Nellina Wooten, 16, of Obion County, Tennessee was fishing with her family on Flour Lake when she caught this trophy 30-inch walleye, which was released. She caught it on a night crawler around 8 p.m. on June 15 in 15-20 feet of water, jigging under the boat.
Captain Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures reports that lake trout are spotty, being found at various depths ranging from 125 to 180 feet. He has seen a few salmon around 30 feet to the surface.
Forrest Parson at Hungry Jack Lodge said a party caught a 30-inch walleye off one of the cabin docks at 11 p.m. They were using a 3-inch sucker minnow, hook and bobber.
Forrest said lots of smallmouth bass are being caught on artificial baits and leeches.
Limits of rainbow trout are being caught in Leo Lake using night crawlers.
And, Forrest said, big northerns are being caught on the north side of West Bearskin Lake using crank baits and big sucker minnows.
Tyson at the Beaver House said small walleyes are biting good on Devil Track on Beaver Flicks, float rigs and spin-n-glo rigs in 6-8-foot depths in the evenings. Crescent, Elbow, East Twin and Pike lakes are doing well with a leech and slip bobber. Someone caught walleyes in the mouth of the Poplar River on Lake Superior using Beaver Flicks with leeches and crawlers.
Smallmouth bass are biting great on most lakes on the surface with torpedos, artificial crawfish and Beaver Flicks.
Lake trout have been caught in the mouth of Cascade and Poplar rivers using Little Cleos, Krocodile and Rooster Tails. Tyson reports that out in Lake Superior nice lake trout are being caught in 80-120 feet and a few salmon are being caught. On July 3, someone caught a 21-pound lake trout.
Brook trout and rainbow fishermen are seeing action in the streams on flies, Beaver Flicks, Mepp’s Spinners or plain hooks with a crawler. Also Mink, Kimball and Trout lakes are doing well.
Tyson added that 16-18-inch rainbows are biting great off shore or in a boat using artificial lures and Beaver Flicks.
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