Week #5: June 8-15, 2026
Week #5 6/8-6/15
Water temps: 59-64
Well, as fast it was really good, it’s really slow for us!!! This weather front and wind sure has the fish hard to catch right now. The keepers we are getting are stuffed to the gills with crayfish as well, which isn’t helping anything.
Our main presentation this week is still a bobber with a leech! Floating a leech 1-2’ off bottom over the top of wind blown rocks has produced the most fish for us this week. We have caught a few fish on crawlers whether that be a jig or bobber set up.
Our depths have been all over the place searching for active fish. We have caught fish as shallow as 6’ and as deep as 20’. Moving around has been the name of the game this week just trying to find a few active fish on fishable spots with this wind.
As we start the second half of June it’s almost time for the mayfly hatch. I expect crawlers to really start to take off and be more effective each and every day as there’s already a lot of bugs in the water in certain areas.
We will start to see some fish, not all, moving deeper and lindy rigs will start to play a part in how we target fish. Bobbers and jigs will be effective throughout the entire summer but will slowly start to be phased out of my boat in the coming weeks.
The bass are still biting! We are seeing some really nice ones every day and they will become more and more popular as we reach mid summer! Pick your favorite top water or plastic and target large boulders or boat docks for some awesome smallmouth action!
This was a tough week fishing, simple as that. The weather plays an impact in that but that’s no excuse. Fish have to eat sooner or later and we will figure out how to catch them. Keep moving spots, try different techniques, and try to not get blown away!
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As always, tight lines!
Z
