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. …
The cool spell we’ve been grinding through is starting to loosen its grip, and this week sets up as a nice mix of fishable conditions with a few windows you’ll really want to capitalize on. Tuesday and Wednesday bring a chance of showers and a bit more cloud cover, and Wednesday in particular looks unsettled with higher rain chances by mid-afternoon. The back half of the week should settle back down. Water temps have dipped into the upper 60’s after the recent cool stretch but should be climbing back toward the low 70’s as the week progresses and summer hopefully reasserts itself.
Walleye continue to be found along the outside weed edges, though the recent cool-down pushed some fish out of the shallows and scattered them a bit. …
The unsettled stretch of weather we’ve been expecting is here, and it’s going to shape your week on the water in a big way. Monday looks like the best weather window and the pre-frontal bite on Tuesday will likely be hot, before it all goes sideways for a bit. That’s ok – we keep fishing anyhow! Water temps are holding steady in the low to mid-70’s and the weed growth is filling in nicely. While our temperatures this week may be a bit cooler than usual, the lakes are entering summer mode despite it
The walleye are where we left them last week, tucked into the developing cabbage patches in 6 to 12’ of water. Leeches or ½ crawlers on a light jig are working best right now. …