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Central Region

Knox Lake (Knox County) – Largemouth bass are the most popular game fish in this lake. Fishing with tubes, crankbaits, and spinner baits around shoreline cover can be very productive this time of year. Largemouth

Northern Lower

Baldwin Area Fly hatches have been light and scattered on the Pere Marquette River. Anglers fishing at Custer are catching a fair number of browns. Crawlers and spinners have produced fish. Panfish are keeping anglers

Price County Area

Despite several very windy days, fishing has been good. Largemouth and smallmouth bass have provided the best action, with largemouth bass settling into their summer patterns. They have been holding fairly tight to thick, woody

La Crosse Area

Torrential rains impacted the area the night before this report and the results have yet to be seen. Up until this new influx of water, fishing had been phenomenal. The walleye bite had been terrific,

Central New York

Lake Ontario: Kings are beginning to show up in 130 to 350 feet of water. A thermocline has set up at 110 to 120 feet. Bass fishing has been good in the Mexico Bay area.

Wausau Area

Muskie action has been good during low-light periods when anglers fish more “typical” structure like weeds and wood. Bucktails and jerkbaits are producing muskies and some northerns. Walleyes are still on the prowl. Legal walleyes,

Central

Banner Marsh: Bass fishing is fair on plastics, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits and fair at East Point Access. Bluegills are slow to fair and small on wax worms. Crappies are fair on minnows or jigs with

North

Chain: The Chain and Fox River have reopened to boating. Bluegills are good in shallows, with Channel or Catherine best bets. White bass are good in Pistakee and Marie. Walleyes and catfish are excellent near

Boulder Junction Area

People are urged to be cautious when using boat landings on lakes that are lower than their normal levels. Anglers have been enjoying success on area lakes, with reports of smallmouth bass in the 15-

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