Fishing Report June 2026

June 3, 2026

Our walleye bite on Woman Lake is still challenging, and the northern pike are still on a feeding rampage.  Surface water temps have now shot up into the low to mid 60 degree range after our long string of very hot sunny days, but I suspect the lake basin temperatures at walleye depths is still chilly.  It has definitely been an unusual spring fishing pattern so far.  I still have walleyes coming up onto the 5-8 foot sand flats in front of my dock, most every night after sunset, and that feeding pattern typically ends by late May.  I can see their eyes glowing with my headlamp after dark.  I see their eyes as they chase my crankbaits, but mostly it is northerns that I hook off the dock.  Also strange is the fact that even the crappies are still active in the shallow dark bottom bays.  I suspect the walleye bite could turn for the better, any day now.  The water clarity in Woman Lake is exceptional this spring, clearest I have ever seen, and that certainly could be a contributing factor.