August 30th, 2022
***Fishing Report***
Walleye - Walleye fishing remains on the up swing last week for many anglers. Best reports have been coming from 6-12 feet of water, using spinner rigs, tipped with a leech or crawler. Here anglers have been working weedlines and mouths of bays. Hammered gold, copper and nickel continue to be hot colors. Reports are also coming in out on the sunken islands this last week. 25-30 feet of water was the key depth. Areas where the rock turned to mud we’re especially hot. Out here 4-5” minnows were extremely effective on walleyes! Is this the fall bite starting?
Smallmouth Bass - Smallies are really starting to transition from their shallow water summer haunts, out to their fall haunts around sunken islands. More and more walleye anglers fishing out around sunken islands, are reporting catching good size and numbers of smallies, mixed in with the walleyes. Smallmouth anglers are starting to notice a drop in size and numbers of shallow smallies. These anglers are still catching plenty of smallies on spinnerbaits, wacky worms and whopper ploppers along shorelines, points and in rivers. If your looking for trophy smallies, start focusing on sunken islands and fish big 6-12” minnows, now until ice up!
Crappies - Crappie action continues to be good for anglers putting in the time to locate schools of crappies. Timber and weedbeds have been key to locating these schools. Not all weedbeds and downed trees are created equal, so anglers have to work out which one the crappies are using and when. Search baits like beetle spins and jig and twisters are great ways to locate crappies now. Once located, slowing down with crappie minnows, fished under a bobber is very effective. Evenings are a great time to fish weedlines and weedbeds as crappies invade them to feed just before dark.
Stream Trout - Rainbow trout have been active this last week. Anglers hanging a crawler 15-20 down, under a bobber, have been having the best luck. Small spoon, jig/twister and spinners have also been effective. Anglers fishing out of a boat have also been having good luck trolling with cowbells.
