Well, the heat finally let up some and it’s made for a noticeably more comfortable time on the water. It looks like this week brings us a mixed bag of some cooler temps and some fronts which (hopefully) will include rain, before we warm up into the 80’s again. Water temps on the chain are in the mid- to upper 70’s range, which is typical for this time of year. The bigger, deeper lakes to the north are sitting in the low to mid-70’s.
Worth mentioning is that smoke that rolled in and turned our skies hazy and our sunrises and sunsets that deep orange color last week, which blew in from wildfires up in Canada and northern Minnesota. Some days it got bad enough up here that it was more than just a nuisance, …
Well, if you thought last week was warm, this one will kill ya. This sustained heat up here is not typical. Water temps on the chain and the bigger lakes are pushing into the upper 70’s and will hit the 80’s on shallower bodies soon. Conditions are expected to ease some toward the end of the week. That will be a welcome change for everyone – anglers included. But hot weather in the Northwoods is not a reason to not go fishing! Get out there before the sun clears the tree line, or after it goes down, and you’ve got a legitimate shot at some great fishing.
Crappie are holding deep on outside weed edges and responding to small jigs and plastic combos. …
The holiday week through last weekend brought us some good, old fashioned summer weather. While it was hot out there, it sure is nice to sweat a little for a change! Water temps have settled into the mid- to upper-70’s on most area lakes now, and that’s exactly where we want them heading into the heart of summer. The weed growth is filling in great across the chain and the bigger, deeper lake, and fish are moving into their regular summer locations. This is good, predictable fishing when you know what to expect.
The hex hatch is still news this week. The Hexagenia nymphs come up out of their burrows in the mucky bottoms at dusk and begin their swim to the surface in late June into mid-July, …
Summer is finally showing up like it means it. After weeks of grinding through a prolonged cool spell, the weather pattern is making a real turn, and the fishing is going to follow. We’ve got warmth building through the week – Tuesday could push close to 90 – with a few chances for afternoon and evening storms mid-week to keep things interesting. Nothing that should shut you down for long, and those storm windows could be some of the best fishing of the week if you time them right. Water temps were sitting in the upper 60’s after the cool stretch but should climb into the low-to-mid 70’s quickly with this heat building in. That warming trend is going to flip a lot of switches. …