IRON MOUNTAIN — Leaves are dropping, improving visibility for grouse, turkey and archery deer hunters.

Results for bird hunters have been mixed. “Some people know where to go to get them,” said Doug Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis.

Michigan’s bear season ends today. A couple of 300-pounders were the biggest harvests reported at two local registration stations.

As of Friday, John Grier had registered 29 bruins at Whispering Pines Outpost in Breitung Township. To the north, Bob Kennard had handled 20 at Midtown Bait & Tackle in Channing.

Fishing pressure has been light, but Grier said a few anglers were going after northern pike. Others were targeting walleye on inland lakes.

With high flows and the recent drop in water temperature into the upper 40s, trout and salmon numbers were increasing in the lower Menominee and Peshtigo Rivers, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Michigan DNR reported the following Upper Peninsula activity:

Copper Harbor: Has seen quite a few anglers with mixed results. More small fish have been caught on natural baits. A few nice splake were caught by pier and boat anglers, but they are putting in lots of time and success was limited. Eagle Harbor had very few pier anglers and no boat activity.

Keweenaw Bay: Boat and shore anglers have taken a mix of lake trout, splake, coho, steelhead and brown trout. Catch rates were a little slower in Traverse Bay. Boat anglers will need to be aware of the research buoys just north of the launch in Traverse Bay. These buoys are tracking lake trout movement on and around the reef. Tagged fish will have a dorsal tag to identify them as research fish. While there is no reward if these fish are caught, releasing them will certainly help with the research efforts. Fish are still making their way into the Falls, Silver and Huron Rivers, and those targeting them did have success.

Marquette: Boat anglers stayed in shallow waters just outside the breakwall and in front of the rivers. Those trolling spoons and body baits caught steelhead, lake trout, coho and the occasional Chinook salmon. Overall, most landed 1-3 fish. Lake trout are spawning right now, and pier anglers have caught a decent number of fish. If the weather doesn’t change too quickly, good fishing should last for a couple weeks. River fishing slowed. The Carp River was producing coho and steelhead. Anglers struggled to get a fish or two in the Chocolay River; however, with the amount of coho and steelhead in the big lake, anglers could see another big push with the next rain.

Little Bay De Noc: Walleye anglers reported fair catches, with most fishing the reefs near Kipling. Try 18 to 25 feet when trolling stick baits or jigging crawlers and minnows. Smallmouth bass anglers reported fair to good catches in 10 to 20 feet along the Frist and Second Reefs or just south of Squaw Point in 8 to 16 feet when casting plastics. Perch fishing was fair with minnows or crawlers in 10 to 25 feet near Kipling.

Manistique River: Anglers have had to fish fast waters most of the year, and this fall has been no different. Most were fishing the rapids closest to the “Bass Hole” because the flow up near the dam was way too fast. Catch rates were fair at best for Chinook, steelhead, brown trout and a few pink salmon. It has been hard to land fish in the fast water, but many anglers still love the battle of these big strong fish. On a side note, salmon anglers casting crank baits have caught some walleye.

Munising: Those casting spoons or using spawn at the Anna River dock reported slow action, with only a couple coho and undersize splake caught.

Grand Marais: The only action here was at the mouth of the Sucker River, where a few anglers were targeting trout and salmon. No coho, but a couple steelhead were caught. Water levels were still high.