The yo-yo weather has been a constant factor this past week. Stable weather is coming this week, which will help the fishing tremendously. Largemouth bass are in the shallows in 3-4 ft of water. The best location is on the west end, in Viewcrest or Highlands Bay. The fish are being caught on a green pumpkin or root beer-colored Senko.

The water is pretty cold for the largemouth to spawn, with the warm weather predicted for this week, the spawn is still probably a week to 10 days away. Walleye Pike fishing has been average. Saturday, when I was fishing, a few people I spoke to caught them in 23 ft of water. They were lindy rigging small suckers. Look for the fish on main lake points. The few fish that I heard about were more than 25 inches. Bluegill fishing has been good near the outlet dam or channels such as Browns, Viewcrest, and the Highland. The best approach is red worms fished beneath a bobber in 2-3 ft of water.

Crappie fishing has been good in the mid-range weeds. You want to fish them in 6-10 feet of water. The best location is by Browns Channel. You want to look for scattered weeds. With the water clarity, you need to make long casts so you don’t spook the fish. Small fathead minnows on bobbers have been producing most of the fish. They can also be caught on small plastics. Northern pike action has been in the shallows. I’ve been fishing them in 6-10 ft of water. I’ve been getting them on medium suckers fished beneath a Thill slip bobbers. The best location
has been the buoy line in Viewcrest Bay or the Highlands Bay.

Good luck, and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe
at 262-728-8063.