Slab crappies are meat eaters—sure enough minnow munchers. They take artificials well at times, especially jigs—but big crappie will turn their noses at even the best of the best crappie lures.

Some big walleyes were caught this week, including a 32.5-inch giant. In addition to walleyes and saugers, anglers are catching jumbo perch, eelpout, northern pike, tullibees, and an occasional ...