Outdoor News Daily

ALAN HENRY Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; .74′ low. Black bass are good on white buzzbaits and white spinnerbaits with blue highlights, and black/chartreuse jigs along timber lines. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs.

AMISTAD Water stained; 85 degrees; 17.32′ low. Black bass are good on Senkos, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and soft plastics. Striped bass are fair on shad and watermelon topwaters. White bass are fair on chartreuse topwaters and spinnerbaits. Catfish are good on stinkbait, liver, and frozen shrimp over baited holes. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with live perch. Mexican fishing licenses are required to fish Mexican waters. Everyone in the boat must have a Mexican fishing license whether fishing or not. Mexican boat permits are no longer required.

ARROWHEAD Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 3.90′ low. Black bass are good on topwater frog baits in surface vegetation and spinnerbaits along rocky points. Crappie are fair under east side bridges and off the derricks. White bass are good shallow while chasing shad. Catfish are good on juglines and drift fishing with shad or punch bait.
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BAKER RESERVOIR: There haven’t been any recent reports, but fishing is generally slow to fair at this time of year.

BARKER RESERVOIRS, NORTH CREEK LAKES: Catchable-sized rainbow trout have been stocked in the Barker reservoirs and fishing is fair to good. Anglers also report fair to good success for tigers and a few cutthroat in Round and Long Willow Bottom. Nice brook trout are being caught in Flat, Yellow, and Joe Lay. Try using dark-colored marabou jigs and woolly buggers. You’ll also have more success by fishing near structures such as floating logs, submerged grass, large boulders and undercut banks. Dougherty Basin is now open to fishing. Special regulations on many of the Boulder Mountain waters include a trout limit of four, of which only two fish may be over 14 inches.
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Strong winds have hampered fishing on both the Great Lakes and the bigger inland lakes. When boats can get out they are catching fish. Inland, anglers are taking a mix of walleye, pike, crappie, bluegill, catfish and carp.

Southeast Lower Peninsula

Lake Erie - Perch have been caught out near the E-Buoy in 22 feet of water. Walleye were caught in the area of West Sister Island. Try bottom bouncers with purple or pink crawler harnesses in about 27 feet of water. Perch were caught in 8 to 14 feet of water out near Rat Island which is off Pte. Mouillee.

Huron River - Anglers are still catching bass. Carp and catfish are hitting on crawlers, crayfish or cut baits.
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ABAJO MOUNTAINS: At Lloyds Lake, Conservation Officer Paul Washburn reported good bluegill fishing with a worm or fly in shallow water. Trout fishing there was fair. Flies and spinners are producing the most action at Lloyds. A week ago, Sergeant J. Shirley reported good fishing at both Foy and Monticello lakes. He suggested fishing near the surface with bait and a bubble to stay above the moss. Fishing at Blanding #4 was fair. Some anglers are catching fish there with marshmallows and PowerBait. Due to the heat, trout will be in deeper water. Fishing from a boat or tube will produce more fish than fishing from the bank.

BENCHES RESERVOIR: Last week, Volunteer Services Coordinator Randall Stilson reported fair fishing and recommended nightcrawlers.
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BEAR RIVER: Fishing success is moderate. Dedicated Hunter Chris Hawkes interviewed anglers who had success catching mud cats, channel cats, crappie and bass. Anglers were using worms and green-and-white jigs.

BLACKSMITH FORK THIRD DAM: Anglers report good fishing at the dam using worms and PowerBait.

CAUSEY RESERVOIR: Dedicated Hunter Brett Johnson reports fishing is slow. Anglers reported success in catching a few rainbows with rainbow PowerBait and a yellow Panther Martin with red spots.
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