June 12 – June 19, 2023
Week #6 of the open water season (6/12-6/19) Main lake water temp: 68 Water temp in the bays: 68-70 Walleye Walleye fishing has been tough this past week. With the combination of east winds and a mayfly hatch it’s been nothing short of difficult. However, there are still plenty of hungry walleyes willing to bite…
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June 5 – June 12, 2023
Week #5 of the open water season (6/5-6/12) Main lake water temp: 66-70 Water temp in the bays: 68 Walleye Walleye are still being found on the shorelines. 3-10 FOW has been my target area during low light hours. Once the sun gets high, moving out to 10-15 FOW has helped keep the bite going….
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May 29 – June 5, 2023
Week #4 of the open water season (5/29-6/5) Main lake water temp: 72 Water temp in the bays: 74 Walleye Shallow, shallow shallow. In the early morning and late evening hours, locate shorelines with a sandy bottom and scattered rock. Target the 5-12 FOW areas with deep water close by. Use a slip bobber and…
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May 22 – May 29, 2023
Week #3 of the open water season (5/22-5/29) Main lake water temp: 60 degrees Water temp in the bays: 64 degrees Time for Lindy Rigs! Lindy rigs are the bait of choice for the deep water fishermen. During the early morning and late evening hours a slip bobber with a leech has been producing quality…
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May 15 – May 22, 2023
Week #2 of the open water season: 5/15-5/22 This week was similar to last. The jig and minnow (or Lindy rig) bite remained very strong on the rock to sand transitions in 15-18 FOW. I like to use a soft plastic when the fish are aggressive to trigger a few bigger bites. The fish were…
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Opener Weekend Walleyes
Walleye were caught everywhere this weekend. Largest numbers of fish were caught in Pike Bay on the trusty jig and minnow. Rainbow minnows seemed to be the bait of choice. Anglers in Pike Bay also had success trolling Rapalas along the wind blown shorelines. Trolling at 2 mph produced quality numbers. The best colors were…
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