out while the weather is ...

Michigan's 2025 Eat Safe Fish Guide provides consumption advice based on chemical levels in fish from the state's waters. The guide offers regional and statewide recommendations, including safe ...

OSCODA/AuSABLE: Anglers fishing the pier head early in the morning picked up a few walleye by casting Bandits and other deep-diving body baits. A few Atlantic salmon and a steelhead ...

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