Walleye reports have become more consistent over the past week as water temperatures continue to warm. Most really good bites in the northern half of the state are still coming from shallow water, less than
This Cass County lake is somewhat remote, but most local anglers know about it. They fish it primarily for walleyes and crappies, which Six Mile provides fairly consistently at certain times of the year.
The technique allows you to fish over fish that school deep, such as on humps, rock piles, or outside weed edges. However, it can be cast and fished horizontally, as well.
Most of these late-departing, summer river walleyes are caught incidentally by anglers targeting other species, but those fishing specifically for walleye can catch them with by casting shallow-running crankbaits, bodybaits or jig-and-plastic combinations.
It’s a 176-acre, aesthetically appealing, remote lake with a good population of warmwater species including muskies, pike, bass, and panfish.
Walleye fishing has been good up and down the Lower Peninsula from Lake Erie and the Detroit River to North Lake Leelanau and Lake Charlevoix.
Walleye fishing on Lake Erie continues to be off the charts, with anglers sometimes reporting limits in less than two hours of fishing.
Most anglers fish slip boppers and leeches for limit catches of saugeyes. There is an excellent population of medium-sized fish in the 12-16-inch range. Saugeye netting results show a good population of adult saugeyes available
Lots of folks were fishing for – and catching – walleyes in the weeks since the season opener on May 2. In the early season, live bait seemed to be the ticket most places, with
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