The elevation behind the dam on June 19, 2014 at 8 AM was 993.40 feet. Water temperatures averaged out to 84 degrees for the week on bay areas, with the upper river section at 80 degrees.

SUMMARY:
Fishing is good for the most part across the entire lake with largemouth bass and crappie fishing very good. Smallmouth are hitting good in the creeks. Walleye and sauger have slowed down a lot but with some nice fish coming from the bay areas.

CRAPPIE: Good
Crappie action remains fairly consistent.
Muddy Creek and McGuire Creeks have produced some nice catches and have been fished very hard over the past week. Indian Creek has picked up toward the end of the report period.
Try minnow and bobber, crappie flies, crappie spinners as well as trolling methods with minnows. Traditional methods are effective. Small Rapalas and jerk baits have been used this week with great success. Trolling remains the recommended method for this week.

SAUGER/WALLEYE: Fair
Sauger and walleye have been only fair. They seem to lie in pockets in the river system as well as in the bay areas.
The usual lures and baits should be used according to situation and water condition.
Try shadraps, Rapala Husky Jerks, Redeye Shad, stick jigs and a variety of spinner baits. There isn’t really any secret lures here as most of the baits are traditional and effective for sauger and walleye.
As usual, the river section of the lake is the go to place.

BLACK BASS: Good
Bass fishing is really good on Douglas. All lures are working when applied to the situation they were designed for. Best fishing times are morning and late afternoon. Afternoons will find bass deep in depressions and behind humps or along shorelines with heavy shade and rip rap.
Traditional lures work. Shallow crank baits in the mornings or near cover and deep diving crank baits where necessary. As usual, green or chartreuse are colors of choice. Spinner bait choices are white with silver blades as well as purple or black with gold blades that were used to fish creek bottoms. Jerk baits were deadly on the creeks throughout the week.