June 8, 2021
Walleye - Walleye fished slowed way down as the record heat wave moved in. Anglers fishing during the day really struggled to find active walleyes. Early risers and night owls often reported a very different story. Both of these anglers reported similar locations, techniques and times to be out for success. Early risers often caught walleyes in 6 feet of water or less, using a slip bobber and a leech. Often times right off their docks or campsite, before 8am. Night owls also reported catching walleye shallow, in 6 feet of water or less, with slip bobber and a leech or search baits (paddle tails or minnow baits), but this time after 8pm.
Smallmouth Bass - Smallmouth bass are either building spawning beds, spawning or have wrapped spawning, depending on what lake your on. Regardless of where they are with the spawn, they are shallow and very easy to catch right now. Ned rigs, tubes and even top water lures have all been very effective on bass right now.
Stream Trout - Stream trout fishing has cooled off for the shore angler, on many of the area stream trout lakes. Warm water temps are largely to blame for this. Boat/canoe anglers have been catching some very respectable trout in some of the smaller, less fished trout lakes. Jigs and twisters jigged over deeper water, small crankbaits trolled over deep water and night crawlers floated off the bottom have all been very effective was to catch trout.
Lake Trout - Lake trout has remained stead this last week, but there are more and more reports of the trout being caught out in deeper water. Trolling spoons fished behind down riggers, or three colors of leadcore and stick bait have both been the predominant way anglers are catching lakers. Anglers fishing from a canoe have been reporting good success jigging heavy 1 1/2 to 2oz bucktails over deep water.
Pike - Pike anglers continue to catch good numbers of pike. Pike over the 30” mark have become few and far between as raising water temps push the out into deeper water. Anglers have been catching pike with buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, spoons and large suckers. Due to the heat, best success has been very early in the day in shallow weedy bays.
Panfish - Sunfish and Crappies have begun to setup and spawn in many area lakes. Anglers have been catching them in shallow bays with small jigs tipped with either a small angle worm or wax worm for sunnies. Crappie minnows fished under a bobber has been very effective on crappies.
