Well, unless you live under a rock like the Geico guy’s, you have noticed the vast amount of rain. That means one thing; mud and mudlines, especially in Wisconsin waters. Once this rain stops and we get out on the water again get ready for some tough BUT beneficial conditions.
As i have always said in the past, the mud and varying water colors will be your structure out on the lake. You can bet the whole area from the Superior entry east to past the poplar will be smothered in water with less than 4 inches of visibility. Furthermore, you can bet there will be a nice mudline just outside of the superior entry that will hold salmon and lake trout.
When fishing in this mud, larger cranks with big action will produce well. In this category is the TDD 11 and MR 11 from Rapala. Both the taildancer and Minnow rap are great lures. Do not be afraid of the size, as the other day i had 17 inch coho’s pounding the TDD 11 and we all know how small their mouths’ are. I would stick with bright colors, and stay away from chrome, at least in the dirty water. I will include some pics of what i like in terms of colors for this stained water.
I would recommend to stay out of the extremely dirty water if your after salmon and lake trout. The dingy water where your prop is still visible is what i like. You can bet there will be plenty of this water available to troll in.
These are my predictions for the days to come. As soon as this rain and wind stops you can bet i will be out there looking for those lingering salmon along with some lake trout and walleye.
