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Western New York

Lake Erie and tributaries: Bass fishing on Lake Erie has been decent of late. Best depth for bass fishing was 35 to 40 feet of water. Lots of perch were still around, too. Walleye fishing

Minocqua/Woodruff Area

Mother Nature is going crazy. The area saw air temps hit 95 degrees two weeks ago and water temps crest 80 degrees. Then, air temps were in the 50s and surface temps dropped 10 to

Adirondacks

Most Adirondack trout waters – the West Branch of the Ausable, the Saranac, the Black River, West Canada Creek, to name a few – have been fishing well. Look for stoneflies now; a tandem rig

Siren Area

The severe cold front last week took the edge off of the fishing, and the interest in fishing. Up until then, the action had been good for all species. The best thing going on last

Wausau Area

The walleye bite has been pretty good, with most fish coming on jig and crawler presentations. Some walleyes are still hitting minnows, and you shouldn’t hesitate to try leeches. Long-line trolling with spinner harnesses is

Nekoosa Area

The walleye action has been pretty good on the Petenwell Flowage, despite all of the wind that anglers had to put up with last week. Most of the best action has been on the north

Spooner Area

Bluegills are popping in the shallower water on all of the area lakes; fish in 5 feet of water or less. Crappies also are hitting, but they’re away from the shorelines now and are over

Weeds seem to be the key as summer patterns develop

LAKE_MILLE LACS East – The best daytime walleye reports are still coming off the deep gravel, 22 to 28 feet, with crawlers and leeches. Slip bobbers and leeches remain the best option at night on

Beaver Dam Area

The perch came out on Beaver Dam Lake during the hot weather. Lots of nice, big bluegills also were caught on Beaver Dam. The same pattern emerged on Fox Lake at the same time. The

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