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ALEXANDRIA AREA Look for crappies on the weedlines of lakes Le Homme Dieu, Darling, and Ida. Sunfish are an easy catch on most lakes in less than eight feet, while bass have moved to the

Lake Michigan/Metro Area Lakes

In Sheboygan, shore fishing has been slow except for occasional chinooks hitting alewives off the south pier. Trollers have been catching a mixed bag of chinooks, cohos, lake trout, and rainbows on flies. Fish have

Catskills

Willowemoc/Beaverkill: Anglers have been having the best action early in the morning and in the evening. Water levels are still low for this time of year. Anglers using spinning tackle are doing well using worms,

Ashland Area

Lake Superior trolling has been good to fair, depending on the weather. Stable high pressure has brought the best action, but there have still been some fish caught between the thunderstorms and big winds. Many

Lake Winnebago Area

Perch fishing has started on Lake Winnebago reefs. Some big perch were being caught out there last week. Walleye fishing has been pretty good on the reefs on Lake Winnebago, and in the “canes” on

Upper Peninsula Report

Lake Gogebic fishing was again a roller coaster ride for a few days last week. Fish were moving to all types of structure with weedbeds greening up and wind-swept shorelines attracting fish. These scattered fish

Adirondacks

Norm’s Bait and Tackle in Crown Point reports that fishing on Lake Champlain has been excellent. The salmon are looking good and fish in the 3- to 5-pound range have been caught in strong numbers

Green Bay/Appleton Area

The water temperature at Oconto Park II and the Breakwater Harbor was 70 degrees last week. With the brisk winds, few boaters ventured out in the bay. Pier anglers caught mixed bags of panfish, sheepshead,

Long Island/NYC

The offshore water temperature remains cool for this time of year keeping the fluke in the bays and harbors. The best fluking has been in Moriches and Shinnecock bays. Gary at Silly Lilly Fishing Station

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