IRON MOUNTAIN — Wisconsin’s general inland fishing season opens today with flood warnings in effect for some rivers, including the Menominee along the Michigan border.

The National Weather Service says runoff from recent precipitation and melting of snow cover may result in continued flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone locations in much of the central and western Upper Peninsula.

Thunderstorms are possible this weekend and into Monday. By mid-week, sunshine and highs in the 70s are predicted.

In Marinette, Wis., anglers on the Menominee River were having luck on walleyes fishing from shore at Stephenson Island upstream to the dam, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said.

“Anglers trolling out in the bay both north and south of the river mouth were catching a mixed bag of walleyes, brown trout, and northern pike,” the DNR said. “Crankbaits and stickbaits were popular lures.”

The Michigan DNR reported this Upper Peninsula activity:

Little Bay de Noc: Perch anglers reported slow fishing.

Big Bay de Noc: Anglers fishing for yellow perch reported good fishing, with some anglers harvesting limits. Both mornings and evenings had bite windows. Use of minnows and worms on perch rigs were successful. Smallmouth bass anglers also reported good fishing.

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers had a difficult time catching fish. Anglers who were able to get on the water in between the bad weather events were able to catch some coho salmon and brown trout while trolling in near shore waters in the bays.

Munising Bay: Boat anglers reported good catches of coho with limits and scattered catches of splake, brown trout and rainbow trout. Most anglers were trolling within the bay with a few reporting some luck in Trout Bay and toward Chapel Falls. Shore anglers reported slow fishing.

Grand Marais: Boat anglers reported good catches of coho with some limits and scattered catches of rainbow and brown trout. Most anglers were trolling shallow water 10 to 15 feet east toward Sucker River and past Lonesome Point. Pier anglers reported fair to good catches of whitefish with the morning hours being the best with northwest winds.

Les Cheneaux/Detour: Anglers in the Les Cheneaux area were searching for perch but having a hard time finding them. The perch have not made their way into the Hessel marina area yet.