Fishing Reports

Lake trout are showing up for shore anglers here, along with a few whitefish.

Lake trout are the draw on and around Lake Michigan.

In the next several weeks, the lake trout and whitefish bite should pick up considerably.

On Lake Michigan, a few early lake trout have shown up as the salmon are winding down.

Shore fishing picked up a bit with the rain and cold lake water here.

With river temps falling into the mid-60s, steelhead run picked up, with 500 going through the South Bend Fish Ladder in the last week or two.

With river temps falling into the mid-60s, the steelhead run picked up, with 500 going through the South Bend Fish Ladder in the last week or two.

A mixed bag of trout and salmon has been going up the tributaries here with the cooler weather, but given warm lake water, the biggest push of trout and salmon has not happened yet.