IRON MOUNTAIN — Michigan’s archery deer season opened Friday with temperatures soaring well into the 80s, likely the warmest opener since 1976 when the official high at Iron Mountain-Kingsford was 85 degrees.

The forecast for the next week calls for highs in the low 70s to upper 60s.

Two weeks into the Wisconsin archery hunt, a nine-pointer is the biggest buck reported so far at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis.

“There’ve been a few decent bucks taken,” said Doug Whisler. “It’s still early yet,” he added, noting hunters have been selective.

Next weekend, Oct. 9-10, is the annual youth deer hunt in Wisconsin. Hunters age 15 and younger are eligible to participate with a mentor.

Anglers are buying plenty of musky suckers, though there hasn’t been much word on success, Whisler said.

Fishing otherwise has been steady, with a 27-inch walleye caught on live bait, along with a lot of bass, a few northern and a mixed bag of panfish, he said.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources suggests targeting walleye in the river mouth areas of larger, inland lakes. That’s where baitfish tend to congregate as the weather cools. Depths of 10 to 12 feet are recommended.

Perch also populate these areas, but may be closer to the rivers at depths as shallow as 5 feet.

The DNR reported these Upper Peninsula conditions:

Ontonagon: Anglers were fishing in shallow waters while trolling for salmon with spoons but after a while deeper water was sought. Productivity for lake trout was good with near limits coming in while trolling spoons between 100 and 150 feet of water.

Union Bay: Fishing pressure was moderate and a few decent lake trout were caught. Water temperatures were extremely sporadic and anglers were finding lake trout scattered from 100 to 200 feet of water.

Black River Harbor: Anglers were fishing shallow waters in hopes of finding some Chinook or coho staging to head up the river. Unfortunately, no salmon were reported but a few steelhead were caught in shallow waters. Anglers trolling spoons out in 120 to 160 feet had moderate success for lake trout near the bottom. Fish ranged from 3 to 11 pounds, but anglers had to put in significant effort.

Keweenaw Bay: When weather was calm, anglers were catching coho salmon, Chinook and steelhead. Fish were caught while trolling in medium depth waters all around the bay. Some anglers also reported lake trout catches while bobbing in deeper water.

Munising Bay: Fishing was slow for boat anglers with only a few scattered coho caught. Shore and pier anglers had better success for splake and coho with a few steelhead observed. The coho were still silver and a combination of male and female – with some of the females having loose ripe eggs. Best luck was with spawn sacs.

Grand Marais: A few boat anglers tried trolling within the harbor and outside east towards the Sucker River with no luck for coho and pike. The water levels in the Sucker River were up slightly due to north wind pushing levels up, however still considerable low.

Big Traverse Bay/ South Portage Entry: Lake trout, walleye and coho were found around South Portage Entry. Most anglers had luck fishing from the pier or around the shallows fishing for panfish.

Rock River: A few boats were out fishing for coho in front of the Rock River and were casting spoons and stick baits. A few steelhead and coho were caught at the mouth of the Rock River. Most anglers were either using spawn or crawlers.

Little Bay de Noc: Perch anglers were reporting fair to good success. Anglers were fishing out in front of Kipling with crawlers or minnows. Many of the anglers were fishing shallow areas near drop-offs. Walleye anglers experienced tough fishing, but were optimistic that the bite will improve once fall temperatures set in. Smallmouth anglers were catching fish, with many targeting reefs. Anglers fishing off the Gladstone pier were catching some perch, rock bass and a few pike.

Big Bay de Noc: Smallmouth anglers were heading out of Ogontz and Nahma. The islands were still producing fish, but some have had better success along the shorelines.

St. Ignace/Les Cheneaux: Anglers were still fishing the rapids on the Carp River but were not catching much.