Lake Temperatures for Northern Wisconsin and the Western UP of Michigan

FISHING REPORTS:

plummeting with the rain.
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Tuesday, June 08, 2010 at 08:53:48 (PDT)

most are in the middle high 70's with some of the BIG clear lakes still in mid-upper 60's
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Friday, May 28, 2010 at 09:06:12 (PDT)

the fish mush feel like they are in a pot on the stove. temps have risen about 20 degrees in about 10 days. most lakes are near 70 now while the bigger cler ones are lower 60s.
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Friday, May 21, 2010 at 10:14:26 (PDT)

low 60's most places
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:27:53 (PDT)

Going down with this weather. Wind, Rain and Cold. No, that's not a rock and roll group from the 60's and 70's!

I wish I had a great "You gotta be here" report to put up but I think we are paying for all our beautiful weather in April. Highs in the 40's, north winds and rain have been the norm. All this can make for an fishing trip deemed uncomfortable at best. But I bring you good tidings. The weatherman says warmer weather is on the way this weekend and thru next week. So dust off the poles, buy some minnows and get ready to put that "Gone Fishing" sign back on the front door.

I'll post another report later this week to tell you where they are.

Don't forget when you go to take a kid fishing with you and make sure you have FUN!
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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 08:51:03 (PDT)

The big day is almost here and the anticipation is higher than in years past. For the first time in a long time we are ahead of schedule as far as temps and conditions on the area links. And that’s a good thing.

The Walleye are down spawning and are in post spawn. That means they are starting to feed heavily after ‘fooling around’ with each other for the past few weeks. Look for rock shorelines going into sand or mud bottoms or for GREEN weed edges in and around 10 feet of water. As always, low light periods are the best.

Crappie are on the bite right now. With most lake temps in the upper 50’s right now, the crappie are close to hitting the beds which they normally do at around 62 degrees water temp. Look for them in 5-10 feet of water, in green weeds and the warmest water you can find. 1 degree can make a difference. Plastics are doing much better than minnows right now at 1-2 feet under the surface.

Perch are with the Walleye. Look for them in the weeds looking to feed on minnows or those little plastics in your box.

Northern Pike are in all the same places. You can fish for Crappie, Perch and Bluegill and I’ll guarantee you latch on to a few pike and Musky. If you want to target pike, nothing works better right now than a flashy spinner bait worked slow and fast over the top of those green weeds right now.

The weather for this weekend doesn’t look to good right now. The temps are ok as they should be in the 60’s but the winds are predicted to be 24-45mph. That will make it tough. Most boats will be looking for a place on the lake to get out of the wind but the boats that fish those wind-blown shorelines will be the ones bring home the catch. The wind not only blows the food around but also the warm water which is on the top also.

Hey, take a kid fishing with you and make sure you have FUN!
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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:30:39 (PDT)

mid to upper 50's all over now.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 11:13:13 (PDT)

We're close... The water temps on a 1,000 acre lake was 54 yesterday and a smaller, shallower 300 acre lake was 57. Another couple of degrees and the crappie should really start to bite. We caught a few but very sparatic and only small males. Gonna try and get out today. We also put some new videos on deweycatchemandhow.com that should be viewable later today.

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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 11:07:59 (PDT)

not a lot of change, 40's some low 50s. had a couple of RALLY cold days including snow all day yesterday. forecast looks promising.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Friday, April 09, 2010 at 13:12:15 (PDT)

with small lakes open and the larger ones following this week, the lake temps are around 36-40. river temps are a little higher at the mid 40s.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 09:00:17 (PDT)

the ice has come, check the ice reports now.
Jeff Bolander <jeff@upnorthpublishing.com>
- Monday, December 07, 2009 at 08:55:05 (PST)