Lake Burton Fishing Reports – April 2021

Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain.

Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass bite has been good the last few days. We have been catching fish up shallow mid-morning in pockets. Topwater Heddon Tiny Torpedoes in clear and green have been working best. We have been working these around rocks and blowdown trees. We have also had some success using a Texas-rigged pumpkin-seed finesse worm. Try using these on long, main-lake points where the afternoon sun sets. These clay points warm the water and seem to be holding more fish. The bass spawn is right around the corner. Most of these fish should be pulled up shallow and offer some great bites.”

Trout: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The brown trout have moved up in the creeks shallow and are feeding on the blueback herring in 15 to 20 feet of water. Casting small jerkbaits and Rooster Tails had been the ticket. We have caught some bigger fish slow trolling nightcrawlers on crawler rigs. Look for this pattern to continue for the next few weeks.”

Walleye: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The walleye spawn should be winding down, and most of the fish seem to be up in the river channels and around the bank lines. These fish are hungry and will bite about anything they can get their mouths on. Trolling small crankbaits 2 to 2.5 mph seems to be the ticket. This bite should continue for the next several weeks.”