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Report From Johnson's Portside:

All areas around the lake put out a mixed bag of limits and skunks.

Daytime fishing was really tough for most anglers as they tried mud-sand-rocks and throwing everything at them.

The Saturday evening bite was better when low light conditions came. Mostly leeches in the 6’to 12’ depth range.

A real variety in sizes of fish from some 10” to 27” being reported with quite a few 2 fish limits being reported.

Smallmouth were not in short supply, some really nice numbers and 7# plus being the largest seen.

Lots of baitfish in the lake and most walleyes will have lockjaw until the food supply starts to diminish a bit.

Summer patterns will begin soon as the water temps are in the mid-to high 50’s already.

Best walleye baits used

#1 leeches

#2 minnows

#3 crank baits

Best walleye depth

Daytime 16’-25’

Evening 6’-12’

Smallmouths are swarming the rocks in 3’-12’

They seem to hit whats put in front of them.

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