June Fishing Reports

Yes just like I thought May was a great month but June should be better. Water should start going into the low stage and start looking a little cleaner. Good luck and be safe. Just do what you have to do don’t worry about others.

Gin clear down at Newville I was really surprised. Will be out there somewhere Wed PM.

WeFish

Finally got settled in back from Canada so I hope to do some fishing wed also.

I see the white bass are popping.

yup,whitebass are hitting,i laid the hammer on 30-35 tonight fished about 2 1/2 hrs,streamer flies are working

Thinking about heading to the Rock tomorrow. Read or heard that the pier at bypass was removed?? Howz the water level….still high?

Just posted the previous questions at 7:40 am, but time on post says 3:38 pm…what’s up with that??

Just means you can quit work and go fishing now.

Out today with my son and his buddy. launched at bypass, and headed towards the mouth. Very windy with white-caps blowing into the river, and pushing us up-river, so had to use bowmount to make way downriver vertical jigging. Also fished up from bypass to end the day at 4 pm. Only 4 undersize eyes, a few white bass,3 goats, and a 12 inch muskie. I’m really tired of this wind…..seems like it’s kicked up on a majority of my days on the water this year. water level is dropping, but still SNW sign at launch.

hit the downtown area tonight,was a bit slower tonight for whites,flys still working.get alot of glares from the out of towners as i let each one go all the time

Yes walleye fishing has slowed in the river, that means only one thing guys. Start trolling the points and rock pile on the lake.

trolled for awhile last night between Carcajou and Thiebeau points and hooked a good sized walleye. Got thinking about putting my first fish in the new boat, took my eye off the ball, and lost it at the boat. Three tremendous head shakes and it was gone. Oh, well, I wouldn’t have kept it for more than a picture and then released it, anyway. Beautiful night to be out.

Tough bite for walleyes on the river right now. Can see lots of bait fishing by shore and wood. White bass popping surface on minnows. That’s got to be a clue, white bass surface and walleyes bottom waiting for a free meal I would say.

yeah it has been pretty tough lately between Tuesday and the anchor tourney last night we only boated 2 shorts and some white bass. 1 boat had about 13 pounds last night to win it and only a couple other legals were caught. nice to finally meet you last night Greg and nice to see you again wefish. we still had a fun time although the fish weren’t cooperating

Ditto, hope to see you again out there. Good luck to all you at the tourney today!

Heading out in a couple hours. Not fishing the tourney but all the same. See you on the water.

Diesel

Hey Diesel, sorry I didn’t stop and chat but I had my in-law and nephew and needed to get home to grill burgers. The bite seemed to be just picking up about a half hour before you got there. I hope it continued after we left, I had a couple nice ones that the tourney guys left behind. Florocarbon line seemed to be the key in our boat, I had twice as many bites as the Fireline users. For now on lower water and I switch to 6# P-Line.

I’m waiting to hear tourney results, I know the red Lund that was the last to leave took home 2 nice fish like mine all caught right at the power line.

I have been using 6# p-line all spring. ( good stuff !! )What size rods are you guys using? I’ve used 5′ 6″ light rods to 7′ rods.

I have been useing #4 pound CXX P-Line for several years now on all My reels ( Shimano Symetre 750FI ) and ST. CROIX Premier 5’6″ Lite Power Fast Action rods for pan fishing. On the river I use 6′ ST. CROIX Premier with #4 pound test fire line.
Hey Gregg got into a nice bag of gills at Ripley Friday and of course Joann had a blast catching some nice bass and a few smallies. We also noticed that the Carp population is on the rise and there are some big ones We saw school of a dozen or more.

WeFish

I thought that was you Greg. I gave the river a couple of drifts and headed out drag some lines. Started off the rock pile an seeing no one on it I figured there were off the rocks. One pass for nothing and headed to deeper water. Got one small walleye pretty quick and then the assault of white bass and sheephead began. They kept me busy but was not the target. Caught about 15 whites and sheepie. Also caught about 4 more small eyes between the points. Stayed with whites as I figured wallys got to be around some where. When I lost the bass could not find an eye.

All fish caught on shad rap in shad or black and sliver. Opp forgot the 20 inch walleye. This was interesting. Had a nice walleye on the black and silver shad rap but it came unbuttoned at the boat. So I continued the troll and backtracked on the same GPs trail. Bam fish on about where I lost the other. Now this may not be the same fish but it sure hit the fire tiger shad rap with a vengence and I am not complaining.

Overall fishing was not fast and furious be enough action to keep you interested. Speed was 1.6 to 1.8 GPS. Water temp on the lake 78 but cooled to 73 as the sun went down.

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I have the 6’3″ St. Croix Avid ML Extra Fast, seems a couple of my partners like the 6’9″ rods but the shorter ones fit my little boat better and travel better when I’m the co-angler guest.

Nothing but sheep and whitebass for me this morning.

hey what size jigs have you guys been using? we’ve been using 3/16 and 1/4 ounce. are you guys still using minnows or crawlers? i’ve been using both but not many fish coming in lately either. i’ve been using a gander pro select 7′ and a 6’6″ pinnacle but hopefully next spring i will be able to get a 6’9″ avid

Mostly crawlers for me on a 1/8 oz. jig. Yellow has been the best lately but it’s been a hit and miss bite. Seems there’s a narrow biting window if you stick it out and are lucky to be there when they want to eat. It takes lots of patience from now until fall (or real cold beer).

Guys it’s not 6’9″ it’s 6’6″ Med avid. Main reasons then I can vertical jig, pitch jigs, drag jigs or cast cranks or lures, this rod does it all.

are the fish still biting up there? how’d the league go on Thursday? we weren’t able to make it but we’ll be there this week. anyways made it out a bunch of times this past couple weeks from shore and in the boat been able to catch a bunch of nice channels and found a few smallies

Two more Thursday nights tourneys left hope to see you guys there. Fishing has been tough in the river but if you work for them they will come.

Will be out tomorrow afternoon to join the circus on the lake if the weather and wind holds. Gotta newbie that want’s me to teach him how to drag boards.
( :) Ain’t that funny.

BCNU

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