
Lake Carlos, Douglas County
Largemouths up to 16 inches showed up, and smallmouths over 19 inches were sampled.

Largemouths up to 16 inches showed up, and smallmouths over 19 inches were sampled.

You need to put some time in, confident in what you are doing.

Walleye are still biting up here, perch action is good, and the bass season is just getting going.

“Tackle” Terry Tuma talks about power fishing for bass. He suggests using a trolling motor and moving quickly through structural locations to trigger neutral or negative fish. Crankbaits, spinner baits and swim baits all work

On Lake Ontario, some brown trout are being taken in 40 to 90 foot of water. Salmon are being caught in 150 to 400 foot of water on flashers and flies fished 60 to 150

As good as the muskie fishing is, that’s not the only fish anglers target in Thornapple. The lake’s turbid waters also hold excellent numbers of black crappies and good numbers of walleye, perch, and bass.

Fishing has been good. Some consistent patterns are developing, and some presentations that are rising above the rest.

In fishing tournaments during the summer of 2020, several largemouth over 6.5 pounds were weighed in, with the largest topping 7.25 pounds.

If enjoying some catch-and-release fishing for largemouth bass in a small boat is your desire, Hempstead Lake in Nassau County could be just the ticket.
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