Hayward Lakes Sherry
07-22-2013, 05:08 PM
FISHING REPORT
Muskie:
Muskie action is fair to good. Best fishing is in early morning, late evening, and after dark. Muskies are holding on/near deep weeds, weedlines, drop-offs, points, rock bars, and other structure in depths to more than 15 feet. Bucktails, Bull Dawgs, plastics, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwaters are all catching fish.
Walleye:
Walleye action is best during low light hours and after dark and anglers are catching fish from surprisingly shallow water to more than 25 feet. Concentrate on weeds/weedlines, gravel, rock, brush, and sunken bogs. Leeches and crawlers on slip bobbers, jigs, and live bait rigs work best, but anglers are catching fish on crankbaits, stickbaits, and Beetle Spins.
Northern:
Northern pike action is slow, though you know they continue to eat. Fish deep weeds, weedlines, and near panfish, in depths to 15 feet, with spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons, crankbaits, buzz baits, and northern suckers under bobbers.
Largemouth Bass:
Largemouth action is excellent. Fish are in shallow water to about 12 feet, holding tight to weeds and weedlines, logs, bogs, brush, stumps, and slop. Top artificials include plastics (worms in various riggings, tubes, crayfish), spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, stickbaits, and crank baits. Best live baits include crawlers, leeches, and small suckers.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth action is fair to good in depths from 10-20 feet of water on/near rocks, bars, humps, and wood. For artificials, it is hard to beat plastics such as tubes, jigs/tails, crayfish, topwaters, and poppers, as well as crank and spinner baits. For live bait, try crawlers and leeches on live bait/Lindy rigs or under slip bobbers.
Crappie:
Crappie fishing is fair to good when you find them. Fish are scattered and suspending in/over deeper water (to more than 20 feet) and holding on/along weedlines, brush, bogs, cribs, and other cover. Use crappie minnows, fatheads, minnow imitations, waxies, plastics, Gulp! baits, and small Beetle Spins.
Bluegill:
Bluegill action remains good for small, shallow fish, but bite is slow for bigger ‘gills. Fish deeper water weeds, wood, brush, bogs, and cribs out to more than 20 feet. Waxies, worms, leaf worms, crawler chunks, leeches, plastics, and Gulp! baits work well, fished on small jigs or plain hooks, with or without bobbers.
Upcoming Events
July 25-27: Lumberjack World Championships (715-634-2484).
July 28: Hayward Bass Club Open Tournament on Chippewa Flowage (715) 699-1015).
Through July 31: Illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal WPA (see regs for exceptions).
Aug. 1: Application deadline: Wolf; Fall turkey; Sharptail grouse (suspended); Bobcat, Fisher, Otter.
Aug. 3-4: Project Appleseed at Hayward Rod & Gun Club (715-466-5145).
Aug. 4: Hayward Lakes Chapter Muskies, Inc. Kid’s Fishing Day (715-634-2921).
Aug. 5-8: DNR public hearings on proposed 2013 migratory game bird seasons.
Aug. 15-18: Sawyer County Fair (715-934-2721).
Aug. 18: Hayward Bass Club Free Youth Bass Tournament (715-699-1015).
For more information on area events and activities, visit the Hayward Lakes Visitor and Convention Bureau website, view its Calendar of Events, or call 1-800-724-2992.
Muskie:
Muskie action is fair to good. Best fishing is in early morning, late evening, and after dark. Muskies are holding on/near deep weeds, weedlines, drop-offs, points, rock bars, and other structure in depths to more than 15 feet. Bucktails, Bull Dawgs, plastics, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwaters are all catching fish.
Walleye:
Walleye action is best during low light hours and after dark and anglers are catching fish from surprisingly shallow water to more than 25 feet. Concentrate on weeds/weedlines, gravel, rock, brush, and sunken bogs. Leeches and crawlers on slip bobbers, jigs, and live bait rigs work best, but anglers are catching fish on crankbaits, stickbaits, and Beetle Spins.
Northern:
Northern pike action is slow, though you know they continue to eat. Fish deep weeds, weedlines, and near panfish, in depths to 15 feet, with spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons, crankbaits, buzz baits, and northern suckers under bobbers.
Largemouth Bass:
Largemouth action is excellent. Fish are in shallow water to about 12 feet, holding tight to weeds and weedlines, logs, bogs, brush, stumps, and slop. Top artificials include plastics (worms in various riggings, tubes, crayfish), spinners, spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, stickbaits, and crank baits. Best live baits include crawlers, leeches, and small suckers.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth action is fair to good in depths from 10-20 feet of water on/near rocks, bars, humps, and wood. For artificials, it is hard to beat plastics such as tubes, jigs/tails, crayfish, topwaters, and poppers, as well as crank and spinner baits. For live bait, try crawlers and leeches on live bait/Lindy rigs or under slip bobbers.
Crappie:
Crappie fishing is fair to good when you find them. Fish are scattered and suspending in/over deeper water (to more than 20 feet) and holding on/along weedlines, brush, bogs, cribs, and other cover. Use crappie minnows, fatheads, minnow imitations, waxies, plastics, Gulp! baits, and small Beetle Spins.
Bluegill:
Bluegill action remains good for small, shallow fish, but bite is slow for bigger ‘gills. Fish deeper water weeds, wood, brush, bogs, and cribs out to more than 20 feet. Waxies, worms, leaf worms, crawler chunks, leeches, plastics, and Gulp! baits work well, fished on small jigs or plain hooks, with or without bobbers.
Upcoming Events
July 25-27: Lumberjack World Championships (715-634-2484).
July 28: Hayward Bass Club Open Tournament on Chippewa Flowage (715) 699-1015).
Through July 31: Illegal to allow dogs to run on DNR lands and Federal WPA (see regs for exceptions).
Aug. 1: Application deadline: Wolf; Fall turkey; Sharptail grouse (suspended); Bobcat, Fisher, Otter.
Aug. 3-4: Project Appleseed at Hayward Rod & Gun Club (715-466-5145).
Aug. 4: Hayward Lakes Chapter Muskies, Inc. Kid’s Fishing Day (715-634-2921).
Aug. 5-8: DNR public hearings on proposed 2013 migratory game bird seasons.
Aug. 15-18: Sawyer County Fair (715-934-2721).
Aug. 18: Hayward Bass Club Free Youth Bass Tournament (715-699-1015).
For more information on area events and activities, visit the Hayward Lakes Visitor and Convention Bureau website, view its Calendar of Events, or call 1-800-724-2992.