Bluegills Are On The Move

78 degree water temperature
16 Ft visibility
31-34 Ft thermocline

• Bluegills have started to make their move to the outside edge of the weeds and the shallow cribs. Small worms are the best bait for these willing feeders. Their are over 100 cribs on the lake so no one needs to 'bump boats' to have a good time catching these fish.
• Crappies are still biting on the weed edges and will take a small minnow or a jig with a twistertail.
• Smallmouth are still providing good action on the rocky drop offs and weed edges. Leeches and crawlers are working very well and hellgrammites should become available with the recent rains.
• Walleyes are moving to the outside edges of the weeds in 18-24 Ft of water. Crawler harnesses are still a very good bait. Jumbo leeches work on lindy rigs in the deeper water but are getting hard to find this late in the season.
• Northern Pike can be found anywhere from the shallow weeds to 40 Ft of water. The bigger pike will consistently be in the deeper water. Big chubs or suckers on quick strike rigs have produced some 10+ pound fish this week.
• Lake Trout are biting in 120-140 Ft of water on minnows or spoons. Move west to the deeper water for good action and try some suspended lines 80-90 Ft down over the deep water. White Bass are suspending 18-24 Ft down over the trout waters and will bite on spinners or small minnows. Calm evenings have brought small schools of white bass to the top chasing minnows this week. Cast to these fish and try to stay with the school for some fast action.