Lake Superior Outdoor Fishing Report – April 16, 2026
Fishing Wisconsin
The open water fishing/trolling season has begun. The following access locations are open: Saxon Harbor, Bayfield, Bark Bay and Port Wing. The boat launch at the Red Cliff Casino and Cornucopia are not open yet due to ice in the harbors and just offshore. Access at the Little Sand Bay launch is open, but there are many large masses of broken ice just offshore. Chequamegon Bay (Houghton Point into Ashland) is still ice-covered.
Reminder: Anglers must carry a paper copy of their license/stamps while fishing on Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and the Wisconsin/Michigan, Wisconsin/Minnesota and Wisconsin/Iowa boundary waters.