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In Mullett Lake, the DNR is reporting that surface temperatures have been around the high 60′s to low 70′s. For walleye, a few were caught during the day when trolling crawler harnesses, stick baits or spoons east of the northern sunken islands, near Aloha State Park, between Dodge Point and Long Point and near the mouth of the Indian River. Try 15 to 30 feet of water.
Night anglers fish near the Cheboygan River and the north section of the lake. Northern pike were targeted in Pigeon Bay and the mouth of the Indian River in 8 to 12 feet of water. Try live minnows, rapalas or spinner baits. Bass are starting to congregate in the shallows as they get ready to spawn. Try tube baits, spinners, crank baits, and rubber crawlers in waters up to 35 feet deep. Perch anglers did not have much luck.
In Rogers City, good fishing surrounds the port, especially for those fishing 40 to 90 feet of water near any structure. The top half of the water column is where most of the silver fish are being caught and the lake trout were hitting in the bottom 10 feet. Lake trout were caught on cowbells or dodgers with spin glows along with spoons that are green, silver, gold, yellow and chartreuse. Silver fish were caught on mainly greens, blues and purple.
Presque Isle has been a good spot for Atlantic salmon and lake trout. The Atlantic salmon were caught very high on boards in the top 15 feet of waters 50 to 70 feet deep. Try body baits that look like rainbow trout or bright colors like orange, red and yellow. Lake trout were hitting just off the bottom in 45 to 70 feet of water when using cowbells or dodgers with spin glows.
In Rockport, boat anglers are catching lake trout just off the bottom in 60 to 70 feet of water. Dodgers and spin glows in fluorescent green was the ticket. Good spots were around Middle Island and in between the island and the shipping channel.
In Alpena, walleye fishing was good in front of the launch and south of Grass Island. Some also did well out by the Cement Plant and down the shoreline when using crawler harnesses and perch-style body baits.
In the Thunder Bay River, those trolling leeches and crawlers had limited success.
In Harrisville, lake trout are being caught in 45 to 60 feet of water. Silver and white were the most productive colors. A few reports of steelhead near the harbor in 30 to 40 feet of water. Walleye were caught in 25 to 80 feet of water when trolling spoons.
In Van Etten Lake, anglers caught perch were caught by those using minnows and wax worms. Crappie were hitting on minnows and smallmouth bass can be found in the shallows.
In Oscode, lake trout catches were reported in 60 to 80 feet of water. The fish appeared to be healthy and some were good size. A few salmon were caught straight out from the river in 40 to 60 feet of water. Try silver and white spoons.
On the Au Sable River, the walleye fishing shut down but should pick back up in a week or so. Those fishing Foote Pond caught perch, rock bass, smallmouth, walleye and pike.
On Higgins Lake, those out trolling found lake trout and whitefish in waters up to 100 feet deep. Rock bass have moved in so perch anglers were taking a mix of fish in 20 to 40 feet of water. Minnows worked best. Smallmouth bass and suckers could be found in the shallows and around the docks as they get ready to spawn.
Houghton Lake was producing some big crappie for those using minnows.
In Tawas, pier fishing was slow with a few bass and panfish caught. Good numbers of walleye were caught by those trolling crawler harnesses in 25 to 35 feet of water out off Tawas Point. Bass anglers did well when sight-fishing with assorted plastics.
In Au Gres, anglers fishing in all directions did well for walleye when trolling crawler harnesses in 25 to 40 feet of water. Bass were caught out near the Charity Islands.
In Beaver Lake, asof Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,125.92 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 1,120 MSL).
Bailey’s Beaver Lake Guide Service said the stripers are moving back to the lower section of the lake, and are actively feeding. Spooks, Redfins and Rapalas are getting bites at daybreak, dusk and at night. They have begun their summer pattern and most are found in 10 to 25 feet of water. The best bite has been early in the morning with most fish being caught by 8 a.m.
JT’s Crappie Guide Service said bass fishing is very good on top-water baits fished close to cover near the bank either early or late. During the day, Carolina-rigged lizards and Texas rigged plastic baits are producing on the main lake points, flats, and near docks. Crappie are biting well on small tubes and curly tail grubs in about 25 feet of water. Catfishing is good with cut bait, liver or worms fished from the bank at night.
Bluegill have been biting well on crickets fished around rocks or flooded brush. Night fishing for crappie, whites and walleye has been great using dark-colored jigs or minnows fished under lights in 8 to 20 feet of water. There have been many fish caught at Hickory Creek and north to Prairie Creek.
Southtown Sporting Goods said the water is high. Bream are biting well on crickets and redworms fished in 2 to 8 feet of water. Bass are biting on top water lures early in the morning and on plastic worms and Carolina rigs later in the day. Catfishing has been good on rod-and-reel with chicken liver and prepared bait. Trotlines with live bait have also been producing catfish.
In the Beaver Tailwater, Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides said there is very little flow and the tailwater level is high from Table Rock Lake being back up. The tailwater level is 918 feet. There is not much wading available due to the high water unless you are near the dam.
Spin fishing has been best with rainbow and brown trout colored Rebel minnow patterns. For fly fishing, black/silver zebra midges and charcoal gray beadhead scuds have been the best lures.
In the Kings River, Just Fishing Guides said the water level is at 5.16 feet, and is slightly off color. The water is a little high for fly fishing, but spin fishing has been good. Spin fishing with tubes and lizards fished on the bottom has been successful. Watermelon Red and Green pumpkin seed colored lures are the best.
At Lake Fayetteville, Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock said the water is murky and at normal level. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets fished around rocky points. Crappie have been caught well by trolling minnows and jigs. A couple reported catching their limit two days in a row. Bass are biting well on any artificial lure and plastic worms. Fishermen Nathan White caught eight black bass over the weekend ranging from 2 to 3 ½ pounds. Catfishing has been good with stink bait, chicken liver and cut bait.
At Lake Sequoyah,Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock said the water is dingy and at normal level. Bream are biting well on worms. Bass are biting well on buzzbaits. Catfishing has been good with chicken liver. Crappie are slow.
The Michigan DNR is reporting that at St. Joe, Boats were heading out to waters 150 to 200 feet deep especially with the onset of warmer temperatures. Those able to find fish did catch coho and chinook. A few coho were caught off the piers.
In the St. Joe River, water levels were high so not many were fishing. Catfish anglers did well with some nice fish caught on crawlers, shrimp, and stink baits.
South Haven is producing chinook and coho. Perch anglers were still taking fish in 40 to 60 feet of water when using minnows.
The Grand River at Grand Rapids is producing good catfish action. Flatheads have started to come in so angles are using small bluegills or big sucker minnows. The channel cats are hitting on liver or cut bait. Northern pike and longnose gar have also been caught. Good fishing at Millennium Park for bluegills and crappie. Bass were hitting on top water lures such as hula poppers, jitterbugs or weedless frogs.
In the Grand River at Lansing, Moore’s Park is producing lots of catfish while the North Lansing Dam is producing pike, carp and smallmouth bass. Some large 20 to 30 pound carp along with some catfish were caught off Riverfront Park. Those fishing the point where the Grand meets the Red Cedar caught pike and catfish. Large catfish along with a fair number of walleye were caught near Lyons and Portland when fishing off the bottom.
In Lake Lansing, bass anglers were taking largemouth in the 3 to 4 pound range. Small pike were also caught.
Lake Ovid is still producing the occasional muskie along with some crappie. Fish the shallows and around the island for bass.
On Morrison Lake, bluegills were on the beds and hitting on red worms. Crappie were caught on minnows. Sessions Lake is producing bluegill and crappie.
In Whitehall, salmon fishing has started to pick up for those trolling downriggers, lead core and dipsey divers. Green and orange were still good colors. Most of the chinook were small in the 7 to 8 pound range.
The DNR is reporting that on Lake Erie, Fishing was hit-or-miss but walleye were found in 20 to 25 feet of water south Stony Point and near Bolles Harbor. Trolling was the most productive. White bass are hitting in good numbers in the shallow waters off Bolles Harbor.
The Huron River is producing good numbers of white bass and smallmouth bass. Anglers are using minnows, crawlers, spinners, crank baits or flies. A couple nice muskie were caught in the backwaters and near the dam. Walleye fishing was slow.
Lake St. Clair is producing a few walleye for those casting from shore at night. Channel catfish and rock bass were also caught.
In the St. Clair River, anglers were catching a fair number of walleye. Those fishing near Port Huron were starting to catch more walleye when drift fishing up past the Blue Water Bridge.
In Port Sanilac, Lake trout and pink salmon made up the bulk of the catch for those trolling in 65 to 75 feet of water.
In Harbor Beach, limits of lake trout were caught north and south of the harbor when trolling dodgers and spin glows just off the bottom or spoons with downriggers in 60 to 130 feet of water. Good colors were pink with white dots, yellow, green, black or anything that glows. Chinook, coho and pink salmon were still being caught on spoons off boards or downriggers 30 to 70 feet down. For offshore boards, try adding tadpole weights with spoons to get the lines down deeper.
Steelhead are in 90 to 120 feet of water. Try bright colored spoons. Walleye were caught off the north wall in the early morning or late evening when casting small body baits or spoons. Try green, silver or shades of blue. Those out trolling did well with crawler harnesses, small spoons or body baits. Perch fishing has started to pick up.
In Grindstone City, those trolling close to shore between here and Port Hope were catching lots of bass with crank baits.
In Port Austin, anglers had good catches of lake trout from 80 feet of water. Walleye anglers trolling crawler harnesses were also catching whitefish in 65 feet of water. Walleye were caught off the Flat Iron Reef which is west of the port.
Saginaw Bay had good walleye action in all the usual locations. The Callahan Reef was good in 5 feet of water in the early morning however the water was clear so many were fishing deeper. The area around the Spark Plug was good in 20 to 25 feet of water. The Slot between Quanicassee and Sand Point was also producing fish. Most walleyes were being taken on crawler harnesses, but hot-n-tots were getting fish out in the deeper waters. Purple and blue were good colors. Lots of bass were caught around the islands. Bow fishing for carp and gar was well underway near Geiger Road. Good channel cat action in the Hot Ponds.
Small boats trolling the Saginaw River for walleye were still taking fish in the lower river between the mouth and the Coast Guard Station. Most were trolling crawler harnesses along the edge of the shipping channel.
On the White River, Sportsman’s White River Resort said the river has been very mossy with the generators running. They run from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., and about four generators run in the afternoon. There has been good wade fishing on the river, and nice rainbows and browns have been caught. Shrimp and minnows are the best live baits. Spinnerbaits, Power Bait, stick baits and pink worms are the best choices for artificial baits.
Cotter Trout Dock said fishing is very slow. The best time to try to get a bit is early morning or just after dark. Fishing during the first hour of generation may produce a bite. Fishing for stripers by the dam is recommended.
Guide Davy Wotton said fishing has been great over the past week, and generations have provided opportunities for wade and float fishing. The low water levels in the early morning have provided great surface fishing using midges, dries and small caddis.
Once the sun rises, the trout will move into deeper water. Fishing with wets and soft hackles and indicator nymphing with white tail, prism and zebra style midges has produced great fishing in the riffles. Sowbugs in tan, neutral and gray, scuds in olive or tan have also been good baits. Try to avoid fishing in rising water because algae and other trash has built up due to generation.
The Norfork, Bull Shoals, and Rim Shoals catch-and-release zones have been producing great fish. Spin and bait fishermen have been going great with a number of different natural and artificial baits. Stick baits, Rooster Tails, Cleos, Mepps, Buoyants and jigs are all producing fish. If you are after a trophy brown, dawn or the late evenings to dark are the best times to fish.
ON the White River (From Buffalo City to Red’s Landing), Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge said the stained water and heavy moss has caused fishing to be slow. The moss has caused most of the problems with fishing, but if you have a favorite spot that usually produces fish stick with it.
The moss should flush through over the next few days and hopefully fishing will pick back up.
On the Buffalo River, Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides said the river is at 6.88 feet. The surface temperature ranges between 65 and 72 degrees. Spin fishing has been successful with soft plastics and heavy weights.
On Crooked Creek, Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides said the water level is still high around Yellville. The water temperature is between 65 and 72 degrees and is slightly off color. Large plastic lures have worked well in green and brown colored water. In the mid section, the water is too high for fly fishing, but anything above Pyatt has been producing good fish.
At Bull Shoals Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 667.24 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 654 MSL).
At Lake Norfork, as of Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 560.61 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool: Sept.-April – 552 MSL, April-Sept. – 554 MSL).
101 Grocery and Bait said the surface temperature is in the mid 70s. The fishing has been good overall on Lake Norfork. Bluegill are biting well on crickets. Crappie are good on minnows fished along the bluffs and around brush piles. Bass are biting well on any plastic baits, spinnerbaits and buzz baits.
White bass are fair using spoons and inline spinnerbaits. Stripers are biting well on live bait such as shiners and shad, crankbaits, Road Runners and spoons. The best time to fish for stripers is in the morning or late evening. Catfishing has been good using worms, shiners and stink bait.
Guide Steve Olomon said stripers and hybrids are still coming up in the early morning chasing shad. Look for the surface activity near points and along bluffs. Use a jigging spoon fished at 40 to 60 feet.
Guide Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters said the best time to fish is in the afternoon and evening. Stripers are in 35 to 45 feet of water, and Tom said they caught their limit in 30 minutes fishing in the 6A area. Although the stripers are very active later in the day, fishing in the morning has not been very successful.
At the Norfork Tailwater, Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge said generation has been off and on which has caused fishing to be slow. It is still possible to catch fish upstream with jigs and Power Bait tipped with a piece of shrimp.
Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides said generators are running at least eight hours a day providing low water wade fishing. Nymphing with various patters has been the most productive method. Scuds, sow bugs, midge, caddis and mayfly patterns are all producing successful fishing. Observe how fish are feeding to determine which fly to fish.
In Black River Harbor, The DNR is reporting that Fishing was slow with most boats going out and trolling 20 to 50 feet down in waters 300 to 400 feet deep. Only a few lake trout were caught.
At Ontonagon, lake trout fishing was good 40 to 60 feet down in waters 150 feet deep. A few chinook salmon were also caught. Walleye fishing was good in the river for those trolling or jigging.
Lake Gogebic had a very good bass opener and walleye were also being caught. A good number of walleye caught were in the 14 inch range and will be good in the fall. Northern pike and yellow perch can be found along the weed beds.
At Keweenaw Bay, the fish bite was slow so anglers had to put in their time to catch coho and lake trout. In Traverse Bay, a few lake trout were caught out from Gay Point. A few lake trout were caught near the South Portage Entry when fishing in 30 feet of water near the Farmers Reef. Some reported fish stacking up along the reefs in 30 to 40 feet of water.
Marquette had good lake trout action and a few coho were also caught in the Lower Harbor. Best action was near the white rocks and the Sand Hole. Fish in the 15 to 20 pound range were caught around Stannard Rock, where a large hatch of flying ants were reported and could be seen in the belly of lake trout.
Little Bay De Noc had a good bass opener with smallmouth hitting on tube baits, crank baits or worms in 3 to 8 feet of water off Garth Point and the east bank south of Hunters Point. Catch rates for walleye were slow except off Breezy Point where the south winds pushed a good number of fish into the area. Most were trolling crank baits or crawlers 8 to 20 feet down along the break. Night anglers did well at the head of the bay when trolling crank baits or drifting crawlers in 8 to 14 feet of water. Jumbo perch were caught in 20 to 25 feet of water near the Gladstone Beach.
Big Bay De Noc also had a good bass opener with fish caught in the head of the bay, near the Fish Dam Rivers, Ogontz and South River Bay. Fish were in the shallows and ready to spawn. Catch rates were down some but not from a lack of fish, but more so due to the number of anglers targeting them. Fish were caught in 3 to 8 feet of water when casting crank baits and tube baits or drifting with crawlers and leeches.
Not much for walleye anglers except for those fishing the “Sand Pit” off the Nahma Golf Course. Trolling crank baits or crawler harnesses in 20 to 40 feet of water worked best.
In Indian Lake, walleye catches picked up as anglers were trolling crawler harnesses along the north shore. Some were even adding a leech to their harness. Smallmouth bass were caught in the weeds along the northwest shore.
For pike, try the north end when trolling harnesses. Yellow perch were caught in Langes Bay however most of the fish were small. Lake herring were caught in the southern portion of the lake with crawlers and stick baits.
Au Train had good lake trout catches with fish averaging 3 to 10 pounds. Most are trolling spoons or crank baits in 70 to 200 feet of water off Laughing Whitefish Point or north of Au Train Island where surface water temperatures were near 45 degrees.
In Munising, salmon season has slowed with only a few chinook caught when trolling. Lake trout fishing around Grand Island continues to be good especially on the north side near Trout Point. Splake fishing was hit-or-miss, but those lucky enough to catch fish did well when casting spoons or still-fishing with eggs.
Grand Marais had good whitefish action for those fishing off the pier with a single egg or other natural baits. Early morning or evening was best. Boat anglers caught some lake trout in an area referred to as the ?shipping channel’ which is 3 to 5 miles north of the bay in 150 feet of water. The fish were running small with an average of 2 to 4 pounds.
Munuscong Bay had good walleye and northern pike action for those trolling shallow diving crank baits. Chrome was a good color. Yellow perch were caught by those trolling crawler harnesses for walleye. Northern pike were caught on plugs or spoons trolled near the weed beds of Round Island. Walleye were also caught in Raber Bay in the shallows.
At De Tour, boats were trolling both sides of the shipping channel to the #3 can and lighthouse, and also to the two red cans on Drummond Island. Fish were caught in 5 to 45 feet of water with the lake trout found in deeper water. Atlantic salmon were slow and no steelhead were caught recently.
In Cedarville and Hessel, the better pike fishing was off the marina pier in Hessel in the early morning when using minnows. A few perch were caught but for the most part, the action was spotty. Good smallmouth bass action around the points. Cedarville Bay produced pike for those trolling or casting around the weed beds.
At the Carp River, those fishing primitive launch west of the bridge have caught pike and rock bass when wading or casting from shore. Success came on orange and silver spinners and orange and green stick baits.
In Lake Conway, Bates Field and Stream said the water level is normal. Bream are biting excellently on crickets and redworms fished around the bank. Bluegill should spawn soon. Bass are biting well on frogs and worms fished around lily pads. Catfishing is good on goldfish and bream. Crappie are slow.
At the Little Red River, Lindsey’s Resort said the water is low with the generators running around noon every day. Fishing has been good using Power Bait, nightcrawlers and wax worms. Over the weekend, the mid-morning hours provided the best fishing. Continue reading Central Arkansas Fishing Report
The Michigan DNR reported that warmer temperatures produced some good fishing for bass, bluegill, crappie, pike and catfish. Spawning is taking place around the state. Fly hatches could be in full swing in the next few weeks.
In some parts of the state, the salmon fishing has slowed, and the Lake Trout action has also slowed slightly. Some rivers are still producing steelhead, but anglers are catching fish. You just need to put in your time.
The Wisconsin DNR reported that this coming weekend, June 5 and 6, is Free Fishing Weekend when people of all ages can fishwithout a fishing license or trout stamp. More than two dozen free fishing clinics are scheduled and free loaner equipment is available from 50 state parks and offices. All waters of the state are open; remember, all fishing regulations including bag and size limits still apply.
A number of parks have fishing clinics and other events planned to coincide with Free Fishing Weekend. Check the DNR website for more details.
Very nice summer-like weather brought out many people over the Memorial Day weekend, and improved conditions for fishing. Water temperatures climbed into the low 70s on northern lakes.
Crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass have pretty much completed spawning; while bluegill, pumpkinseed and rock bass are still on nests. With the northern zone musky opener last weekend,
musky anglers were out in good numbers but reported only mediocre action. Walleye fishing showed a little more consistency. Panfish action has been generally good, with bluegill providing most of the success. Continue reading Wisconsin Fishing Report and Fishing Outlook
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department recently reported on New Hampshire’s fishing action throughout the state, including the coast. They also provided the fishing report and outlook for the coast as well.
Remember that Free Fishing Days are June 5 in most state, including New Hampshire. Get out and get those that don’t usually fish out there to experience the joy of fishing.
In the northern part of the state, the Department reports that the weather has been hot and so has the fishing in multiple stocked waterbodies in the North Country. Try your luck at Cedar Pond. Despite the August-like water levels, shaded brooks and spring-fed ponds remain productive. Check out some of your local beaver flowages. Beavers make lots of small pool habitats that brook trout love.[mappress]
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