Jigs and minnows and minnow imitation baits working best. Fish deep structure during daytime, with fish moving very shallow along hard bottom shorelines at night. Florence area Blackberry and black raspberries are ripening. The area is extremely dry and the fire danger is high. Use extreme caution with fire and be sure to extinguish all campfires before leaving a campsite.
Canoe rivers are very low.
Trout streams are very low and anglers should use extreme care when releasing fish, which are under stress due to low water levels. Lake anglers were having some success with panfish and a few walleye. Fishing is being done in 80 to 150 feet of water using Howie flies, J-plugs, and various colors of spoons. Some perch were being caught in the Sturgeon Bay channel and in Egg Harbor off the piers using nightcrawlers and soft-shell crabs. Fishing open spots in the weed beds is the most productive.