Official Report From Captain Harold Bailey

Week of November 17, 2008

Fishing is now slowing down with Hunting Season on the full swing. Some of the species available are,  Pike, Perch, Steelhead, and Walleye. 

Perch are moving into the bays but are still being caught on minnows and worms  in deeper waters of about 25'-35' in the weed beds.

Northern Pike are being caught throughout the St. Mary’s River in deeper weed beds of about 10-15' depths. The most useful bait for Pike are spoons or crank baits.

Steelhead are biting in the river mouths and can be caught with spawn or spoons.
Walleye’s are slowing down but still being caught in some places like Raber Bay on Crawler Harnesses in deeper waters about 14-16 ft.

Check out this article for more information about Fall Fishing in the St. Mary's River. 

 A made-for-tv Fishing spot 

Check out the Lake Superior State University Fish Cam the fish cam camera is positioned on the output side of the Edison Sault Electric power generation building, on the east side of the hydro plant, immediately downstream from Lake State’s ARL hatchery on the St. Mary's River .
For mor information on fishing and our Annual Peak Fishing Guide click here.