Picturesque sand dunes and a healthy, stocked walleye fishery combine to make Oceana County’s Silver Lake a promising fishing destination. But that’s not the only species anglers target in this 690-acre lake.
With water temperatures in the mid-70s in fisheries across a good part of the state, the panfish bite – particularly crappies – is still hanging on.
On Lake Erie, limit after limit of walleyes are being reported by anglers trolling Bandits, or Reef Runners. Others are drifting and casting old school baits such as weight-forward spinners and crawler harnesses. Six-fish limits
Summer fishing is getting interesting, and there’s a lot to choose from.
Bemidji is full of structure, is loaded with walleyes, jumbo perch, and muskies, and receives heavy fishing pressure, likely due to both its location and its year-round ability to produce fish.
Weather conditions were more stable over the past week and that’s lead to some good walleye fishing.
With the exception of the month of July, walleye angling on the lake is catch-and-release this season.
Carlton’s muskie population is a surprise to many. There are bigger muskies swimming the waters – it’s included on the list of lakes in Illinois that has yielded a muskie 50 inches or larger.
Lakes in most parts of the state are just now reopening. Due to this, reporting on some lakes and rivers is limited. But anglers who are getting out are reporting fast bass action.
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