
Walleyes and live-bait rigging
You don’t need to have a lot of line out behind the boat. You’ll feel the bite much better and be able to set the hook much firmer.

You don’t need to have a lot of line out behind the boat. You’ll feel the bite much better and be able to set the hook much firmer.

Fishing for both smallmouth and largemouth bass has remained good on topwaters and soft plastics in many lakes across the state, and walleyes have been biting on trolled crawler harnesses.

The inland lake crappie bite has moved off the nearshore brush piles and into deeper water. And on Lake Erie, the walleye bite continues fast and furious in both the Western and Central basins.

With water temperatures now in the low 80s in many fisheries across the state, the bite remains fairly steady for most all species.

Whether you are fishing a body of water that has a slot limit, where it is mandatory to release those fish, or you simply want to practice good conservation, understanding how to hold and release

Heat keeping a lot of folks away from the water, but those who get out have been finding some nice fish. Pulling a variation of plugs and bottom bouncers is working for walleyes.

To beat the heat and still catch some fish, head out during the (relative) cool of the evening and give it a shot.
For those who fish here, the draw is usually the expectation that they can put together a decent batch of sunfish or crappies and experience some quality largemouth bass fishing as well.

Walleyes have become tougher to catch with water temperatures now approaching bathtub-like temperatures and putting a few in the boat involves more work.
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