Places like Glen Helen and Yucaipa Regional Park may be opened for use under the County's order as long as social distancing recommendations are followed.
The heat has moved gamefish into their summer peak period, and I have heard of several outstanding bass catches. In past years, winning weights were over 20 lbs. Current fly fishing reports and conditions for Big Lake in Arizona! The best location has been by Trinkes, Knollwood and west of the Military Academy. The water was warming quickly and as of Sunday July 6 we abandon that pattern in favor of working the deeper water. My best success has come off of leeches or nightcrawlers. Anglers are having luck trolling lures and flies 10 feet deep (in the thermocline). By itself it isn’t very special however this was the first king I have caught that is just starting to turn Color. The shore around BBL has remained open for shoreline fishing as long as proper distancing and face masks have been worn. The situation remains fluid and our Lake's boating status may change as the MWD works in conjunction with State and Local Government agenciesGood morning everyone!
Here is the fishing report for lakes and reservoirs in the Kansas City area and regionally around Kansas and Missouri for July 29, 2020. The warmer weather of last week has increased the boat traffic on the lake. The best depth has been 14-17 ft. right on the weed line. Nothing huge-13 or 14 inches were the biggest fish I caught-but numbers were up compared to recent outings (because of a quirk in the schedule-several turkey hunting trips to Wisconsin in April and May-I’d caught more brook trout than smallmouth in 2020 until this weekend when the smallmouth overtook the brook trout). A lot of people are asking if BBL is opening for boating. Leaf worms and wax worms are taking most of the fish. Successful flies have been darker patterns with browns and greens (try flies such as leeches, woolly buggers, zebra midges, and prince nymphs).“We’re right on the edge of where once that water warms, some of those fish will come in more shallow,” he said. We follow the stories and update you as they develop.A sport fishing license is required to harvest bullfrogs. Also the Yamomoto Cowboy craw got some big bites. The fish were widely spread with the best area being 110 to 130 feet of water most days. Donald Trump has finally gone there.Hennepin & Hopper Lakes are now open for summer paddling and fishing! On the other hand, fishing has been tough for those who are not prepared to handle the heat. Chubs will out fish suckers probably 2 to 1. Most of the success is coming on top water lures. Evening bite has been much better. The walleye bite is starting to slow, but two 51-inch muskies were caught on Fox Lake in the last week. We were getting lots of bites from Smallmouth Bass on a variety of plastics pitched and flipped into wood, rocks, grass and under docks. Look for the fish by the Elgin Club or by Knollwood. The start date of the tournament is 07/27/2020 at 6:00 AM and ends on 08/09/2020 at 8:00 PM. The best concentration of smallies have been slightly deeper than largemouth in 15-17 ft. of water. My best success has been by Willow Point or by the Oriental boathouse or by the Assembly Park weedline. You will have to do some sorting to catch a good limit.Perch fishing pretty good for a lots of folks fishing just down the beach from the mouth of the ditch and the donut to the East towards Michigan city 15 to 30 ft of water baby golden roachs best bait must move around for best resultsEven Lake Michigan is heating up quickly with the extended heat wave and full-blown summer fishing is underway both inland and on Lake Michigan for this sprawling raw-fie Midwest Fishing Report; and the prolonged heat wave has contributed to at least one fish kill.Walleyes are biting on the weed lines anywhere from 15-19 ft of water. Well, I figured I would hold out to send a Lake Sakakawea fishing report until right before July 4th. This is a male and the teeth in the front of the lower jaw were becoming more pronounced. Temps in the 90’s brought lake surface temps soaring into the low-mid 80’s.