Indiana Department of Natural Resources

At Lake Michigan, a few brown trout and steelhead have been caught, along with a couple whitefish and a few coho. A few burbot have been caught at night, too.

Good numbers of brown trout have been caught trolling spoons and body baits here.

On days where boaters can access Lake Michigan, perch fishing has been excellent.

On days when boaters can access Lake Michigan, perch fishing has been excellent.

With warmer temps and rain recently, fresh steelhead showed up, improving the fishing here.

Streams have cleared up and warmed up, improving steelhead fishing here.

On Lake Michigan, most shore fishing areas are ice-free, but harbors are muddy after the rain and snowmelt. As they clear up, coho, whitefish, and brown trout should be available to anglers.

Perch anglers are finding success in this area on Lake Michigan.

Lake trout are being caught in this fishery. Use blade baits, jigging spoons, and plastics that imitate fish jigged near the bottom.