Clear Creek Reservoir

Trout angling at Clear Creek Reservoir from a boat has improved since last week, but fishing still remains slow from shore.  Since the water level of the reservoir has dropped a few feet, shore fishing access has improved with the willows no longer being right at the shoreline. Fly anglers caught trout off the surface on elk hair caddis dry flies when the conditions were less windy. Woolly buggers usually produce well for fly anglers when the wind picks up. Trolling worms with flashers along the southern part of the lake was the most productive method to catch trout. Pistol Pete's worked well from a boat as well. Several boat anglers using bait had success with garlic scented PowerBait and worms off the bottom. Landing a kokanee salmon from a boat remains a difficult task. Most of the tiger muskie have been caught in the evening at the eastern part of the reservoir. The tiger muskie went for buck tail lures and Rapalas. The reservoir is closed to trailer motorized watercrafts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The current boating hours are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Kelleys Island

Walleye were biting around the points of Kelleys Island anywhere from 13-32’ depths casting worm harnesses was working best. Actually, the Walleye have been showing up around reef edges anywhere on the map where you have rocky bottom in the island area including the Bass Islands and Pelee Island on the Ontario side. Look for the fish to be hanging off the edges in 18-25’ mostly and then some fish out over the flat muddy bottom in 33-34’ along the border East of North Bass on down to the area NE of Kelleys Island. If you have Ontario licenses, good deep water bite has been NW of Pelee or near Wagon Wheel Reef and N of Pelee in deep water. The area W of Vermilion along the shoreline to Cranberry Creek has been producing some larger walleye this week with still lots of throwback sized fish in that area. Don’t forget about the 15” size limit on walleye as there has been a presence by Ohio Wildlife officers checking at all local marina locations.

Ute Lake:

 Night fishing continued good for anglers using cut bait and liver on trout lines for catfish. Fishing was fair to good using tubes, drop shot rigs and senkos for smallmouth bass in 12 to 14 feet of water. A few were also taken on top water lures. Fishing was fair using jigs and curly tail grubs in 25 to 28 feet of water for walleye. White bass fishing was sporadic with a few caught by anglers trolling crank baits. The surface water temp was in the mid 80s.
Southeast

Columbia:

 It’s shaping up to be another banner sockeye salmon run on the Columbia River. This year’s sockeye count at Bonneville Dam will likely be the fifth highest since at least 1938, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Through Wednesday, a total of 338,035 fish had been counted. The record is the 604,052 sockeye counted through July 20, 2014. The top five counts have been since 2010.

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Sandusky Bay and Mouse Island.

Smallmouth bass have been biting around the islands in 11-26’ of water around the Bass islands mostly near the rugged rocky bottom and sharp drop offs. Drop shot techniques are working well if you have the right rubber bait on your hook soaked in some super bite juice or you can try soft craws which are always the best bait in my opinion in the summer months. Pelee Island on the Ontario side producing some good smallmouth as well. Also try the deep edges around Mill Point and Lighthouse Point. Largemouth bass have been biting all along the Ohio shoreline between Sandusky Bay and Mouse Island. Good Bay fishing still in East and West Harbors.

Paint Creek Lake

 Crappie fishing isn’t great, but it’s not bad, either. The best action has been along channel banks in 6-10 feet of water. Look for stumps and laydowns and use minnows or Bobby Garland Baby Shad. Bass are also along the banks, going after black/blue jigs or green/pumpkin 6-inch worms. Fish the flats for catfish, using nightcrawlers or cut shad. Bluegills are hitting waxworms around stumps and brush. For white bass, fish early or late and watch for the jumps. In the spillway, catfish are hitting chicken liver and saugeyes are going after chartreuse twisters with red glitter.

Goose Island

Walleye fishing has been a grind, at times, and anglers should be prepared to try a variety of techniques and locations, reports Jason Freed of Leisure Outdoor Adventures. On the main lake, fishing overall has been slow, Freed said. With water temps in the low 70s, trolling should steadily get better on the reefs and steep breaklines either long lining crankbaits or using leadcore line at speeds of 1.8 mph to 2.3 mph. Walker Bay has had a decent bite in 15 to 25 feet of water along the shoreline breaks and on some of the hump, where live bait rigs with leeches or crawlers have been best. Some of the cabbage weeds in Steamboat, Agency and Kabekona bays also have produced a few walleyes for anglers using slip bobbers during early and late feeding periods. There have been mixed reports around Goose Island, Freed says, with points such as Pine, Duck and Otter Tail producing fish if the wind has been blowing into them. Muskie fishing is starting to improve, and anglers are either catching or seeing fish.

Chautauqua Lake

The weeds have it. Drought conditions have dropped the lake’s water level about 2 feet; however, bass, particularly smallmouths, are holding along weed edges lakewide, said Skip Bianco at Hogan’s Hut Bait & Tackle.
The walleye bite in mainly along North Basin weeds; South Basin weeds choke shallows but produce good perch and bluegill on the outer edges.