Fishing in the shallows remains very good.  Most of the largemouth bass seem to be spawning.  And the bluegills are coming up to spawn.  The patterns are running about 2 weeks later than normal.  Fishing overall has been very good.

Largemouth bass can be caught on two patterns; the shallow spawn, 4-5 ft depth or the deep weed line.  The deep weed line has been the slower pattern since the majority of fish don’t seem to have made it out there yet, it will improve daily.  The shallow fish can be caught by Lake Lawn or by Highland bay or Viewcrest Bay.  I’ve been casting a Texas rigged weightless Senko.  Green pumpkin is the only color I’ve tied on.  The deep weed line bass are being caught on Crank Baits that are trolled or by casting nightcrawlers fished on a lindy rig.  The best locations are the Oriental boathouse or by the gray condos.

This last week, I’ve been catching some nice Smallmouth off the deep weed lines.  The key is the weed lines that have rocks underneath.  I caught several in excess of 19 inches.  My presentation is lindy rigging nightcrawlers.  They could be caught casting jigs with spider grubs also.

Northern Pike have been kind of slow.  The water is still a bit cold for the deep weed line bite.  I’ve been dragging suckers around with very limited success.  The Slip-bobber bite has been okay in the weedy bays like Highlands and View-Crest.  Fish in 10 feet of water with the sucker 5 feet down.

Crappie fishing has been awesome.  Most of the fish I’ve been catching are in 10-15 ft of water right on the weed line.  I’ve been casting small purple plastics on a 1/32 oz Arkie jig.  .  Look for the fish by Browns Channel, west of Willow Point, or DelMar.

Like the largemouth bass, the Bluegills have two patterns.  They are moving shallow to spawn and the bigger ones I’ve been catching have been in 20-25 ft.  These fish have yet to spawn.  The deeper fish have been averaging a legitimate 9 inches.  I’ve been catching them on half of nightcrawlers or leaf worms.

Walleye fishing has been slow.  I’ve been catching one here or there but there isn’t a true pattern.  My buddies who troll for them are only reporting one or two per day.  The fish I’ve been catching are all lindy rigged nightcrawlers in 20-25 ft of water.  Delmar subdivision or east of Willow Point are some of my best spots.

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