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A group of us will be fishing LOW for the first time late June/early July. We will be fishing out of the Angle Inlet area. What are the water temp. and visibility like at that time of year? What techniques will be working at that time of year for walleye, crappie, smallmouth, northern, muskie? This will also be my first time fishing for muskie and northern. What # test line should I use? what about steel leaders? Any advice will be appreciated.<BR>Thanks.<BR>Greg <P>

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GregS,<BR>You sure have a lot of fishin' to get done. Most trips I've been on, we have only targeted one species. You may want to consider a shorter list. Less stuff to bring too.<BR>You'll have a good time, guaranteed!

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Walleyes this time of year at the Angle will be starting to pick up good out on the reefs. You can still find some in the sand bays, and rubble shorlines as well.<P>Northerns, and Muskie, you will want to primarily check out sand bays. West and South facing sand bays will be better as the sun gets to them the most, and will have the best cabbage growth. You want a steel leader for sure fishing these. I'd recommend 80-100lb line if you are using the super lines. Check out rock points that extend into the lake, Saddle weedbeds as well. It wouldn't hurt to check out a few of the reefs either, but these tend to heat up a little later.<P>Smallies will be starting to move deeper, but a few can still be picked of on rubble shorelines, points, and reefs. Muskies and Smallies tend to share the same turf.<P>I'm afraid crappies would be like looking for a needle in a haystack this time of year though, you might want to forget that one.<P>Have fun!<P>Oh, water clarity will be good this time of year, although it is tanic and fairly dark water. There won't be any algae bloom at this time. Water temps I would guess would vary somewhere around the 70 degree range.<P><p>[This message has been edited by widetrack (edited 03-09-2004).]

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Thanks a lot guys. I really appreciate the help! Any other advice for a LOW newcomer?<P>Tight lines!

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