August is also the prime time for sunfish and the cliff walls with standing time. Crickets are the best bait to use for the sunfish. September - The days are still warm but the nights start to cool down and the end of dog days grows closer. Zara Spooks, Spit'N Image and Pop R's work great on the largemouth bass. Tube baits, Mojo rigged centipedes and Spider Jigs trigger most of the smallmouth bass.
Walleye start to move back into the creeks, holding over the deeper channels during the day.
Long line Bill Norman's DD14's and DD22's and Reef Runners during this period. Crappie remain deep on drop offs in deep cuts close to brush piles. Crappie minnows are your best bait to fish on 4 lb. Test line and a small split shot. They move to 30-35 feet of water off points and drops.