Water’s high and rising this month, which is shaking things up differently by species. Sauger/Saugeye/Walleye: Rated very good. Worms have been producing steady bites as fish feed on mayflies; expect a tougher bite as shad grow through midsummer. Crappie: Good. Post-spawn fish settling onto brush piles in 10-15 feet, though rising water may scatter them…
Also running high and rising, same pattern as Clinton but a slightly better all-around bite reported. Crappie: Good. Post-spawn fish on brush piles in 10-15 feet, live minnows a reliable fallback when the bite’s tough. Sauger/Saugeye/Walleye: Good. Worms working well on feeding fish, bite expected to toughen through midsummer as shad mature. Catfish: Good. Channels…
Water’s running warm and high this month, close to 80°F and running 3 to 3.5 feet above normal pool. That’s pushed the bite around a bit. Crappie: Rated excellent. Post-spawn fish have settled onto vertical structure in 8-12 feet, small jigs in any color or live minnows both working. Channel catfish: Rated excellent. Lake-wide bite,…
Post-storm morning at Hillsdale Lake with guide Austin Miller. Tough conditions with stained water and a slow bite, but LiveScope put us on fish and Monkey Milk kept them coming. Four keepers, a lot of lessons, and a boat fishing education that dock fishing never taught me.