Hayward Lakes VCB
07-13-2023, 01:54 PM
Musky:
Musky fishing is consistent, with numerous follows and hook-ups in 8-22 feet around weeds, weedlines, wood, rock, points, other structure, and baitfish and panfish concentrations. Go deeper when the water warms. Smaller bucktails, spinners, spinnerbaits, and topwaters work well, with some fish on Medussas and Bull Dawgs, as well as daytime trolling.
Walleye:
Walleye fishing is fair to good on deeper weeds and weed edges adjacent to basins, breaklines, and flats. Go deep during the day and inside 12 feet in early morning and evening into dark. Leeches and crawlers on slip bobbers and harnesses work well. Crankbaits and stickbaits on planer boards cover considerable water while searching for fish.
Northern Pike:
Northern pike fishing is excellent, with fish in and on weeds, weedlines, weed edges, weedy shallow bays, and near concentrations of baitfish and panfish. In addition to minnows, this is a good time to try anything in the tackle box, as nearly all will work, including bucktails, spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons with trailers, stickbaits, crankbaits, and topwaters.
Largemouth Bass:
Largemouth bass fishing is very good to excellent in and around shallow weeds, weed edges, weedlines, reed beds, lily pads, piers, and slop. Minnows, crawlers, Ned, drop-shot, wacky, and Texas rigs, plastic worms, spinners, spinnerbaits, and topwaters including frogs and prop baits are all producing bass action.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth bass fishing is very good to excellent, with anglers catching some big fish. Fish are on deep weed edges, rock, flats, stumps, and points that lead into basins. Leeches, sucker minnows, Ned and drop-shot rigs, deep crankbaits, finesse baits, tubes, and weedless Daredevles are all attracting the interest of smallmouth.
Crappie:
Crappie fishing is good to very good near weeds, wood, cribs, and other structure in 6 feet and deeper. Fish deeper during the day; focus on depths to 12 feet early and late. In the evening, hit the bogs at varied bait depths. Baits of choice include crappie minnows, Mini-Mites, Garland Mayflies, and Gulp! Minnows on small jigs and bare hooks under bobbers.
Bluegill:
Bluegill fishing is very good around shallow to deep weeds, weed edges, and other cover, near bottom in deep basins, and around docks and piers. Waxies, worms, crawler chunks, leeches, and Gulp! baits on jigs and plain hooks fished under bobbers are all effective.
Musky fishing is consistent, with numerous follows and hook-ups in 8-22 feet around weeds, weedlines, wood, rock, points, other structure, and baitfish and panfish concentrations. Go deeper when the water warms. Smaller bucktails, spinners, spinnerbaits, and topwaters work well, with some fish on Medussas and Bull Dawgs, as well as daytime trolling.
Walleye:
Walleye fishing is fair to good on deeper weeds and weed edges adjacent to basins, breaklines, and flats. Go deep during the day and inside 12 feet in early morning and evening into dark. Leeches and crawlers on slip bobbers and harnesses work well. Crankbaits and stickbaits on planer boards cover considerable water while searching for fish.
Northern Pike:
Northern pike fishing is excellent, with fish in and on weeds, weedlines, weed edges, weedy shallow bays, and near concentrations of baitfish and panfish. In addition to minnows, this is a good time to try anything in the tackle box, as nearly all will work, including bucktails, spinners, spinnerbaits, spoons with trailers, stickbaits, crankbaits, and topwaters.
Largemouth Bass:
Largemouth bass fishing is very good to excellent in and around shallow weeds, weed edges, weedlines, reed beds, lily pads, piers, and slop. Minnows, crawlers, Ned, drop-shot, wacky, and Texas rigs, plastic worms, spinners, spinnerbaits, and topwaters including frogs and prop baits are all producing bass action.
Smallmouth Bass:
Smallmouth bass fishing is very good to excellent, with anglers catching some big fish. Fish are on deep weed edges, rock, flats, stumps, and points that lead into basins. Leeches, sucker minnows, Ned and drop-shot rigs, deep crankbaits, finesse baits, tubes, and weedless Daredevles are all attracting the interest of smallmouth.
Crappie:
Crappie fishing is good to very good near weeds, wood, cribs, and other structure in 6 feet and deeper. Fish deeper during the day; focus on depths to 12 feet early and late. In the evening, hit the bogs at varied bait depths. Baits of choice include crappie minnows, Mini-Mites, Garland Mayflies, and Gulp! Minnows on small jigs and bare hooks under bobbers.
Bluegill:
Bluegill fishing is very good around shallow to deep weeds, weed edges, and other cover, near bottom in deep basins, and around docks and piers. Waxies, worms, crawler chunks, leeches, and Gulp! baits on jigs and plain hooks fished under bobbers are all effective.