Delavan Lake Fishing Report 6/24/12 through 7/2/12
Fishing on Delavan Lake has been fantastic. Almost all of the species of fish are biting. The only thing that hampered fishing last week was the strong SW wind, but if you could manage the wind, you could catch fish.
Walleye fishing has been good at dusk and dawn. They are positioned on the main lake points in about 20-22 ft of water. The best approach is lindy rigging leaches or nightcrawlers and slowly back trolling. It seems that a 24 inch leader with a chartreuse hook has been really productive.
The bluegills have moved out of the shallows. The bigger fish can be caught in 16-18 ft of water. You want to use a small leaf worm or red worm. I personally have been using just a small hook and fishing under the boat. Once you find an active school it doesn’t take long to catch a limit. Good locations have been by Browns Channel or by Willow Point.
Largemouth bass are positioned on the outside of the weedline in 16-18 ft of water. Good locations have been by the Yacht Club, just west of Willow Point and by Belvidere Park. The best success for me has been medium diving crank baits or a split shot rigged nightcrawler. A secondary bite has been around the piers. The bass like areas where there is hard sand bottom with just a little slimy weed. My favorite docks are on the north shore.
Northern Pike action has been moderate. The best bait continues to be medium suckers fished on a lindy rig. The best depth is 16-18 ft of water. The fish still have not schooled up, that is probably a week away yet. I’m just getting a couple every trip. Good locations include Belvidere Park or Willow Point.
Perch have been biting by the Township park. They are in 10-12 ft of water. The best approach has been slip bobbers with hellgrammites. There are quite a few small ones so you need to do some sorting. This bite should last for most of the summer.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050
Daily Reports
6/24/12 - Delavan Lake, sunny, 75 degrees, light winds out of the west, water temp 74 degrees. Caught about 150 bluegills, 4-5 largemouth bass and 1 walleye. The bluegills were caught on red worms fished with a small split shot. The walleye was caught on a lindy rigged leach.
6/23/12 - Delavan Lake, sunny, 75 degrees, SW wind at 5 mph. Water temp 74 degrees. Caught 16 largemouth bass, 8 were legal, 4 walleyes and 2 northern, one was 33 inches. The legal northern was caught on a nightcrawler, the walleyes were caught on lindy rigged jumbo leaches. The fish were positioned on the outside of the weedline.
6/21/12 - Delavan Lake, Sunny, 85 degrees, NW wind at 10 mph. Water temp 74 degrees. Caught 16 largemouth, 1 walleye, 1 smallmouth and 1 northern. The best location was in 18 ft of water off the weed points. Caught most of the fish on split shot rigged nightcrawlers.
6/20/12 - Lake Geneva, Sunny, 93 degrees, SW wind at 25 mph. Water temp 74 degrees. Caught 9 largemouth, 5 were legal. Due to the strong winds, the only location fished was Trinkes. The best depth was 12 ft of water.
6/18/12 - Lake Geneva, sunny, 90 degrees, S wind at 25 mph. Water temp 70 degrees. Caught 7 smallmouth bass, 1 largemouth bass and many rock bass. Due to the strong south wind, the only place you could fish was by Abbey Springs and the Military Academy. The best depth was 10 ft of water.