
Michigan Fishing Report – April 16, 2025
Pier anglers here were landing steelhead and coho salmon on spawn in the mornings in good numbers and sizes.
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Pier anglers here were landing steelhead and coho salmon on spawn in the mornings in good numbers and sizes.

The wind has been the biggest enemy to the fishermen lately, but when people were able to go out, they were successful. Walleyes are spawning as water temps warm into the mid-40s.

Crappies remain more deep than shallow this week. Here’s a look at the Minnesota fishing report on April 16, 2025.

Initial reports for sturgeon are excellent. Good numbers being caught and released. Anchored up in a hole or on the slope of a hole with a no-roll sinker and sturgeon rig is the ticket.

Walleye anglers were having good luck fishing below the dams here.

How the open-water bite is coming along as we start to see more and more ice loss every day.

Open-water fishing is here and the fish (crappies) are biting. Here’s a breakdown on the current conditions and what’s working.

The word of the day in Ohio fishing circles is flooded with many of the state’s lakes and reservoirs spilling over their banks. Lake Erie walleye fishing, though, is going gangbusters, including the walleye spawning

Inshore brown trout fishing on Lake Ontario has started, and anglers have been doing great catching lots of browns and some Atlantic salmon.
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