June 4th, 2024

***Fishing Report***

Walleye - After a week of high winds that seemed to completely change directions daily, walleyes are now pretty scattered throughout the lake. Walleyes can now be found on shallow scattered rocks, deep flats, river mouths (again), out around islands and even right off the end of many docks. Minnows continue to be the best bait for walleyes, but increasingly reports of leeches and crawlers working, are coming in. Best walleye reports continue to keep coming from shallow, scattered rocks with waves crashing into them in 2-10 feet of water. Here paddle tails, jig/minnow and spinner rigs, tipped with a minnow, have been very effective on these active walleyes. Handful of reports of shiners running have returned from a few area lakes and the walleye fishing has been lights out there. Top colors have been gold, orange/black and pink. 

Smallmouth - Depending on the lake, smallies could be wrapping up the spawn (shallow lakes), spawning (average depth lakes), or still waiting for water temps to get to spawning temps (deep water lakes). On shallow water lakes, anglers are throwing topwater baits, wacky worms and Ned rigs. On lakes where the bass are just starting to spawn, Ned rigs have been very popular out there. On deep water lakes where smallies are still looking to spawn, suspending jerk baits have been deadly. 

Pike - Pike have remained very active, but average size has dropped, as reported by anglers. For the best shot at a big pike, floating large suckers, under a bobber, in shallow bays or around river mouths. Anglers looking to just catch pike are having luck throwing large topwater baits, spoons and large spinnerbaits along shorelines and river mouths.

Stream Trout - Anglers not interested in getting blown around out on area lakes, went to the small stream trout lakes in search of active trout. Many were not disappointed. Anglers reported good fishing for rainbows on many area stream trout lakes. Small spoons, jig/twister, trout dough and night crawler floated under a bobber, have all been very effective on rainbows.