Ashland County Fishing Report
July 17, 2018
Carolyn from Anglers All reports: The water in the Bay is clearing up greatly and the sediment is settling! Even in the dirty water the bite has been good inside the Bay. The water is really starting to clear up nicely and water temps are warming up. Trolling in the South Channel has been really, really good right now with reports of Cohos and Trout being caught. Walleye anglers are trolling over the shallow weed-beds using crawler harnesses or stick-baits. Fishing could be very productive working the mud lines that you find! Small Mouth fishing continues to be very good. Small Mouth have scattered throughout the Bay and could relate to any type of structure in the Bay. Anglers have been successful using sucker minnows and also larger plastics. Trolling has been excellent with reports coming in from Long Island to Outer Island and all points in-between. Most Trollers are using spoons and spin-n-glos run off of down riggers, dipsy divers or lead core! Fishing is good right now!!!
Scott Bretting from River Rock reports.....There is a huge improvement in the water clarity and Bass fishing is really good with anglers having good success using sucker minnows and top water baits for catching fish on the top. Bass have been very active in broad water spectrum from 2 ft to 14 ft of water. Walleye trolling is good right now. The Lake Trout bite is fantastic in the flats and among the Islands. The water temp is starting to warm up and that's why the fish are spreading out. Beware of the many commercial nets out there by the tip of Long Island. There are reports of anglers having success catching Walleye in the Bay using stick-baits. There have been a lot of boats out trolling and doing really good in the Flats and the South Channel catching their limit. Use Caution! Some landings on the Inlands are closed after the storm damage.