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Slow, slow and slow have been the words coming from area bait and tackle dealers, mainly because few anglers are getting out.
The fall steelhead run appears over, although Dick Parker of Central Park Bait in Mishawaka said a few fish are still being caught.
The fall run has been a disappointment, to say the least. The 2012 fall river steelhead fishery ranks 12th when compared to 15 previous fall runs.
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The DNR is stocking larger walleyes in the fall.You get the sense from Hoosier biologists that good things are beginning to happen for northern Indiana walleye anglers.
Not that they arent improving, but biologists seem to be getting a better handle on what it takes to produce even better fishing.
One of those is how fish are stocked. There is very little evidence of natural reproduction in our waters so a fine-tuned stocking approach is required.
Historically, Indiana has thrown a lot of tiny walleyes in the lakes then kept their fingers crossed that they would survive. Some did. Most didnt.
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Mangus with a C flash bass.I know the bass fishing season is behind us, but its time to let the cat out of the bag about one of Michianas hottest lures.
With all due respect to anglers who have kept it a secret, the C Flash crankbait is something you need to know about and put at the top of your Christmas list this winter.
Its won a lot of bass tournaments throughout Michiana the past few years including this season - yet most of the successful anglers arent talking about them. You can bet that the top tournament anglers are throwing them and will be using them again (secretly) next year.
I bet theyd catch walleye and steelhead, too!
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Trout, salmon, muskies and panfish are keeping anglers satisfied during the wet, windy weather.
Despite low numbers of trout and salmon that have entered the St. Joseph River this fall, the catches have been pretty good throughout the system.
Dick Parker of Central Park Bait in Mishawaka says a fair number of steelhead and salmon are being taken by anglers. Similar reports are coming out of Niles and Berrien Springs.
However, the steelhead run remains disappointing; less than 900 have been recorded passing the South Bend ladder, well below average. Salmon are helping the cause, as nearly 200 kings and 175 coho are roaming between South Bend to the Twin Branch dam.
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Cooler weather and recent rains have lured more salmon and trout up the St. Joseph River into South Bend and Trail Creek in Michigan City.
However, the steelhead counts at South Bend remain well below average.
Lake Michigan biologist Brian Breidert said that tape readings through Oct. 9 showed 207 steelhead, 78 kings, 64 coho and 2 browns moved through the South Bend ladder during the previous two weeks. Fall run counts now show 797 Skamania, 122 kings, 155 coho and 3 browns have moved above the ladder.