Fishing report August 11, 2023

Musky:
Musky action is good and consistent around shallow to mid-depth weeds, weed edges, wood, rock and other structure, and panfish concentrations. Smaller bucktails, gliders, swimbaits, rubber baits, and topwaters remain the most productive. During the day, try trolling river channels and deep basins. If surface temperatures reach 80 degrees or warmer, use extra care when handling fish.

Walleye:
Walleyes are scattered, with fishing fair and challenging, but anglers continue to catch fish. During the day, focus on mid-depth to deep basins, weeds, wood, and structure in 12-25 feet, as well as trolling crankbaits and crawler harnesses. Work shallower areas in the prime time evening into dark hours. Leeches, crawlers, and walleye suckers work well.

Northern Pike:
Northern pike fishing is good and offers an all-day bite. Look for fish around shallow to mid-depth weeds, weed edges, weedy shorelines, and baitfish and panfish concentration. Sucker minnows, smaller spinners, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, spoons, Tinsel Tails, bucktails, and crankbaits are all producing. For trophy pike, go deeper with bigger baits.

Largemouth Bass:
Largemouth action is very good for anglers fishing shallow weeds, wood, lily pads, slop, and out to mid-depth structure. Spinners, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, minnow baits, buzzbaits, crankbaits, drop-shots, topwaters such as Whopper Ploppers and weedless frogs, and live bait such as crawlers and leeches are all very effective at this time.

Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth fishing is good to very good on deep weed edges, hard to soft bottom transitions, rock, rocky points, stumps, and other structure. Baits of choice include sucker minnows, crawlers, and leeches on jigs, drop-shot and Ned rigs, tubes and other plastics, crankbaits, and topwaters.

Crappie:
Crappie fishing is good to very good, with fish deep, suspending over/in deep basins and on weeds, cabbage, cribs, brush, and other structure, and bogs in the evening hours. Top offerings include crappie minnows, Mini-Mites, mayfly imitations, Voodoo Flash Bang jigs, and one-inch Gulp! Minnows, as well as Beetle Spins and similar baits.

Bluegill and Perch:
Bluegill and perch fishing is very good for smaller fish around shallow weeds, brush, and docks. For larger fish, target mid-depths to deeper weeds, brush, cribs, and other structure. Crawler chunks, leaf worms, leeches, and various panfish plastics on small jigs, teardrops, and plain hooks, fished under bobbers, will draw good action.