September 30th, 2025
***Fishing Report***
Walleye - Summer like temperatures have walleyes moving up shallower than normal for this time of the year. 8-12ft of water has been where anglers were finding lots of walleyes this last week. With water temps still reaching the 70’s crawlers have been holding on but crankbaits, paddle tails, jig/minnow or jig/crawler have all been catching walleyes. Anglers have been finding walleyes out on sunken islands, main lake points and weedlines this last week. Wind has been the key to success here. Windy shorelines or the windy side of the structure has been best. Hot colors remain perch, gold and firetiger
Smallmouth - Smallmouth bass fishing to remain very productive, but catching huge numbers of big smallies has become challenging for anglers with these unseasonably warm temps. Small smallies have been plaguing anglers out on the sunken islands. Smallies out here, like the walleyes are being found in 8-12ft of water. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, drop shotting, paddle tails have all been very effective at catching large numbers of smallies. If your fishing humps and not catching numbers of smallies, you're fishing the wrong ones. Keep moving until you find the numbers.
Pike - Trophy pike fishing continues to be very productive for anglers targeting them. Again, like with the walleyes and smallies, 8-12ft of water has been the depth to find them. Trophy pike have been cruising weedlines, mouths of bays and river mouths looking for an easy meal. Large suckers fished under a bobber have been very effective, but large swim baits, large spoons, and large spinnerbaits have all been catching big pike.
Panfish - Sunfish and Crappies have also been very active this last week. Both fish are being found working green weedlines but at different times of the day. Sunfish have been working weedlines and often inside the weedbeds during the day time hours. Redworms fished under a bobber have been very effective on them. During the last hour of light, the crappies slid up into the weedlines to feed. Anglers have had great success casting small jig/twisters along those same weedlines where they caught sunfish earlier in the day.
Stream Trout - Stream trout anglers reported that stream trout fishing slowed some this last week as water temps reached the 70’s. Anglers noted that early morning and later in the evening were the best times to find stream trout more active near the surface. During these times anglers had luck casting small jig/twisters, small spoons or floating a nightcrawler about 5-10ft under a bobber. As water temps rise trout slide down looking for cooler temps. During the day anglers have been having good luck floating a crawler about 2-3ft off the bottom.
