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Delavan Lake 6/27/10 - 7/4/10

The past week has been one thunderstorm after another, but if you could avoid the heavy rain and lightening, the fish were very active. As a rule, I noticed most of the fish have remained shallow. The only thing that could explain this is likely the rain. The rain must be cooling the water temperature enough to keep the fish shallow. Typically, most of the fish should be on the deep weedline, however I’m catching most of my Largemouth bass in 8-9 ft of water.

Northern Pike this past week has been simply outstanding. You have been able to catch as many pike as you have lively suckers for. The best presentation has been either lindy rigging medium suckers or using Thill slip bobbers for the suspended fish. Last week, a lot of fish were over the 35 and close to 40 inch range. The best location was by Belvidere Park down to Browns Channel. The key is to keep moving and try to find the active fish. With the bite is good as it is, it isn’t hard to catch 20-25 pike in a 4 hour stretch.

Largemouth bass are still on two different patterns. The biggest fish are on the deep weedline in 15-18 ft of water. However, most of the fish are in the 8-9 ft depth range. The water temperature in the shallows is conducive to the Chug bug bite. Chrome and Blue is the best color. I have also been Wacky rigging green pumpkin All Terrain Stiks or fishing live nightcrawlers. The key to the presentation is finding locations on the south shore that have scattered weeds with a sand bottom. Most of the locations have far too many slimy weeds to fish effectively, so you need to search out the ideal spots. For the deep weedline fish, I have been lindy rigging or split shot rigging live nightcrawlers in 15-18 ft of water. In past years, the bass would have been schooled by now so you could fish in just a few spots. I’ve been moving around a lot and picking up fish here and there.

Bluegill fishing has been great on the weedline in 12-15 ft of water. The best location has been by the Yacht Club, the island and by Willow Point. I’ve been split shot rigging leaf worms while back trolling against the wind. Most of the fish have been coming off of the initial fall of the leaf worm. Some days are harder to catch the fish over 8 inches, but if you keep moving you will catch them.

Walleyes have been biting on nightcrawlers and leeches. The best presentation has either been on the split shot rig or fishing a lindy rig in 15-18 ft of water. The best location has been from the Yacht Club west towards Willow Point. There hasn’t been a very large concentration in any one spot, so I have been back trolling to find the aggressive fish.

Crappie fishing has been rather slow. Most of the fish have moved out on the deep weedline and have suspended. Due to the aggressive nature of the other species, I haven’t been fishing them too much. Most of my clients haven’t wanted to keep crappies this late into summer since the meat gets soft. The crappies that are being caught have been caught on plastics. Purple or Chartreuse have been the best colors especially when fishing on a 1/32 oz Arkie Jig.

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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