Fishing for both smallmouth and largemouth bass has remained good on topwaters and soft plastics in many lakes across the state, and walleyes have been biting on trolled crawler harnesses.
There’s some pretty good fishing within reach of a lot of people, whether they realize it or not.
For a few years now, the Ned rig has been all the rage for Mille Lacs smallie anglers, but the good and trusty ole tube jig is staring to make a comeback.
For those who fish here, the draw is usually the expectation that they can put together a decent batch of sunfish or crappies and experience some quality largemouth bass fishing as well.
Walleyes have become tougher to catch with water temperatures now approaching bathtub-like temperatures and putting a few in the boat involves more work.
The fishing is good on Stony Creek Lake. Plenty of nice bass to go around.
Newton Lake is changing and hasn’t produced one of its famous 10-pounders in a long time, but the 1,750-acre Jasper County cooling reservoir still ranks high among anglers.
Fishing might be slowing on your local lake because of hot weather, but there are tactics you can try to improve your chances of catching more fish.
Water temps remain in the mid-70s, and the bite for most species is fair to good.
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