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Guys,
Missed being up there last weekend (many "honey-dos" around the homestead needing attention).
Wondering if the largemouth action picked up and what the prognosis is for the upcoming weekend.
My muskie and crappie fishin' buddies would surely appreciate an update as well.
Thanks in advance for any news to "get the juices flowing."
The following was posted June 2 by Kurt Justice @ Kurt's Island Sports Shop in the Minocqua/Woodruff/Arbor Vitae Area forum
The cold spring hasn't left. It just doesn't want to warm up. Water temps dropped back into the high 50's this weekend and by the looks of the steam coming off the lakes Monday morning, they are going to continue to drop. Things are very messed up, many crappies didn't get to spawn and now won't. Many smallies haven't started to bed, yet there are also a few Largemouth that have bedded --too early.
Crappies: Very good. Fish like you would pre-spawn. Crappies relating to 7-10' weeds, some drowned wood. One inch white twister tails, Gapen Freshwater shrimp, pinkie jigs worked through sparse weed growth. Don't be surprised to find dark yellow spawn, it's past time and fish will be reabsorbing eggs.
Walleyes: Good. Despite cold temps, switch to leeches working very well. Deeper weeds, where available, holding fish as cold temps keeping bait fish - hence walleyes out of the shallows. Similar results on flowages but switch weeds for wood. Redtails also producing - slow retrieves for light hitting fish.
Largemouth Bass: Good. Fish staging (a few found bedded). Tube jigs on 1/16oz heads twitched through 5-8' weeds finding their mark. Wacky style senko worms deadly for lethargic but willing fish.
Smallmouth bass: Good. A few bedders showing up. Four inch plastic lizards, Chomper skirted grubs fished texas style works well - tubes also good choice. Surface action to pick up when water warms.
Pike: Good. Good reports of nice fish taking large chubs/suckers under slip bobbers. X-raps also effective in 5-8' weeds.
Perch: Fair. Some fish moving into weeds. Warmer weather needed to improve bite. A few anglers scoring on small leeches below slip-floats in 4-8' weeds on the lee side of bays when the sun is out.
Bluegills: Fair. A few good reports with worms in shallow bays on warmer days.