IRON MOUNTAIN — Rainbow trout will be biting at Lake Antoine today, courtesy of a children’s mobile fishing pond filled by Watersmeet Trout Hatchery and Breitung Township Fire Department.

Pavilion 2 will be the site of the Lake Antoine Park Partners event sponsored by Northern RV Center.

Children ages 5 to 12 accompanied by an adult are invited to try their luck for free. Bait and poles will be provided, starting at noon.

Groups of 10 will have four minutes to fish until all 150 fish are caught.

“It may not take long for all fish to be caught, bagged and taken home,” hatchery owner Dino Giannola said. “We look forward to seeing folks in Iron Mountain come out for fishing fun.”

Next weekend will be the final Free ORV Weekend of the year in Michigan. On Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and 21, residents and visitors can legally ride designated routes and trails without purchasing an ORV license or trail permit. All other rules and laws still apply.

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

Little Bay de Noc: Walleye fishing was slow. Anglers were having good success when perch fishing, although sorting through small fish was particularly challenging. Anglers were using minnows and worms. Areas around the Kipling boat launch produced fish.

Manistique: Salmon anglers reported mixed results. Anglers were catching mainly smaller Chinook salmon, but some adults remained. Areas that were productive include waters around the “red can” and Pointe Aux Barques. Anglers were using a combination of flasher flies and spoons.

Les Cheneaux/Detour: Anglers were catching walleye up towards Drummond Island and some perch were caught from shore. In the Les Cheneaux area, anglers were catching a few nice perch at the marina while using minnows. There were a few pike and splake around the area as well. The Chinook salmon fishing in the Hessel area was very productive. The smallmouth bass and pike fishing around the Hessel area was also great.

Marquette: Fishing activity was down this week. Anglers reported catching only lake trout in the Marquette area. Most reports came from around White Rocks, and some reports of lake trout came from Shot Point. When fishing near White Rocks, try to find deep water (around 130 to 160 feet) and try using bright colored spoons while trolling just under 2 mph. For Shot Point, try trolling in 40 to 60 feet of water while using spoons or flickers.

Munising: Fishing was slow, however there were catches of splake reported. Lake trout fishing was fair to good in the west channel towards White Rocks and Wood Island Reef. Common depths were around 150 feet. Water temperatures remained cool for this time of year with surface temps in the mid to upper 60s, however offshore temps remained in the low 60s on surface.

Grand Marais: Fishing pressure increased with mainly lake trout anglers. Fish were averaging around 3 to 4 pounds. Some of the common areas producing were towards AuSable Point and near the fishing channel near Five Mile Reef with common depths fished around 200-plus feet. Surface water temps remained in mid to upper 60s to some areas near 70 degrees within the harbor.

Keweenaw Bay/ Huron Bay: Anglers in Keweenaw and Huron bays were fishing mostly for lake trout in the last week. Anglers were mostly trolling for lake trout and success was spotty unless weather was favorable. The most used lures/baits continued to be spoons and flasher flies with no natural bait on them. These baits seemed to be the best option for trolling in and around Keweenaw and Huron bays. Most successful fishing was in the early morning hours while temperatures were low, and the fish were most active.

Traverse Bays/ South Portage Entry Canal: Most anglers were trolling for lake trout however they were strongly anticipating coho moving into the near shore waters soon.