Delavan Lake Fishing Report 8/13/12 through 8/20/12
With the cooler weather, the fishing has moved slightly more shallow for the largemouth bass. The northern pike fishing is still a bit elusive.
Largemouth bass have been biting both in 6-8 ft of water or as deep as 20 ft of water. The best approach has been drop shotting green pumpkin worms about 1 ft above bottom. I like the Yum Houdini worms. For live bait fishermen, it’s hard to beat a split shot rigged nightcrawler or a medium sucker fished beneath a Thill big fish slip bobber. The best location has been by the Yacht Club or by Willow Point. Early morning hours also see success with top water lures. You want to fish chrome/blue or chrome/black Chug bugs or Pop R’s.
Bluegill fishing remains excellent. The best location is in 30 ft of water. The fish are suspended 10 ft down. The best location has been by Assembly Park or by the Township park. The best presentation is using Thill slip bobbers and leaf worms. A secondary pattern, although not as productive, is right off the weedline in 20 ft of water. These fish are right on bottom but they tend to be a little smaller.
Northern Pike fishing has been very slow. The best success has been in 30-35 ft of water. I haven’t been fishing them that deep because I’m fishing for multiple species at the same time. They are being caught on lindy rigged suckers. The best location is by Belvidere Park or by the old Boy Scout camp on the west end.
Walleye fishing has been spotty. The best time to fish is just before dawn or in the evening. Lindy rigged leeches are producing most of the fish. The best location has been just west of the Yacht Club or by the Oriental boathouse. It has been a struggle to catch any legal fish lately.
Crappie fishing has been excellent once you find the fish. The best time to fish is in the early morning hours. It’s easy to see where the fish are when it’s flat calm as the fish are feeding on bugs on the surface. The fish can be caught on small plastics, purple and chartreuse are the best colors. The fish aren’t associating with structure, they are roaming with the availability of the food source.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050
Daily Reports
8/11/12 Delavan Lake, sunny, 72 degrees, water temp 76 degrees. N wind at 15 mph. Caught 22 largemouth, the biggest was 21 inches and a bunch of bluegills. Most of the fish were caught on split shot rigged nightcrawlers, however we also had success with slip bobbered medium suckers in 6-9 ft of water.
8/9/12 Delavan lake, cloudy and 70 degrees, water temp 74 degrees. E wind at 13 mph. Caught 14 largemouth and 30 bluegills. The fish were off the weedline in 16-20 ft of water. The best presentation was a nightcrawler fished on a split shot rig.
8/7/12 Delavan Lake, sunny, 70 degrees, W wind at 10 mph. Water temp 79 degrees. Caught 10 largemouth bass and 20-30 bluegills. The fish were shallow today in 5-6 ft of water. Most of the fish were caught on a split shot rigged nightcrawler. The best location was by Del Mar.
8/6/12 Delavan Lake, sunny, 79 degrees, water temp 78 degrees. West wind at 15 mph. Caught 5 largemouth bass, 1 northern pike and a bunch of bluegills. The fish were off the weedline in 12-14 ft of water. The best location was by Belvidere Park.