As the holiday weekend approaches, water temperatures have been increasing and the bite has been improving, as well. Here’s what anglers are doing to catch the walleyes.
The main attraction for most of those anglers is Big Cormorant’s walleye- and smallmouth bass-fishing opportunities. Both are naturally reproducing populations of fish that have maintained themselves over the years, despite somewhat heavy fishing pressure
Choice on the fishing opener was to chase crappies because the weather was mild, the sun was high, and there was no wind.
If you like to fish walleyes, the bite has been great since the opener. And pike? They’re hitting on just about everything. Bass, too, are providing solid action. Crappies, though, are a bit more challenging.
As for sportfish, DNR surveys of the lake complex have shown densities of bluegills, largemouth bass and black crappie populations remain low.
Here’s what made the opener a memorable one – as in where anglers were catching fish and what they were using to get ’em. And it looks like the solid action is just getting
Survey results on a number of fisheries reason for optimism for numerous species.
The walleye bite is getting better as water temperatures continue to warm. And here’s what you’ll need to know about matching your rod to the fishing technique you use most often.
The best reports came from water less than 15 feet deep on minnows or leeches, but some walleyes were found deep as well.
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