Water levels are just a little above normal summer pool–pretty close to perfect. Water temp is 70 degrees. nearly ideal.

Walleyes have moved into summer pattern, with an active bite from 5-7 a.m. and 8 pm til dark. Willowcats are killer (if you can find them) fishing counter seams at steeply breaking rocks. The #5 Flicker Shad in silver shad is still top dog when pulling. Most willing fish are holding in 7-13 fow. Drifting sand flats just off the main channel with 1/2 crawler and 1/8 oz jig effective at these depths.

SMB are very active on rocks. East side in morning, west side in afternoon. Go to is 1/10 oz #Zman stand up jighead with Black/blue or perfect perch TRD. .

LMB are stupid on #Zman jackhammer chatterbaits in black/blue with paddletail trailer fished in weed pockets. Frog fishin’ productive on emergent weeds in running sloughs. Black buzzbaits should be good once we start seeing more muggy weather.
It’s all about the bubble trail! 3+’ and its buzzbait time.

Wacky rigged green pmpkin pepper purple flake #Yamamoto
senkos always good for both LMB & SMB on rocks with quiet water.

Pike have been kinda weird. Last time out, boated 7 in 9 fow working a TRD just off the bottom (looking for SMB). Haven’t ben hooking up in the usual places with the usual baits lately.

Bluegills are post-spawn active now. All panfish are biting right where you would expect to find them.

The whole secret to hooking up is going after the species the River want to give you. I’ve been on the River 119 times this year. It ALWAYS takes me at least an hour to decipher the message she sends