Although fishing has been hit or miss this past month due to spikes in both air and water temps, smallmouth bass, striped bass, and walleye have been actively feeding in the evening and early morning hours.

Anglers are currently having success fishing topwater lures for hybrid striped Bass in the evenings.

Hybrid Striped Bass are coming into the shallows at night, trout have been taking minnows and paste baits in deeper water and largemouth bass have been feeding both near the shoreline and out in deeper water.

The smallmouth bite is hot while the walleye, lake trout and steelhead is picking up.

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Anglers had a good week catching smallmouth bass, musky and walleye in rivers and smaller tributaries.

Hybrid striped bass are coming into the shallows at night and anglers are catching walleye, smallmouth bass, and northern pike with spinners, soft plastic baits, and jerkbaits.

Smallmouth bass, musky action has been heating up while the crappie, bluegill and perch fishing continues to be great.

FIshing across the state continues to improve with good smallmouth, trout and walleye action and the crappie bite getting better by the day.

Anglers are currently experiencing great fishing conditions and reporting lots of success fishing for trout.