THE WEATHER LOOKS QUITE FAVORABLE FOR PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE WEEKEND AS THEY ARE CALLING FOR MODERATE TEMPS AND LIGHT WINDS. IT SHOULD MAKE FOR SUPER CONDITIONS TO GET OUT ON THE WATER AND CATCH A BUNCH OF FISH. THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN HEARING.
KINGS/RAINBOWS/COHOS - THE FISHING OUT ON THE BIG LAKE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE AS OF LATE. A LOT OF FISH BEING CAUGHT WITH SOME VERY, VERY QUICK LIMITS BEING REPORTED. PRETTY CHAOTIC ACTION, ESPECIALLY DURING THE LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS, LIKE BEFORE THE SUN COMES UP AND JUST BEFORE IT GOES DOWN. 80 TO 150 FEET OF WATER HAS BEEN THE BEST DEPTH FOR THE KINGS, FISHING IN THE TOP 60 FEET OF THE WATER COLUMN. FLASHER/FLY COMBOS HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN TAKING A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE KINGS, BUT SPOONS AND MEAT RIGS ARE ALSO WORKING WELL. HONESTLY, IF YOU JUST GET SOME BAITS IN THE WATER DURING THE PRIME TIMES, THEY ARE MOST LIKELY GOING TO CATCH SOME FISH, THAT’S HOW GOOD IT’S BEEN. IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE BIG CROWDS, YOU CAN JUST HEAD OUT A TOUCH DEEPER AND FISH FOR A BUNCH OF RAINBOWS. YOU WILL ALSO GET INTO SOME KINGS OUT IN THAT WATER TOO, SO DON’T BE AFRAID TO RUN A COUPLE OF KING SETS OUT IN THAT DEEPER WATER.
PERCH - THE PERCH FISHING REPORTS HAVE BEEN A BIT BETTER IN RECENT DAYS AS WE FIGURED AND WERE HOPING WOULD BE THE CASE AS THE WATER WARMS UP. A FEW GOOD SPOTS TO TRY INCLUDE THE BAYS OF LITTLE STURGEON, RILEY'S, SAWYER HARBOR, AND OF COURSE THE STURGEON BAY SHIPPING CHANNEL IN FRONT OF THE MARINAS IN AND AROUND THE EDGES OF THE CHANNEL. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TRY SOME OF THAT DEEPER WATER MUD ALSO, LIKE DOWN OFF OF CHAUDOIR'S DOCK OR LITTLE STURGEON FOR EXAMPLE. FATHEAD MINNOWS, CRAWLER PIECES, AND RED WORMS ARE THE LIVE BAITS OF CHOICE. CASTING WITH SMALL PLASTICS IS AN AWESOME WAY TO CATCH A BUNCH OF FISH.
WALLEYE - THE WALLEYE FISHING HAS SLOWED A BIT AS IT USUALLY DOES THIS TIME OF YEAR. WITH THAT SAID, IT HAS NOT COMPLETELY HALTED THOUGH AS WE HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD REPORTS STILL COMING IN FROM A FEW GROUPS OF ANGLERS. WE EVEN HAD SOME FISH GETTING CAUGHT OUT ON LARSEN'S REEF, WHICH IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL BUT EXCITING FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. IF YOU TROLL, A MIX OF DEEP DIVING CRANK BAITS LIKE FLICKER MINNOWS, BANDITS, DEEP HIT STICKS, AND HUSKY JERKS AND CRAWLER HARNESS WILL WORK WELL. IF YOU ARE GOING TO CAST YOU WILL WANT A LARGE HANDFUL OF DEATH JIGS, SHIVER MINNOWS AND SPOONS, SPINNING JIG AND A CRAWLER, AND OF COURSE HAIR JIGS AND RIP N RAPS WILL STILL WORK.
BASS - THE BASS FISHING REPORTS HAVE BEEN PRETTY DARN GOOD OVERALL. WE WOULD SAY THAT THE POST SPAWN BITE IS STARTING TO GET ROLLING, ESPECIALLY DOWN HERE SO THE BASS ARE ACTUALLY CHASING SOME BAIT AND FEEDING ONCE AGAIN. HOWIE’S SHORTY TUBES, KEITECH PADDLE TAILS, NED RIGS, DARK SLEEPER STYLE BAITS, HAIR AND MARABOU JIGS, SPY BAITS, JERK BAITS, CHATTER BAITS, SPINNER BAITS, AND SOME TOP WATER BAITS SHOULD ALL NOW BE PART OF THE ARSENAL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE POST SPAWNERS AROUND.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE LOCAL GUIDES AND ANGLERS AND VISITING ANGLERS THAT SHARE INFORMATION WITH US SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE AND IMFORMATIVE REPORT POSSIBLE.
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