Hayward Lakes Sherry
11-05-2012, 03:54 PM
FISHING REPORT
Muskie:
Muskie anglers continue to catch fish in 10-22 feet of water on drop-offs, near weeds, breaks, and suspending baitfish. As expected, suckers on quick-strike rigs are without question the top bait choice, but anglers are also catching fish on plastics, Bull Dawgs, gliders, and jerkbaits.
Walleye:
Walleye action is fair to good, with the best fishing during the evening in the hour just before dark. Fish are holding on deeper weeds, humps, and other structure in depths from four to more than 30 feet of water, depending on conditions and time of day. Walleye suckers and fatheads work best, but anglers are also catching fish on crawlers, stick and crank baits, live bait on Lindy Rigs, jigs, plain hooks, and under slip bobbers. Use bigger “meat” for bigger fish.
Northern:
Northern pike fishing is good deep weeds, breaks, cribs, and other structure with spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons, stick and minnow baits, and chatterbaits, but it is difficult to beat northern suckers. Go deeper with larger baits for bigger pike.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth anglers are catching some nice fish on deep flats, weeds, breaks, rocks, and other structure with plastics, Gulp! baits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and suckers on live bait rigs or plain hooks under slip bobbers. Bass anglers catch some big smallmouth at this time of year.
Crappie:
Crappies continue to suspend over deeper water, weeds, and structure at various locations in the water column, in depths from 7-22 feet of water. Baits of choice include crappie minnows, fatheads, plastics, and Gulp! baits on small jigs with or without slip bobbers, or plain hooks and split shot rigs.
Bluegill:
Panfish anglers are catching bluegills on deeper weeds and weed lines with waxies, worms, leaf worms, plastics, and Gulp! baits tipped on small jigs, teardrop, and plain hooks. Minnows are good for larger ‘gills. Depths vary, but look to you will find fish out to more than 20 feet
Muskie:
Muskie anglers continue to catch fish in 10-22 feet of water on drop-offs, near weeds, breaks, and suspending baitfish. As expected, suckers on quick-strike rigs are without question the top bait choice, but anglers are also catching fish on plastics, Bull Dawgs, gliders, and jerkbaits.
Walleye:
Walleye action is fair to good, with the best fishing during the evening in the hour just before dark. Fish are holding on deeper weeds, humps, and other structure in depths from four to more than 30 feet of water, depending on conditions and time of day. Walleye suckers and fatheads work best, but anglers are also catching fish on crawlers, stick and crank baits, live bait on Lindy Rigs, jigs, plain hooks, and under slip bobbers. Use bigger “meat” for bigger fish.
Northern:
Northern pike fishing is good deep weeds, breaks, cribs, and other structure with spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons, stick and minnow baits, and chatterbaits, but it is difficult to beat northern suckers. Go deeper with larger baits for bigger pike.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth anglers are catching some nice fish on deep flats, weeds, breaks, rocks, and other structure with plastics, Gulp! baits, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and suckers on live bait rigs or plain hooks under slip bobbers. Bass anglers catch some big smallmouth at this time of year.
Crappie:
Crappies continue to suspend over deeper water, weeds, and structure at various locations in the water column, in depths from 7-22 feet of water. Baits of choice include crappie minnows, fatheads, plastics, and Gulp! baits on small jigs with or without slip bobbers, or plain hooks and split shot rigs.
Bluegill:
Panfish anglers are catching bluegills on deeper weeds and weed lines with waxies, worms, leaf worms, plastics, and Gulp! baits tipped on small jigs, teardrop, and plain hooks. Minnows are good for larger ‘gills. Depths vary, but look to you will find fish out to more than 20 feet