Bluegills On The Cribs-Take A Kid With You

78-80 degree water
16-20 Ft visibility
35-37 Ft thermocline

• Bluegills on the cribs and weed lines are the hottest ticket to fun right now. With the night time cool down coming, the gills will slowly move to the weeds for an awesome fall bite, something we haven't seen since the early 1990's. The crappies are still over the weed tops and can be a lot of fun using a jig and a white twister tail. You never know when a walleye or smallmouth will grab on for a battle to remember.
• Smallmouth action has been good on the rocky shorelines and the weed lines. A young girl weighed a 4+ pound smallie at North Bay today. Leeches are small and hard to get but are still the bait of choice. As fall patterns start to set in we will see a minnow 'bite' return.
• Northern Pike action has been very good to outstanding. Big chubs and suckers are the best option when pursuing the big boys. The limited Muskies in the lake are also willing to take these same baits but have a tendency to 'suspend' over the same drops the pike are cruising.
• Lake Trout action has been tough because of the depth you have to fish to find active trout with the summer heat. 'Still fishing' has produced fish in the shallower water but trollers are fishing in 100-120 Ft of water. Brown Trout fishing is an up and coming fisheree that we will enjoy in the near future. These fish have the potential to reach 20#.