Largemouth bass can be caught in 18-24 ft of water. The best location is by Colemans Point or by Trinkes. The best presentation is Carolina rigging green pumpkin or watermelon seed lizards. The leader length to use is about 2 ft. Dragging ¾ oz football head jigs has also been producing a lot of fish. The best color is black and blue or pumpkin seed color. The key to both presentations is to find some rock in the weedline. In the summer months largemouth bass like scattered weeds with rock. Rock bass can be caught in 14-16 ft of water. The best approach is a split shot rigged nightcrawler. The best way to present the nightcrawler is drift fishing or using the electric motor and slowly trolling the nightcrawlers along bottom. The best locations have been by the Military Academy or by Knollwood. If you intend to keep a few fish, make sure you have a cooler of ice to put them in. That will firm the meat up and make them a lot easier to clean. Lake Trout fishing remains very consistent.
The best bait remains a small dodger fished with a green and purple fly. The best depth to catch them out of is 85-95 ft of water in 110-120 ft total depth. Most of the success I’ve heard has come from trolling in between Cedar Point and Conference Point. Walleye fishing has been good. It remains a nighttime bite, the best time is 11 pm and 3 am for the most success. The most consistent part of the pattern is wind. When you have some wind, the fish are much more active. Trolling medium diving crank baits or lindy rigging leeches have been the best approaches.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 262-
728-8063.