Fishing Reports
Southern Illinois Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Crab Orchard Lake: Bass good using topwater and jigs. Bluegills good using wax worms and crickets. Crappies good using minnows and jigs. Channel cats good using nightcrawlers, shad and leeches. Kinkaid Lake: Bass good. Channel
Central Illinois Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Banner Marsh: Bass fair on plastics and crankbaits along weed edge with some on topwater, too. Eastpoint doing well. Bluegills fair on waxies and crickets. Channel cats fair on cut baits and dip baits. Bloomington:
Illinois Rivers Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Fox River: The river is running very high and there have not been a lot of reports, however you can still get out and find some fish. The carp are beginning their spawn and can
Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
ASHLAND AREA Fishing has been super. Walleyes are moving from the shallows to the deeper areas, but there were some fish still being caught in the sloughs last week. Away from the sloughs, guys are
Southern Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Surface water temperatures on area lakes were reported to be in the 70s. Bluegill fishing was best in 12 to 18 feet of water near sand and gravel areas adjacent to
Central Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
DOOR PENINSULA AND ALGOMA/KEWAUNEE AREA The salmon fishing on Lake Michigan is going really well. The best reports have been coming from Sturgeon Bay, Algoma, and Bailey’s Harbor, but there have been fish caught around
Western New York Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Lake Ontario and tributaries: Fish were still scattered as the nemesis of east wind continued to hamper salmon and trout action. Finding pockets of warmer water has not been easy. Staying inside of 70 feet
Central New York Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Lake Ontario: Fishing slowed as fish have become more scattered. A thermocline was starting to set up on the lake, which should help. Brown trout were being found in 40 feet of water, while the
Finger Lakes/Southern Tier Fishing Report – July 11th, 2014
Cayuga Lake: Trollers were getting lake trout on spoons fished 45 to 90 feet down. Vertical jigging was producing fish in 50 to 60 feet of water. Look for largemouth bass in the north end.
