They are going after live bait, mainly sucker minnows, but some are being caught with artificial lures. During the day walleyes are in the same places as bass, and they are biting on night crawler harnesses and stickbaits. In the evening they are being caught from shore with a variety of stickbaits. Carolyn Swartz of Angler's All in Ashland, Wis., said chinook salmon are starting to show up in the channels and anglers are catching them while trolling spoons and squid. Salmon are suspended in 20 to 30 feet of water.
Depths depend on the day and water temperature.
Lake trout are in shallow water in the morning and 100 feet of water during the day. Coho salmon haven't arrived yet. Bill Skinner at Jenk's Bait and Tackle said the walleye bite has slowed. Muskies are going after bucktails and surface baits in 10 feet of water and less off the weedlines and stumps. On the east of the flowage, smallmouth bass are plentiful, Skinner said.