IRON MOUNTAIN — Anglers were taking advantage of the last days of trout season, landing brookies in the 10-inch range, while inland lakes were good for crappie.

“They’re catching crappies in 20 to 25 feet of water on minnows,” said Doug Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis.

Fall musky action has been decent, Whisler added. Most of the fish caught and released have been 30 to 40 inches, some of them hitting sucker minnows. Walleye action was fair with crankbaits, minnows and crawlers all in the mix.

Wisconsin’s youth gun deer hunt will take place Oct. 5 and 6.

At Whispering Pines Outpost in Breitung Township, John Grier has registered 18 bear during the Michigan season, the largest about 300 pounds.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported the following Upper Peninsula activity:

Copper Harbor: Anglers continue to catch splake however the action did slow, and many were sub-legal. A few lake trout, steelhead and brown trout were being caught out on the big lake, but anglers were doing a lot of trolling.

Keweenaw Bay: Anglers caught salmon, splake and lake trout when they could find colder water. Those fishing deeper water in Huron and Traverse Bay caught lake trout and the occasional salmon.

Marquette: Fishing is starting to pick up, as anglers were getting coho, steelhead, brown trout, lake trout and even a couple Chinook salmon near the river mouths and between the White Rocks and Granite Island. Salmon were found in 30 to 60 feet and lake trout in 100 to 160 feet; however, few limit catches to report. Surface water temperatures were in the low 60s. A small number of fish were still being caught in the Chocolay, Carp and Dead rivers. The Chocolay and Carp rivers produced coho.

Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported spotty catches. The better action was at the mouth of the Escanaba River and the “Black Bottom” with a crawler harness or stick baits in 24 feet. Only a few perch were caught but some were nice jumbos taken by walleye anglers trolling a crawler harness. Good smallmouth bass action near Butler Island, Hunters Point and Squaw Point with tube baits or crank baits in 4 to 8 feet. A few salmon anglers tried the Ford River, but no fish were caught. A couple salmon were spotted in the Escanaba River, but no catches were reported.

Manistique River: Good numbers of brown trout were caught up near the dam with beads, yarn or spawn. Chinook, coho and pink salmon were reported in the same area and anglers were also using crank baits or skein. Two gates up near the dam were open so the flow was fast but fishable. Boat anglers were trolling crank baits where the fast water meets the slower water or when anchoring near the holes and casting spawn.

Munising: Had a handful of boat anglers that reported poor catch rates with only a couple coho found off the Anna River. The occasional splake was caught but most were sub-legal.

St. Martin Bay: A good salmon run was taking place in both Nunns Creek and the Carp River.