IRON MOUNTAIN — Republic Sportsman’s Club will host its 32nd annual fishing derby next weekend at Munson Park, offering a $1,000 prize for the biggest walleye.

In all, there are prizes for eight species of fish, including northern pike, perch, bass, crappie, rock bass, bluegill and trout. Fishing on the Michigamme River is from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 16, and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 17.

Entry fee is $20, or $5 for ages 16 and under.

More information is available at https://www.facebook.com/annual.fishingderby.

Anglers locally were catching lots of smallmouth bass, crappies and perch, using minnows for bait, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis.

Some bigger bluegills were caught on leeches, she added. Walleyes were running small, biting mostly in the evening on crawlers.

The U.P. Trappers Convention opens Friday at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. The event includes “Free Fishing for Kids” in the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Pocket Park.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: The walleye fishing slowed down, but anglers continued to see limited success. Anglers were trolling the reefs and the head of the bay and reported small fish being caught. Anglers were also fishing Breezy Point and were catching some larger fish. Those venturing out of the Ford River were having good results. Smallmouth bass fishing was good. Shorelines with weeds or areas with rocks were producing fish.

Manistique: Anglers that were targeting walleye were having limited success in the river or at the mouth, drifting crawlers or trolling crank baits. Salmon fishing was poor, and anglers reported only marking bait and a few fish. Lake trout were caught in small numbers.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers mostly found lake trout with rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and coho being reported but infrequently. Anglers were mostly fishing in the morning hours. All fish reported were caught using artificial baits in waters ranging from 70 to 150 feet of water. Fish were found throughout the water column in these depths. Anglers should continue fishing in the morning hours and keep imitating smelt with the baits used.

Traverse Bays/ South Portage Canal Entry: Anglers reported less bait fish throughout the water column. Where they were seeing smaller fish, they were also seeing their target species. Most anglers were targeting trout and salmon with most catches coming from depths of 50 to 175 feet of water and fishing throughout the water column. Anglers fishing in the morning hours had the most success.

Les Cheneaux: In Les Cheneaux area, anglers were catching a few perch off the pier and were still catching splake within Wilderness Bay.

Marquette: Fishing picked up and anglers were catching fish in the Marquette area. Lake trout were reported being caught offshore near the Chocolay River through Shot Point. Anglers were catching some coho near Shot Point in about 40 to 50 feet of water. White Rocks was a popular spot where anglers were catching lake trout. While fishing near lower harbor, the Chocolay River and Shot Point, try trolling bright colored spoons on deep lines for lake trout and high lines for salmon. For fishing in the upper harbor area and White Rocks, try trolling multi color spoons or flickers in deep water for best chances.

Au Train: Anglers should try trolling or jigging cut bait near Au Train Island or try trolling bright color spoons in deep water (150-plus feet) for lake trout. When fishing deep water for lake trout, try light blue or any bright color spoon while trolling.