Bluegill fishing has been outstanding on the deep weedlines in 18-20 ft of water. You can fish them on a Thill slip bobber with leaf worms 1 ft off bottom or straight lining split shot rigged red worms. The best location has been by Assembly park or by Willow Point. It is hard to find a spot that the bluegills aren’t biting at the present time. If you want to have a fish fry, Delavan Lake is the place to be. Northern Pike fishing has been off a little bit. You can still catch 5 or 6 if you are serious about it, however they aren’t as schooled up as they were in the past couple of weeks. I still bring suckers each trip out just for the chance of catching a few.
Most of the action has been in 20-25 ft of water. I’ve been lindy rigging medium suckers on a 24 inch leader. Look for the fish by Belvidere Park or by Browns Channel. Walleye Pike have slowed down a bit. In the early morning hours, you can catch them lindy rigging or trolling deep diving crank baits along the weedline. The best location has been by Browns Channel or by Assembly Point. The best colored crank baits or any lure in a crappie pattern.
Largemouth bass has been great on the deep weed and rock points. The fish are really schooled up right now. The best approach is drop shot rigging 4 inch green pumpkin finesse worms or nightcrawlers. Look for the fish by the island and west of Willow Point (where John Gillespie was fishing last week). This time of year there is a secondary pattern, the slop bite. If you cast a Spro frog on the vegetation you will catch as many bass as you care to catch. The fish are by the Boat Launch channel or by the outlet. The preferred color for the frogs is black or white. Perch have been consistent by the Township park. You want to anchor the boat in 12-15 ft of water in front of the beach area. The best approach has been using Thill slip bobbers with a hellgrammite 6 inches off bottom. The fish have been very spooky, so you may need to move around a bit to find the active fish.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 262-
728-8063.