After Over A Year, Water Is Flowing Over The Dam

46-48 degree water temperature
''Normal'' water level
Green slime and cottonwood seeds
2-4 Ft visibility

• GENERAL FISHING SEASON OPENS SATURDAY -MAY 6TH
• The green slime and cottonwood seeds are almost two weeks early. We can only hope that means they will be gone before Memorial Day.
• Walleyes for Tomorrow has pulled their nets after harvesting almost 8 million eggs which they hope to return to the lake as 6 million fry. They had a 33'' tiger musky and a 6# brown trout in their nets this week.
• DNR stocked over 20,000 small Brown Trout fingerlings in Silver Creek. Large Brown Trout fingerlings are due to be stocked May 12th.
• We are still having a major debate over the carp barrier on the east end, stay informed, this is very important to the fishermen and the watershed.
• Bluegills in the Mill Pond have been a major attraction the last three weeks. Waxworms and small worms are the best bait. The east side of the inlet has been very busy this week and fishermen are reporting some nice catches of gills and crappies. If you take a boat be careful because of the stumps.
• Lake Trout have been a little finicky for the trollers and should pick up this week. Remember to troll a high line for the browns, use a small spinner or a small minnow.
• Smallmouth generally leave their wintering grounds at 48 degree water. The east end is going to be the warmest water and generally is the first to turn on. Pitch jigs and twisters or small cranks and try not to let the slime frustrate you.
• Northern pike will be refueling after the spawn. Troll or cast cranks in 6-18 Ft of water. The weeds haven't started to come up so concentrate on the east end or the west end flats.
• Walleyes are just finishing up their spawning. The fish that are done should be aggressive in the shallow dark water. It's still too cold for the leeches to work good so try a small to medium minnow or cast small jointed cranks and fish them slow.