Tomahawk Fishing Report 6/23/2009

[Aquatic Arts Fishing Pro Shop]

Hot weather this week has made the fishing hot!!

Bluegills really turned on with the hot weather, anglers are catching BIG gills in 1 to 3 feet of water. Beavertails or crickets are the treat of choice. The flowages have been the hot spot.

Nokomis seems to be the spot for the Crappies, Gulp Alive minnows in the Emeral Shiner color rigged on a 1/32 or 1/16 oz jig. Look for the Crappies in the deep weeds.

Walleye's are on the crawler bite and Monday was a good day. Shane and Cathy caught their limit on Lake Mohawksin fishing the weed edges in 5 feet of water.

Pike, lots of pike, most are smaller with one registered at 30 inches. Mepps are still the Hot lure!

Bass are on the beds, Big fish, but remember catch and release even that the D.N.R. says we should start keeping them because of the huge population.? Plastics are working well and try any of the darker colors.

Perch, fish the weeds. Bigger fish are in the deeper weeds. Some anglers are fishing the gravel bars with small crayfish lures and doing very well.

Muskies, Big fish are seen but not showing to much interest. Action on smaller fish has been very good with Muskies registered up to 41 inches. Sea Calfs and Bucher Slop Masters are the hot baits this week. Most fish are relating to Cabbage weeds or below the Dams.

Oh yea the Mayflies are hatching!

Good Luck
Dave

[Frequent Visitor]

I hear there was a big Muskie Tourney on Mohawksin over the weekend, Dave. Have you heard any of the results? Biggest fish? How many caught?

Thanks!

[Aquatic Arts Fishing Pro Shop]

I believe the largest was just over 45 inches, there were 10 Muskies caught.
Dave

[TKOFISHERMAN]

The Dnr Recommendation You Posted Makes No Sense. What Is This All About, As Bass Do Not Compete With The Huge Number Of Musky And Pike, It Is Completely The Opposite. The Bass Fishing Up In Tomohawk Is Fantastic And Most Fish I Catch Are 18 Inches Plus On The Average But Hard To Come By Unless You Know Where To Find Them And How To Catch Them. Bedding Bass Are Easy However Pre And Post Spawn Fish Are Another Story. Does This Recommendation Make Any Sense ?

[bunczak]

There can be too many bass in a lake. Largemouth bass are very effective predators on walleye fingerlings. Therefore, in some lakes, more bass should be kept either to keep them from becoming overpopulated or to increase walleye numbers.

That- in a nutshell- is the reason for the DNR recommendation.

I am sure that some bass specialist guys don't want to hear than any more than musky guys want to hear that in some lakes there are too many muskies, but both are true in some cases.