Thunder Bay River is a fishing water in Alpena County, Michigan (Northern Lake Huron management unit).
| Species | Population | Best technique |
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Ameiurus nebulosus
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Bottom fishing at night with nightcrawlers, chicken liver, stink baits, or cut bait on a simple sinker rig. No need for fancy gear -- a cane pole and worm works fine. | |
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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
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Large spoons and plugs during river runs ÔÇö deep trolling with downriggers and dipsy divers in summer | |
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Oncorhynchus kisutch
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Spoons, spinners, egg sacs during fall river runs ÔÇö also trolling with flashers in the Great Lakes | |
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Coregonus clupeaformis
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Jigging small spoons, Swedish Pimples, or jigging Rapalas in deep water; small bait flies and nymphs; ice fishing with tiny tube jigs tipped with wax worm near bottom | |
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Esox lucius
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Spoons, large swimbaits, sucker minnows under a bobber | |
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Spinners, egg sacs, worms — drift fishing in streams | |
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Ambloplites rupestris
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Small jigs, spinners, crayfish imitations | |
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Micropterus dolomieu
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Tubes, drop shot, jigs near rocky points | |
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Sander vitreus
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Jigs with minnows, crawler harnesses, trolling crankbaits | |
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Perca flavescens
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Small jigs tipped with minnow or waxworm, small spinners, ice fishing with teardrops and waxworms |