July, is when there’s a lot of changes going on in the outdoors.

But before it gets hot, you can catch walleyes in the bays andoffof thepointsusingabottom bouncer, spinners and a crawler.

Bait fish spend most of the springintheshorelinevegetation, the gravel and rocks.

Their food source is the microscopic algae, which is pushed along by the wind, with the walleyes and smallmouths moving with them.

Once the bait fish locate a food source and feed, the prey fish will set up above or below them and once they get hungry, will feed.

In order to get your crankbait down to the depth the fish are holding, you’ll need lead core line or OFF SHORE Snap WEIGHTS.

Because you have so much line out, you’ll need a high-capacity reel, with line counter reels working very well.

Allowing the angler to put his bait back in the location where the bite came.

Jig fisherman can cast jigs in thebaysoralongarockyshoreline willhaveanexcellentopportunity to land twenty-inch smallmouth.

On the big reservoir, Lake Oahe,oncethere’sopenwater,the northern pike, can be found in the bays, especially those with darker bottoms, as the sun, attracts the warmth of the sun with mud warming up quicker.

Anglers pitching crankbaits, jigs or a live bait rig using smelt have a very good opportunity of catching Master Angler or larger northern pike.

On Lake Francis Case, the smallmouth bass fishing can be better than any other body of water It offers excellent fishing using a bottom bouncer, spinner and crawlers.

Because smallmouths are so aggressive, it’s not all that hard to take several fish from one location. When it comes to eating quality, the smallmouth is right up there with the walleyes, and when fried, it’s hard to tell the difference between the walleyes and the smallmouths.