Overall, the fishing bite has remained very steady. With the warm weather, almost all of the fish have moved to the outside weed edges. Northern pike fishing is starting to heat up with the warm weather. The fish are found in a depth range of 20-21 ft. I’m finding most of the fish just west of the Yacht Club or just west of Willow Point. The best approach is to lindy rig suckers about 1 foot off the bottom. I’ve been running a 24-inch leader for the best success.
Largemouth bass have also been very productive. The fish are on the outside of the weed edge in 15-17 ft of water. Over the past few days, the size of the fish has been decreasing. The best approach is either drop-shotting 4-inch finesse worms or nightcrawlers fished on the split-shot rig. Additionally, there has been an early morning topwater bite using small buzzbaits or topwater lures in 6-8 feet of water over the shallow weeds.
Walleyes are being caught coming off the weed line in 20 ft of water. The fish are on the main lake points. Most of the success has been coming from large leeches fished on either a Lindy rig or a split shot rig with a chartreuse-painted hook. The fish are pretty scattered so you need to move around to find the active fish. The bluegills I’ve been catching are coming out of 13-14 ft of water on the outside edge of the
weed line. They can be caught on slip bobbers or small hooks and split shot, letting the worm free float in the water column. The best location is just west of Willow Point. For me, some days they are stacked in tight, and the next day they are scattered.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 262-
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