IRON MOUNTAIN — Fishing action has picked up, including good reports on walleye, northern pike and bass.

Walleyes were hitting on crawlers and sucker minnows, said Fay Whisler at Whisler Outdoors in Florence, Wis. “There were some nice keepers caught over the past week,” she said Friday.

Pike, meanwhile, “have not been too picky,” as Whisler reported multiple catches on various baits and lures. Large minnows were the best bet for bass, she added.

Wisconsin’s youth deer hunt takes place today and Sunday, available for both Wisconsin residents and non-residents. Hunters 15 years old and younger, with or without hunter education certification, are eligible to participate with a mentor.

Hunter orange or fluorescent pink is required for the hunt. Archery and small game hunters must comply as well, but waterfowl hunters are exempt.

Full regulations are at https://p.widencdn.net/gpkljm/DeerYouthHunt.

Michigan’s new deer harvest reporting requirement as of Friday showed 83 deer taken in Dickinson County during the opening days of the archery hunt. The total included 52 bucks.

There were 59 deer reported taken in Iron County, including 38 bucks, and 208 in Menominee County, including 130 antlered since the Oct. 1 opener.

Legislation that would end the mandatory reporting requirement was presented to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday.

Deer harvest report summaries are available at https://www.mdnr-elicense.com/HarvestReportSummary.

With bear hunters pressing on, Ken Dabb at Whisler Outdoors had news of a 550-pound harvest, location unknown. Silver Lake Resort in Channing has registered about 20 Michigan bears, including “a couple of big ones.”

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Carp River and Nunns Creek: Nunns Creek and the Carp River continued to produce salmon, but angling pressure seemed to have decreased in the last week. A few coho and steelhead were caught at Nunns Creek along with Chinook salmon. The low water levels were especially evident at the mouth of these two streams. At Nunns Creek, a moderate wind blowing from the lake and towards the shore seemed to draw the salmon in and make them more likely to bite. A calm day can mean slower fishing, but they will still bite.

Little Bay de Noc: A few salmon were in the river. Anglers were casting spoons or body baits or drifting with fresh spawn for the best success.

Manistique: Many pink salmon were in the river. Anglers targeting Chinook salmon were having success near the paper mill while drifting skein or beads. Some steelhead catches were reported. There was an occasional bi-catch of brown trout and walleye.

Marquette: Lake trout were being reported however, there were some reports of brown trout and coho/Chinook salmon. Most of the reports for lake trout were coming from anglers trolling between 60 to 100 feet near White Rocks. Some reports of lake trout and brown trout and salmon came from anglers fishing in 50-plus feet of water between the Chocolay River and Shot Point. For salmon, try trolling spoons higher in the water column for best opportunities. Anglers fishing in the Chocolay River reported catching primarily coho salmon using spinners and drifting spawn bags.

Munising Bay: A few boat anglers were out this past weekend with no luck. A few splake/coho were caught offshore and at the pier but in general very slow with most anglers catching zero.

Grand Marais: A few anglers were shore fishing and trolling with poor success for coho or steelhead. Some anglers reported fishing for lake trout with limits reported. The lake trout were staging for spawning into shallower water less than 100 feet.

Keweenaw Bay/ Huron Bay: Most anglers coming off the water with successful fishing trips brought in lake trout off the bays. Boat anglers were mostly trolling in deeper water, around 90 to 150 feet. Anglers from shore fishing near river mouths were able to catch coho salmon on natural and artificial baits.

Big Traverse Bay/ South Portage Entry: Anglers had tough luck during the recent windy days however some anglers were able to bring in a few lake trout while trolling in waters around 50 to 70 feet. Those who caught fish were using spoons and flies.

Les Cheneaux/Detour: There were a few pink and Chinook salmon caught around the marina. A few perch were caught off the docks, but it was slow. Fishing in general was very slow in the area. There was a bass tournament this last weekend and there were quite a few smallmouth bass caught with a winning two-day bag total of 37 pounds. There was also a 6-pound largemouth and a 6-pound smallmouth caught.

Au Train: Lake trout were the only species reported being caught. All reports of lake trout came from anglers fishing around Au Train Island in anywhere from 40 to 100 feet of water. Anglers should try trolling spoons or jigging cut-baits for best opportunities.

Lower St. Marys: Perch anglers on Drummond Island did well. Anglers were reaching their perch limit in Potagannissing Bay and the next couple weeks should be really great with ideal water temperatures settling in. Minnows and crawlers on perch/crappie rigs were still the go-to setup.

Upper St. Marys: Fishing pressure increased in the upper St. Mary’s over the past week with more favorable weather conditions. Anglers were targeting rainbow trout, perch and northern pike with slow but steady success.

Munuscong Bay: Perch were moving in so fishing activity picking up. Anglers targeting musky were trolling the deeper waters of the channel.