Fishing update
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Fishermen:
The whitefish bite is still on and will last another month. At Elmo they are in 53-58 feet and 45-55 feet in Big Arm and other areas. Fish in Big Arm right in front of the boat ramp. Lots of boats and nets pulling in fish and in Skidoo Bay, Rocky Point and Finley Point, add to that Mulligan Bay, anywhere the boats are.
Nice lake trout around Finley Point in Mac alley, west of Wildhorse.
In Elmo I caught over 40 perch with 1/4 ounce and 3/8 ounce Wana B’s with a fly above it. Should last all summer. West of Walstad we’re catching perch and baitfish.
Twenty five to 70 feet is good for lake trout at Rocky Point and north Bird Island and a lot of the rest of the main part of the lake.
Trolling at night on both sides of Melita and back to Walstad and back of Elmo. South of Melita in 80 feet of water there are large, large lake trout.
To troll Bird Island stay close to shore when trolling. Bull Island and Wild Horse Island not so much, but Blacks point, east side of narrows is good trolling.
In Swan Lake at 80 feet use orange-colored rattle d’zastor all the way to the outlet for lake trout .
From 8 to 11 a.m. is the best time for lake trout at Rocky Point as well as early morning and late evening also for whitefish.
Catch perch at the city docks using fuzz bugs and nightcrawlers. Small mouth are also being caught; lake trout in smaller numbers.
Lake Mary Ronan’s salmon are biting right now but a little more difficult in early morning and late evening.
Perch are biting in Lake Mary Ronan at 15 to 25 feet right off the dock and 16-17 feet. Lake trout are being caught at Elmo and Big Arm and will remain
good through August except for those feeding on the little perch alongside the whitefish.
Lake trout are also being caught at 40-70 feet in a lot of the main part of the lake, 25 feet in some places.
Just as you break through the narrows onto Bull Island use whole fish setups for small mouth bass or just past the rock hazard east for lake trout.
Bass are spawning in Kicking Horse and Ninepipe Reservoir.
Kicking Horse has bass, pike, rainbow and brown trout and crappie. At Ninepipe there are bullheads caught at night.
East Bay has small mouth and perch ... active all over the lake. Small mouth population has exploded. Dog Lake too is hot for fishing.
In Hubbard Reservoir monster small mouth, Kokanee and rainbows are being caught. Lone Pine and Crow Reservoir are excellent for brown and rainbows. Only in Crow are perch, small mouth bass, rainbows, browns and large mouth.
Fish shallow to 235 feet at north Bird Island for lake trout. The west side of Bird will be good for whitefish soon. State record whitefish there.
Good Fishing,
The Macman
