On Lake Erie, yellow perch has been the hot topic for the past couple of weeks. The bite has been a good one in the Western Basin, and that pattern should only get better as
Fishing for catfish has been as hot as the temperatures in recent weeks.
Waters across the state continue to cool down a bit. So how’s that impacting the bite?
Water temps are finally starting to cool down, and in a big way, which appears to be helping the walleye bite. Here’s what folks are using and where they’re fishing in pursuit of those ‘eyes.
Hit your weedlines for bluegills and crappies, although several reports indicated that crappies have started suspending off deeper weed locations.
Our first real “cold front” in recent weeks, and it appears to have turned the fish on. But you need to be aggressive and flexible to tap into the action. Here’s what’s working.
On Lake Michigan, water-temp profile is poor near shore, with warm water top to bottom out to 60-plus feet, which disrupted pretty much all of the previous fishing patterns for all species.
August heat and storms do little to affect the crappie bite in fisheries across the state.
The river reportedly fishes well year-round, never freezing up in the winter.
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