Westwinds June report

June 9, 2009

Again the report is pretty much unchanged fom last time. The walleye are still hitting a jig and minnow combo in 5-7 feet of water all along the East shoreline. The South shore is also having good luck with walleye in the same depth range. The river and mouth of the river has been slower than normal but the lake is doing great. Later in the summer if the river flow slows down, the fish will wander back up that way but for now the lake is the best place to fish. The northerns are hitting faster moving cranks in 5-6 feet of water on the East and North shores. I saw a picture this morning of a 47″ caught and released on the North shore yesterday. The crappies are finally starting to move in!! Some anglers are starting to get a few in the shallow waters of the North shore line in 2-4 feet of water. Slip bobbering with a demon and minnow is the weapon of choice for most. Like I said, not much has changed which is good!!! Good Luck

June 19, 2009

The fishing is good, thats the best word to describe it. With the new slot limit in effect for the walleye, catching keepers is not too hard. The new slot size is 20″-26″ must be released. So now all those 17 1/4″ fish we have been releasing, we can now put in the livewell. The walleye have moved out to a little deeper water and now are in 6-10 ft. Most people are trolling but anchoring and jigging is still bringing in the fish. My kids and I did very well last night while anchored in 7 ft of water using slip bobbers. The East shoreline is still the place to be for walleye. North and South are also producing walleye along with the occational crappie. The Northerns are in the same area as the walleye and maybe just a little shallower. Trolling cranks is the best way to catch a big pike. Come on up and try out the fishing and bring the kids, they’ll love it!! Good luck.