Weather Conditions:  Low 60’s degrees, sunny, 8 MPH northeast winds
Water Conditions:  65 degrees at the shoreline, clear, water level down approximately 2 feet

Grabbed the 4 weight fly rod and headed-out to the local pond for some largemouth bass and bluegill action … wow, what a morning of fish catching action!  Lost count on the number of bass, the top 5 ranged from 18 to 21-1/2 inches in length (two 18 inchers, 19-1/2 incher, 20 incher and 21-1/2 incher), while the bluegills ranged from 7 to 8-3/4 inches in length.  The majority of the bass where caught in 3 to 4 feet of water off points that dropped-off into deeper water.  The flies were the Black Woolly Bugger (size 10) and Yellow Foam (size 10) but the hot fly pattern was definitely the Black-Nose Dace Streamer (size 10) with fast strip, strip, strip and 2 second pause retrieve ... the bass would follow and then hammer the streamer on the pause.

The bass were in a cautious mood … this is where the 4 weight fly outfit shined, allowing the line and fly to land softly and quietly on the water not to alert or spook the fish.  The rod had enough backbone and sensitive tip section to land a 21-1/2 inch largemouth bass while not breaking the 4X fluorocarbon tippet (6 pounds test).

The Fishing Report … Slez’s Bait Shop
Anglers are hammering the Crappies on Potato Creek (Potato Creek State Park – North Liberty, Indiana) on crappie minnows and PrimeTime Jigs tipped with wax worms in area with stick-ups and stumps.  The Bluegill action is starting to heat-up … with anglers doing well with live bait (red worms and wax worms).

The Bluegill fishing is excellent on J.C. Murphey Lake (Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area – Morocco, Indiana) with red worms being the hot bait … along with anglers doing well catching Crappies on crappie minnows.

Anglers are catching Catfish and Carp below the dam on Lake George (Hobart, Indiana) with Sonny’s Catfish Bait and Dan Do Doughballs.

The Lake Michigan Fishing Report … Triple Catch Charters
The bite is on … catching Chinook, Coho and Lake Trout in 90 to 140 feet of water between Burns Ditch (Indiana) to New Buffalo (Michigan) trolling 20 feet to the bottom with spoons using copper line, downriggers and diving planers.

There are a few open dates for June and July aboard the Triple Catch Charters … contact Captain Rich for more details.
219-963-9204 or 219-973-1578