High winds and the water temp falling a few degrees made for tough fishing conditions this week, and most anglers went home with their tails between their legs.

There has been a very early bass bite in Johnson's Bay; senkos and creature baits were picking off both small and largemouth bass.

Trout were difficult to come by, but trolling 3 to 4 colors of lead core with Kastmasters and crawler/dodger combos in the main channel produced some action and rainbows to 4 lbs. were reported.

Crappie still not going off as yet, but some were caught in the narrows with mini jig/crawler combinations.

Bow fishing was good around the island early, with groups of carp feeding on the surface, but poor water clarity hindered the action some.

A number of catfish were caught in the backs of shallow coves, but water temp needs to come up a bit for the kitties to really start chewing. Only an handful of redear and bluegill were reported at the boat launch.