May 25, 2021

Walleye - Walleye anglers continue to report mixed results on area lakes.  Most anglers are catching good numbers of walleyes, but they are only averaging 9-13” on many any lakes. Anglers catching bigger walleyes have been finding them in shallow water, 8 feet or less.  Anglers are having success catching them on slip bobbers and leech during the evening hours or fishing a little deeper, 8-12 feet of water, with a jig and minnow during the day. 

Pike - Pike fishing has cooled off as water temps continue to rise well above average for this time of year.  Trophy pike have become few and far between, but good numbers of pike continue to be caught in shallow water bays.  Large suckers, fished under a bobber, continues to account for most of the big pike caught right now.  Spoons, spinnerbaits and large spinners remain very effective on smaller pike.

Stream Trout - Stream Trout anglers have been having good success trolling small crankbaits for stream trout.  Night crawlers fished under a bobber or floated off the bottom also has been very effective on trout in area lakes. 

Smallmouth Bass - Smallmouth anglers have been finding smallies up in shallow bays. Suspending jerkbaits has been very effective.  On some area lakes smallies are spawning right now and anglers have been sight fishing them with tubes, senko worms and Ned rigs. 

Panfish - Reports of crappies spawning on some area lakes have been coming in. Anglers catching these fish have been finding them in shallow bays over sand and around pencil reeds.  Hair jigs, tipped with crappie minnows, under a bobber, has been very effective.  Sunfish have not started to spawn, but anglers are starting to catch good numbers of them in emerging weedbeds.  Angleworms or wax worms fished under a bobber has been very effective.  

Lake Trout - Lake trout anglers have been few and far between, so far this year, so reports are few and far between.  The few reports we have gotten have been good.  Anglers are reporting catching lakers 20-30 feet down over deep water.  Large trolling spoons fished behind down riggers has been very effective on lakers.  Anglers fishing out of a canoe, have been having great luck fishing heavy tube baits and bucktails jigged over deep water.