IRON MOUNTAIN — Fishing and hunting pressure was light this week, due to cold, rainy or windy weather — and sometimes all three.

“A few walleye have been caught, not a whole lot,” said Doug Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. Musky anglers were buying bait throughout the week, though Whisler hadn’t heard of much success.

The rains have rivers running well above normal.

At Whispering Pines Outpost in Breitung Township, John Grier said most anglers have decided to give it a rest, while the archery hunt is off to a slow start.

“Too windy,” he said. A few landowner permits for antlerless deer remain available, Grier reminded hunters.

Fourteen bear have been registered at Grier’s shop. Up the road, in Channing, Bob Kennard has registered 23. “None of them huge, but a couple of good-sized ones,” Kennard said.

Statewide, about 7,000 deer were harvested last weekend during Wisconsin’s youth hunt, the Department of Natural Resources said. More than 14,000 deer have been taken by crossbow and archery hunters.

Grouse hunting has been spotty, while woodcock numbers have been fair in Wisconsin and the U.P.

The Michigan DNR reported the following Upper Peninsula fishing activity:

Lac Vieux Desert: The cool wet weather did not hamper muskie anglers hoping to land a big fish. A handful of fish 32-47 inches were caught on suckers or artificial baits. A few small pike were caught right along with fish ranging 30 inches or so. Walleye and panfish anglers were few and far between however some decent size perch were caught on minnows. Anglers had to sort through a lot of small ones to get them.

Marquette: The weather has once again limited fishing. The few boats heading out did catch a couple Chinook, lake trout and steelhead just outside the breakwall. Overall catch rates were low with most getting just one or two fish. Shore anglers had some luck catching coho and steelhead on both the Carp and the Chocolay Rivers. The Dead River is still producing a few Chinook, but the fish are beginning to die off.

Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers fished mostly in the southern waters as they were looking for bigger walleye. Try the Minneapolis Shoals area and off Seagull Point. Further north, the best areas were along the Second and Third Reefs in 18 to 28 feet or the mouth of the Escanaba River in 20 feet. Some trolled stick baits as fewer anglers were using a crawler harness. Perch catches were fair to good mostly around the head of the bay in 10 to 24 feet when using minnows.

Big Bay De Noc: Had low angler participation. Smallmouth bass were in and around the Garden Bluff area and around Snake Island. Best catches were in 25 to 35 feet with minnows or plastics with drop-shot setups. Perch are showing up in the deeper waters of Garden Bay so try minnows in 40 feet or so.

Manistique River: Anglers were still getting salmon including some pinks and some Chinook which were turning dark. Walleye have also been caught.

Au Train: A few anglers picked up the occasional steelhead, brown trout, and coho in front of the mouth of the Rock River and Au Train River when trolling spoons in 50 feet. Within the next two weeks, the Forest Service will be removing the dock a bit early to make some repairs, so anglers may not have too many chances left to get out.

Munising: Heavy rain and strong winds have made fishing difficult. Surface water temperatures are in the 50’s. Fishing in general was poor with only a few coho caught when casting. Very few splake were caught.

Grand Marais: Had very slow fishing with most anglers catching one or two coho and steelhead. Very few anglers were surfcasting at the mouth of the Sucker River because of the strong winds. The river was extremely high with a strong current.

Two Hearted River: Continues to produce some coho. The action did slow with the warmer weather but should pick back up with the cold front.

Drummond Island: Anglers reported good pike catches on the south end. Try Pike Bay which is east of Whitney Bay.