Saginaw Bay Area with the recent rain and wind, fishing for walleye in the slot improved. Anglers were catching fish in 12 to 16 feet of water from the bottom of the slot and up to Sebewaing. Fishing out over the bar in deeper water of 22 to 26 feet was inconsistent last week. Crawler harnesses were the most consistent producer while body baits still caught walleye. Walleye were caught while trolling in 6 feet of water at Finn Road and 3 miles northeast of the Sparkplug in 23 feet of water. In the lower part of the Saginaw River, walleye were caught in 16 feet of water while trolling. Anglers trolling out in front of the KawKawlin River in 7 to 9 feet of water were catching walleye. Largemouth and smallmouth bass were caught along the shoreline in Linwood.
Outer Saginaw Bay
Oscoda Area Steelhead, coho and lake trout were the most prevalent in 90 to 150 feet of water. Anglers were also catching pink salmon, Chinook salmon and Atlantic salmon, but those were few and far between. A few walleye were appearing in around 90 feet of water, but not a lot of anglers were targeting them. Off the end of the pier there were some smallmouth bass.
Port Austin Area #Walleyefishing was improving. Anglers were trolling around the lighthouse and towards the west using crankbaits and crawler harnesses, with crawlers working the best. Anglers were fishing from 25 to 40 feet depending on where they were fishing.
Tawas Area Boat Anglers were catching limits of walleye when they were heading towards Charity Island. There were more walleye popping up off Tawas Point, but not in significant numbers. Crawler harnesses were used the most by anglers, but stick baits worked as well.