Fall is definitely here to stay. At the beginning of the week, daytime temperatures were in the 60's, and overnight temps in the 50's. By mid-week, daytime temperatures dropped to the mid-50's, with overnight temps in the 40's. There is starting to be more and more golden leaves in the landscape.

Guide report:
Muskies are being found in rock piles with deep water access, northern pike are in pockets with lily pads, smallmouth bass are on deeper rock piles (15 - 20 feet) and walleyes are in their typical fall patterns.

The picture at right is Sandy Cross (West Bend, WI) with a 49 inch muskie caught last week. As with many of our muskies this summer, Sandy caught it on a small 3/8 inch spinnerbait.

Some of this week's other nice catches are:
Becky Nicpon (Bolingbrook, IL), a 36 inch northern
Joel Jennings (Bloomington, MN), a 40 inch muskie
Ben Haugle (Houston, TX), a 22 inch walleye
Jon Hiser (Midway, AR), a 15 inch smallmouth
Millie & Howard Segal (Golden Valley, MN), a 32 inch northern and a 16 inch smallmouth bass
Jody Jennings (St. Louis Park, MN), a 20 inch walleye
Chris Haller (Salt Lake City, UT), a 32 inch northern
Dixie Boring (Brainerd, MN), two 35 inch northerns
Don Pannier (Geneva, IL), a 40 inch muskie and a 27 inch walleye
Gene Parker (Naperville, IL), a 16 inch smallmouth bass