Duck Bay Lodge guide report: muskies are being raised and caught in weedy bays with rocks; orange and black bucktails are productive. Northern pike are in deep weed beds in 4 - 8 feet of water; red and chartreuse spinner baits are working well. Walleyes are being found in 18 - 23 feet off shore breaks. Crappies are schooled up and being caught in large quantities. Pictured above are Janet & Jerry Nell with guide Kerry Taylor; in 4 hours they caught 100 crappies! Some other nice catches are:

Jolene Miller (O'Fallon, MO), 22 and 19 ½ inch walleyes

Pat O'Brien (Ballwin, MO), a 17 inch smallmouth

Duck Bay guide Sam Dornian, a 21 inch walleye

Tim Hopkins (Elburn, IL), an 18 inch largemouth

Tony Cross (West Bend, WI), a 33 ½ inch northern and 20 inch largemouth bass

Patrick Boehler (Fort Collins, CO), a 40 inch muskie

Nathan Szymanski (Bolingbrook, IL), a 36 inch northern

Sandi Cross (West Bend, WI), a 32 inch northern

Roger Cross (West Bend, WI), a 44 ½ inch muskie

Kerry Klimes (Phoenix, AZ) 43 ⅛ inch muskie

Lisa Blanchette (Merrill, WI), a 17 ½ inch smallmouth

Tony Cross (West Bend, WI), a 33 ½ inch northern

Kurt Blanchette (Merrill, WI), a 17 ½ inch smallmouth

Ken Klimes (Chesterfield, MO), 43 and 37 inch muskies

Brian Klimes (Willow Springs, IL), 42 and 39 inch northerns

Brian Garrity (Naperville, IL), a 47 inch muskie

Tyler Klimes (Willow Springs, IL), a 35 inch northern and 19 inch smallmouth

Jordan Klimes (Willow Springs, IL), 36 and 34 inch northerns

Steve Pacilio (Landisville, PA), a 39 inch muskie