Cold Water Fishing and Green Slime

48 degree water
Cool and rainy
Filamentous algae is the slime

• Bluegills/Largemouth will be found in Beyer's Cove, Dartford Bay, and any of the channels on the lake and the mill pond. The Largemouth are active in the pre-spawn. The WFT nets are out of the lake. The last pull of the nets showed numerous Bluegills, Crappies, and Rock Bass.
• Lake Trout continue to cooperate with early season fisherman. Fish 35-100 Ft of water. Live minnows are the best option although Sutton spoons have worked well.
• Northern Pike are cruising the shallow weed flats of the lake feeding on the panfish which have moved in. The spawning perch are easy targets for these pike. Cast or troll crankbaits, spinner baits, or live minnows over the weeds.
• Walleyes are finishing the spawning run. Cast small crankbaits over the weeds during low light periods for best action.
• Smallmouth have moved shallow in the last few days. These fish are tough to fish because of the green slime(filamentous algae). The east end of the lake produced some nice fish when the wind was blowing into shore.