April 30/May 1

I guided the same clients both days at Red Willow Reservoir, along with their friends on May 1. We caught good numbers of walleyes up to 24 inches, wipers up to 20 inches (including over 10 pounds a client lost ), northern pike up to 32 inches, largemouth bass up to 19 inches (including a few over 20 inches that threw the hook), white bass up to 12 inches, a few smallmouth bass and crappies.

We caught these fish using a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, a Reelbait Flasher Jig with a Berkley 3-inch Minnow grub, a suspending jerkbait, a lipless crankbait, a spinnerbait, a jig and plastic craw and a topwater plug. The fish were caught around main lake points, flats, underwater humps, along edges of creek channels, back in coves, and along the dam areas in depths of 15 feet or less. The surface water temperature is averaging around 60 degrees.

April 29

My brother Tim and I went fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the afternoon. We caught a Master Angler Wiper at 25 inches plus smaller wipers between 13 and 20 inches. We also caught good numbers of walleyes between 14 and 19 inches, northern pike between 12 and 30 inches, and a 17-inch largemouth bass. These fish were caught on a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner and a suspending jerkbait around main lake points, flats near deep water, mouths of coves, and along the creek channel edges. The surface water temperature is in the 60s.

April 28

I guided on Red Willow Reservoir and we caught a Master Angler Wiper at 26 inches, plus smaller wipers between 15 and 20 inches. We also caught good numbers of northern pike between 24 and 30 inches, walleyes between 15.50 and 18.50 inches, and a channel catfish around 26 inches long. The fish were caught on a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner and a suspending jerkbait around main lake points, flats next to deep water, underwater humps and back in coves. The surface water temperature was in the mid 50s in the morning and by late afternoon its was in the upper 50s.

April 27

I went fishing at Red Willow Reservoir in the mid afternoon for three hours. I ended up getting seven northern pike between 24 and 30 inches, three wipers between 16 and 20 inches, one largemouth bass at 18.50 inches, and an 18-inch walleye. I caught these fish around the points and flats in coves, and along the dam area using a suspending jerkbait, and jig and plastic combo. The surface water temperature is in the mid 50s.

April 23

I went fishing at a private sandpit lake in the late afternoon for a few hours. I caught over 20 largemouth bass between 10 and 19.50 inches around the first drop off next to flats, points, and brush piles. I caught these fish on a 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, suspended jerkbait, and jig and plastic combo.

April 16-18

I fished at two different private sandpit lakes in the late afternoon. I caught good numbers of largemouth bass between 9 and 18.50 inches, three walleyes at 25, 23, and 18 inches, and two crappie at 14.50 and 13.50 inches. I caught most of these fish on a suspended jerkbait, and a 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner around the windy points and flats next to deep water in depths of 20 feet or less. I also caught a few largemouth bass on a jig and plastic craw combo pitched into the cattails next to deep water.

April 15

I went fishing for a few hours in the late afternoon at a private sandpit lake. I caught 14 largemouth bass between 10 and 18 inches, and a nice Master Angler crappie at 16 inches, plus two smaller crappies at 14.50 and 14 inches. I caught them on a suspended jerkbait around the windy points and flats next to deep water in depths of 20 feet or less.

April 2

I fished at a private sandpit lake in the afternoon for a few hours and caught 17 largemouth bass between 10 and 19 inches. They were caught on a jig and plastic craw combo and a Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner pitched into the cattails next to deep water.

March 31-April 1

My brother Tim and I went fishing at three different private sandpit lakes in the afternoon. We caught good numbers of largemouth bass between 11 and 18.50 inches, and a 13-inch crappie, around drop-offs next to flats and points in depths of 20 feet or less. We caught them on a 3/4-ounce Lytle's Secret Tail Spinner, ReelBait Flasher Jig with Berkley Gulp! 3-inch Minnow Grub, and a few on a suspending jerkbait.

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