Nolin Lake Fishing Report: May 10, 2018

by Terry Watts:
Fishing has been good this week.  Nolin is clear, a bit over summer pool and falling.  Surface temps are right around 70 degrees.

Bass are taking a variety of lures.  A white spinnerbait or chatterbait continues to be very good.  A slow, steady retrieve works best with the bait being just out of sight.  A paddle tail swimbait trailer adds to the presentation.  Jigs and chunks are working well off rocky points.  Black/blue flavors are good as are green pumpkin.  Slowly crawling the jig has been a good retrieve.

​Crappie, for the most part, seems to have moved off shore into deeper water.  Spider rigging with minnows or jigs has been a productive technique with dedicated crappie anglers.  Look for crappie to be suspended over deep structure.

White bass can still be caught in the river.  Try fishing channel bends with a 1/8 ounce grub or white rooster tail spinner.  White bass activity appears to be picking up in the main lake.  

A few elusive walleye have been caught casting crankbaits.  Brightly colored lures in chartreuse, pink, purple or red are productive. Weight forward spinners with a crawler or jigs tipped with a minnow are good live bait choices.  Mud points near deep water are good walleye locations.

Wear your PFD and take Mom fishing this weekend!