Hello fellow anglers,

After a week on the water and fishing about 5 of 7 nights I
can say that the Smallmouth have moved to deeper water. When my
vacation began the majority of my fish came from 7-12 feet of water.
But as the week went on and the heat of the day warmed the water the
fish pulled out and went deeper. By the weeks end most fish were
coming out of 15-25 FOW. The smally's are biting hair jigs with a
chunk trailer and also hitting spinner baits slow rolled right on the
bottom. Some of my fellow co-anglers even work the spinner bait like
a jig, bouncing it off the bottom. I have better luck with a hair jig
that I tie and a Zoom trailer trimmed with scissors. There is still a
top water bite early mornings and late evenings, Zarra Spook or Pop R
worked over top of long main lake points are producing some good fish.
But there is only a small window of opportunity to catch the top water
fish, in the morning you may have 3 hours at the most and in the
evening 1-2 hours tops and then they shut off. That's when I grab my
jig and go to work handing out tooth aches.

Crappie and big bluegills are being caught under lights at night
with little minnows (toughies), and I've seen several huge Walleye on
the cutting table during the day. The Walleye are being caught
jigging or trolling spoons real deep during the day if you can deal
with the heat. I just swim and relax during the heat of the day and
start fishing when the sun goes down. Remember to stay hydrated and
always be safe on the water. Thanks for reading and as always, if
you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me
adamvogelsang@insightbb.com