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Delavan Lake 8/1/10 - 8/8/10

As it turns out, you just can’t beat Delavan Lake right now. There are multiple species that are active and when you have size and numbers you can’t go wrong!

The Northern Pike are still being caught off the weedline in 19-20 ft of water. Suckers are the only bait to use. The size of the suckers doesn’t matter as much as it has in the past weeks but I still prefer a medium sized bait. Because there are a lot of bluegills on the weedlines, fishing for pike has been a little slower as they are feeding heavily on the small bluegills. What I have been doing this week, I have been fishing slip bobbers with medium suckers. The straight line approach beneath the boat hasn’t been as effective. Most of the fish I’ve been catching have been caught while casting the weedline about 12-15 ft down in 20 ft of water. Look for the fish near the Oriental Boat house, the Yacht Club Point and Belvidere Park.

Bluegill fishing has been simply fantastic. The biggest fish are in the 15-20 ft depth range. On Sunday, we launched at 6:30 a.m. and we had enough to clean by 8:00 a.m. Five of us caught 90 keepers and it took longer to clean them than to catch them. The best location was by Willow Point and Assembly Park. We caught our fish straight lining leaf worms beneath the boat.

Largemouth bass are still schooled up. They are in the scattered weeds with hard rock bottom. Look for the fish by 3 flags or by the Yacht Club. They can be caught on nightcrawlers fished on a split shot rig or by drop shotting 4 inch plastic Yum worms. I have also caught quite a few bigger fish by slip bobbering medium suckers in the 12-15 ft depth range.

Walleye remain a bit slow. I’ve been catching one here and there but there has been no real consistency. The fish I’ve been catching have been inter-mixed with the bass in 15-19 ft of water. I do believe that the bigger fish are suspending over the main lake basin, but I haven’t had the opportunity to go look for them.

Crappies have been fantastic. They are in the 12-15 ft depth range. Look for the fish by Willow Point and east of Browns Channel. They are being caught on small plastics. Purple or chartreuse are the best colors. I haven’t been fishing them too much because they are a bit too soft for a good fish fry. The bluegills are a better eating fish right now.

Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050

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