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Southern Illinois Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

Devils’ Kitchen: Bluegills are still on beds and can be caught on crickets, wax worms and red wigglers. Bass are good on spinners and crankbaits. Most are hanging in structures. Crab Orchard Lake: Catfish action

Central Illinois Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

Lake Taylorville: A few catfish have been taken on dough baits. Bluegills excellent on worms. Crappies good to excellent on minnows. Bass have been hitting plastic worms. Coffeen Lake: Bass are good on topwater baits,

Illinois Rivers Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

Illinois River: The sauger and walleye bite has been really good with recent weather patterns. Fish are being caught vertical jigging jigs with minnows or using a floater jig and lindy rigging minnows have been

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

ASHLAND AREA Ice shoved into the Washburn side from Bodin’s to Basswood Island last week, and it is/was moving a lot. Before going out, anglers should check wind forecasts. When the ice is gone, anglers

Central Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

DOOR PENINSULA AND ALGOMA/KEWAUNEE AREA The smallmouth bass fishing is starting to get ramped up now that the water temps are on the rise. There are good numbers of bass being caught in the southern

Southern Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Fishing on the area lakes was good and will only get better with the warm, stable weather ahead Water temperatures were reported to be in the mid-50s on the main bodies

Western New York Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

Lake Ontario and tributaries: Salmon and browns could be found in 10 to 40 feet of water; lake trout a bit deeper, outside of 50 foot depths. Alewives were starting to move in, which means

Central New York Fishing Report – May 30th, 2014

Lake Ontario: The brown trout bite continued to be good for anglers trolling near shore in 10 to 30 feet of water with stick baits or small spoons. Oneida Lake: Walleye were being taken on

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