July 4th Weekend-Fish Early A.M. To Beat The Crowd

74-76 degree water
6-12 Ft of visibility
Good action over the weeds

• Bluegills are very active in the weeds along with perch, rockbass and crappie. Work any of the big weed beds on the main lake for a good variety of panfish.
• Smallmouth activity remains very good on any of the rocky shorelines. The ''top water'' bite was very good this week in 8-15 Ft of water. Crawlers, leeches, and hellgrammites fished on slip bobbers will produce fish all day long.
• Northern pike continue to show all of us the strong year class coming up. These numerous fish in the 20-24 inch range are fun to catch over the weed tops and show great promise for the future. Any minnow imitation or chub will produce action. Minnows will work great but need special attention to keep them alive due to high surface temperatures.
• Walleye have started to show up over the weeds on the east and west end of the lake. Crawlers, leeches, and small crankbaits worked very well last weekend especially late in the day. Slip bobbers fished on weed edges will produce action as well.
• White Bass are 14-20 Ft down over deep water. Troll spinners tipped with small minnows for the best action and you may even tangle with one of the elusive Brown Trout.
• Lake Trout action has moved deeper with the summer warm up. Start looking for the Lakers in 80-120 Ft of water. Spoons and minnows continue to be the best choice of bait. Minnows are tough to keep alive, so take a cooler with ice to minimize the loses.