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Below you will see the current fishing report posted on: 07/22/2010
General Conditions
Warm temps have brought water temps up to the 75 degree range currently. We've had alot of rain this summer along with a number of storm fronts moving through. Water levels are high and stable. The bog at the Landing bridge has stayed put and has not moved near the bridge in more than a year.
Walleye Report
The walleye fishing has been up and down this season, with periods of very good fishing for those who understand the rythem of the lake. Best time is in the morning, using weedless nightcrawler rigs (with a stinger hook in the rear) along the edges of the weeds in about 6 to 8 feet of water. If the fish aren't shallow, try fishing deep areas during the day, on the drop offs working 15' to 23' of water, where there are sunken bogs and brush and deep wood. Use jigs and crawlers/ leeches/ or gulp.
Crappie Report
The crappie have been hitting great all year. This is another great year for crappie, although their size has been in the average range (with lots in the 8 to 10 inch class). They are hitting well in the morning (5 am to 9 am) and evening (7pm to 9:30 pm)working the edges of the bogs that hang over deeper water in the 15 to 20 foot range. Try any type of rubber tube/crappie jigs like a mini mite and drop it down to the bottom and real up a few cranks and gently vertically jig or hover the lure. Also, the fish cribs, located in 16 to 20 feet of water, have been producing great catches of crappie using the same type of crappie jigs as well. Also, work mini mites in the brush that extends out from down trees in 6 to 10 feet of water during the mid day.
Muskie Report
Today was the best musky day of the year!!! 8 muskies were caught today with 3 in the trohpy range. The largest was a beauty in the 30# range. What a day!! Currently, there is a very good morning bite right now, along with some daytime action and decent action in the evening. Not many reports of late night action yet. Both standard bucktails and double bladed bucktails are producing consistently now. Surface action is yielding more follows and swipes at the lures, although the muskies are starting to hit surface better lately. Hawg Wobbler has been one of the better surface baits lately. Thumpers and tail revolving lures are producing some big ones. Nice muskies being caught in the mid 20 pound range with 2 good 30# muskies being caught this month already. Fish are both in the shallow musky weeds and some are being taken on the edges and over some of the deeper structures (8 to 15 feet of water)at times as well.
Northern/Smallmouth Bass report
Good sized northern in the 28 to 38" range have been caught fairly consistently the past week, mostly being caught on bucktails, spinner baits, and twitch baits while fishing the weedy shore lines and shallow bars in the weeds. The small mouth bass have been very consitent this entire season with many great catches being made in the 16" to 21" range. The hot lure for the week has been the chomping jig, being cast into the weeds and near brush and logs. Great catches have been made this week with smallmouth!! Fishing tight to any shoreline wood (stumps, fallen trees, logs), or on rocky/gravelly shorelines and bars with weeds. Many of the muskie bars are great for smallmouth if they have hard bottom. All day is good, but evening seems to provide a great window of action packed fun!! Use spinner baits, shallow crank baits, rubber sinko worm jigs. Smallmouth hit our muskies lures all the time as well.