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Panfish have been active near weeds on flats, or are found lingering near weed lines and are suspended over deep water. Use small tear-drop jigs tipped with wax worms and also try super-small spoon style lures (treble hooked lures) tipped with wax worms. Walleye fishing has been good...

Fishing on area lakes has been good most days and even better on others. Water temperatures are holding at 48-49 degrees. There are deep fish and there are shallow fish. Look for walleyes to be in either 18-25 foot or 40-50 foot depths. Not as many fishermen have been going out, but...

Walleye anglers have noticed that the deep bite is starting to take off having luck in 60 foot depths. Most fish are still active in 40-50 foot depths reacting best to jigs, while fish in 18-25 foot depths are reacting best to rigs. Look for crappies to still be suspended over basins...

Fishing has been good on most area lakes when the wind isn't too strong. Walleye anglers have been having luck in 18-25 foot depths using rigs and in deeper depths at 40-50 feet using jigs. The crappie bite has been good on select lakes with fish being taken suspended over basins...

The fall turnover has happened in most area lakes giving fish a chance to roam. Fish can now move deeper and could be found in 40 - 60 foot depths. With the turnover, the bite has been getting better each day. Using different rigs and jigs are producing the most fish, but crawlers...

With the warmer temperatures we have been having the fishing has been spotty. Temperatures have been 15 to 20 degrees above normal making fishing slow. With cooler temperatures moving in, the fishing has begun to pick up. Anglers are finding walleye in 25-35 foot depths near shoreline...

The jig and minnow combination is a great presentation especially in the spring and now the fall for catching walleye. Look for walleye to be in 15-35 foot depths on deep water breaks and shoreline breaks that drop quickly into deep water. Anglers have been having the most success...

Start you search for walleye on deep water breaks, extended points, inside or outside turns, and shore line breaks that drop quickly into deep water. With fall approaching, a general rule of 15 to 35 feet is a good starting point. When using a jig and minnow presentation, stay vertical...

September and October can be great months to fish. With the decrease in water temperature, it pushes bait fish off the shorelines and all species of fish are there to intercept them. Walleye anglers are finding fish in 13 to 20 feet while using jigs or crawlers. Sunfish are active...

With the warmer temperatures this past week look for walleye to be in deeper depths around 20-30 feet. Northern Pike are active in 15-20 foot weed lines taking sucker minnows. Crawlers and waxworms in 10-15 foot weed lines has been the key to attracting sunfish. Crappies are suspended...

Walleye anglers are finding fish shallow in 11 to 14 foot depths and also deeper in 20 to 30 foot depths. A lively leech on a rig with a 5 to 7 foot snell trolled at a half mile per hour has been producing fish, or try using a bottom bouncer with a 3 to 4 foot spinner, or a slow death...

Anglers targeting walleye have had success in 13-20 foot depths using leeches, crawlers, or jigs. Northern Pike have been active in 15-20 foot weeds, responding to sucker minnows or spoons. Bass are being taken in 8-15 foot weeds with spinnerbaits and jigs tipped with minnows. The...

Fishing and catching walleye over the past several weeks has been very good. There has been lots of action in 11-14 feet of water on shoreline breaks and mud flats. Two effective set-ups for walleye right now include, a rig on a spinning reel with at least a 3-5 foot leader and a...