Fishing Report - March 31st

Leech remains one of the jumbo perch hot spots, though the best action has shifted around on the lakes. Fishing pressure seems ...more to have moved the perch into less active areas. We did best this weekend when getting away from the crowds. Many fish in the 10"-12" range cruising 5'-10' in Walker Bay, and out on the points in the main lake. Woman has also been good, and Winni is producing perch though it doesn't seem to be as hot of a bite as Leech.

We had great success bringing fish in with all sorts of jigging spoons and swimmers. We sized down once we found the fish to get more consistent takes from the perch; they seemed to just peck at the larger stuff. Minnows produced well, and we had great luck on waxworms also.

Tullibee reports are increasing significantly, though there doesn't seem to be too many people camped out there yet. You have to get out there before mid afternoon as the bite is best the earlier you get. We know of several groups that made it out over the weekend with some buckets full of nice fish. We spend a couple hours out there in the later part of the day on Sunday, and we picked off a few fish, but it was slow going. Earlier is best. The access point is rough, but we had no trouble getting on and off.

Panfish reports are slower, and the fish we're hearing about are still pretty deep. Seems like they are schooled up tight because you either do very well or catch very few. Be sure to use quick falling jigs, or extra weights because picking as many fish out of a passing school is the difference between a decent day and a great day.