August 25, 2020

Walleye - Walleye anglers continue to struggle through the dog days of walleye fishing.  Successful walleyes anglers have reported that jigging raps, fished in 20-30 feet of water, at the base of sunken islands, have been very effective on walleyes.  Several reports of jigs tipped with big minnows, have also surfaced as a effective technique to catch walleyes.  Trolling large shad raps, during the evening, over large flats, continues to be very effective on big walleyes.

Bass - Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass continue to hit topwater lures early and late in the day.  Whopper ploppers and frogs have been the most effective.  As the sun gets up, bass go down and anglers begin catching them with spinnerbaits and beetle spins.  Several anglers report catching several smallies in the high teens and low 20’s on jigs tipped with a large minnow, out on top of sunken islands during the day. 

Lake Trout - Lake Trout anglers continue to catch nice lakers while trolling deep diving crankbaits.  Anglers have been finding them 20-30 feet down below the surface, over deep water.  Anglers fishing from a canoe have been having luck jigging heavy bucktails, right down on the bottom, as they drift over deep water.  

Pike - Pike anglers continue to find very active pike in weedbeds.  Anglers have been catching quality fish with spoons, spinnerbaits and suckers fished under a bobber.  As with last week, anglers have reported that bigger pike seem to be cruising the weedlines, while the smaller pike are being found inside the weedbeds. 

Panfish - Anglers have been finding good number of gills on weedlines.  Small worms or wax worms tipped on small hair jig has been very effective. Crappies remain challenging for many anglers.  Crappies are typically scattered and often suspended in deep main lake basins this time of the year.  Anglers with good electronics and willing to put in the time to locate crappies, are catching the majority of crappies right now.  Once located, anglers have been catching them with crappie minnows or small jig and twisters.