June 5, 2020

***Fishing Report***

Walleye - The incredible walleye bite, that many anglers experienced last week has cooled off, thanks to a large cool front that blew through the area late last week. Anglers are continuing to find walleyes shallow in 5-13 feet of water, early and late in the day. More and more cabin owners and lake side campers are catching walleyes right off their docks or campsites, fishing a leech under a bobber during the evening hours. Leeches and crawlers are quickly becoming the bait of choice, as water temps continue to rise. Hot colors continue to be pink, purple and blue.

Pike - Pike anglers are also experiencing a excellent bite right from shore or fishing shallow bays in a boat. Many anglers reported seeing huge pike, over 40”, while looking for spawning panfish or bass. Large suckers fished under a bobber remains very effective on these fish. Large flashy spoons, minnow baits, buzzbaits and large flies have also been triggering pike into biting.

Bass - Bass have begun to build their spawning beds on many area lakes. Bass anglers have been quick to notice this and taking advantage of it. Bass anglers have been catching these bass using soft plastics or suspending jerk baits fished near the beds.

Panfish - Crappies and sunfish have become easy pickings for many anglers on areas lakes. Anglers have been finding panfish in the back of shallow bays, by using small bobbers, with a jig, tipped with a minnow or crawler.

Stream Trout - Cool air temps usually mean excellent stream trout fishing in area stream trout lakes. Angling reports confirmed this. One lucky angling family, reported catching over 50+ trout in one day of fishing! Anglers have been catching trout by trolling small minnow baits, spoons or spinner rigs, over deep water. As water temps rise, trout have been going deeper and are now being found cruising about 20ft down, below the surface.