August

Crappies can be had, and look for them in deeper water, say up to 45 feet deep
and suspended around 25 feet. They won't be too far from their shallower feeding
grounds. Get ready for lakers now. Won't be long and they'll be ready to move
into the shallower water over the rocks and gravel getting ready for their fall
breeding. That can happen anywhere from September to December depending
on the lake.
August is the prime time to catch those big cats. We've always had our best luck
in 20 feet of water this time of year and hit them hard early in the morning. For
those of you who fish for whitefish, they too spawn in the fall and will be heading
for spawning grounds soon. Look and watch the back bays for schools of them
working the surface for flies. Too late for mayflies, but try small jigs and spinners
late in the evening.
The muskellunge being spawned out have put on the feed bag and will be
wherever you can find the bait fish. Get out those big old sucker minnows and the
hardware and hit those migratory routes to bait fish. September and October will
be the best time to catch old sawtooth, but he can be had now.
The chinooks have been hitting very well this summer on Lake Michigan, and even
a few smaller ones are coming off of Lake Superior, so get an early start on the fall
run, and hit the big lakes. My next project is to go down to the Mississippi River,
and see if I can nail a few of those walleyes. Love fishin those big boys.






				Tom Welch with another one of his typical catches