Minocqua Area Fishing Report August 6, 2013
Seems more like the end of August than the beginning. Lake temps ranging 68-70 degrees, not much for air temps above mid 70’s this week.
Perch: Good. Some very nice perch to 12 ½” on ½ crawlers, crayfish tails. Mix of weed and wood best in 3-8’. Also over sandgrass in 14-18’ on the deep clear lakes.
Bluegills: Good. Gills to 9” + on crawlers and medium leeches.
Pike: Good. They are liking this weather. Boonie bait spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and Rattle Traps worked over weed tops in 4-8’. Nice “eaters” of 22-28” with a few low 30” fish reported.
Largemouth Bass: Good-Fair. Bite a little quiet. Fish very shallow in 2-6’. Leeches, crawlers, Boonie baits and Sug-gos taking fish from the shallows.
Smallmouth Bass: Fair. Drop-shotting 2 ½” Craw Pappies, 3” worms and Gulp Alive Minnows over 14-20’ gravel humps best.
Musky: Fair. Bucktails best bet as cool weather has shut down top-water action. Smaller rubberbaits also working.
Walleye: Fair. Gravel humps of 14-22’ using full crawlers on 1/8oz jigs. Drifting deeper (25-40’) with harnesses and crawlers on big lakes scoring fish to 28”.
Crappie: Fair. Mostly smaller fish hovering in weed tops on small jigs/plastics or minnows.
Seems like the fish need to repattern themselves. Some have moved shallower (LMB ) and others deeper (walleye) than usual for this time of year.
Kurt Justice
Kurt’s Island Sport Shop
www.kurtsislandsports.com