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Fishing Reports |
Bass
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Wausau
Area Fishing Report
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6/27/08 |
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Hot
summer temperatures
have arrived, and
with them the exceptional
fishing the greater
Wausau area has to
offer. A host of species
are active right now
with something for
everyone available!
Downed timber has
been a magnet for
panfish as of late.
Work the wood with
small slip bobbers
and jigs tipped with
live bait; both bluegills
and crappies have
been present. A much
overlooked crappie
bite also is occurring
as schools of slabs
roam the deeper flats
and sections of channel.
Use quality electronics
to mark school of
fish and capitalize
by working the area
thoroughly with slip
bobbers and minnows.
Small countdown style
crankbaits with shiny
finishes also work
well for fan casting
areas and finding
active fish.
A
relative newcomer
to the North-Central
Wisconsin area, white
bass are becoming
plentiful and providing
good action. Look
for schools of whites
breaking surface as
they push minnows
up to shore. In-line
spinners, small crankbaits,
and popper-style surface
baits will all produce
fish.
Musky
activity continues
to provide anglers
with heart-pounding
excitement. With surface
temperatures well
into the seventy degree
range and the weed
beds in full bloom,
the surface bait bite
has been excellent.
Big muskies continue
to be up shallow,
in as little as only
two or three feet
of water, even during
mid-day. Both prop
style baits and walk-the-dog
lures are producing
action. Areas of downed
timber are also holding
numbers of fish and
should be worked thoroughly
with both surface
lures and musky-sized
spinnerbaits.
Bass
of both species are
currently active,
with a good largemouth
bite to be found while
fishing heavy “slop”.
One of the best times
for fishing the slop
is during mid-day
hours when the sun
is at its highest.
Large Texas-rigged
presentations as well
as weedless surface
baits are producing
good catches of fish.
The smallmouth bass
bite on top has also
been very good, with
areas of boulders
and rocks or shallow
timber adjacent to
current holding plenty
of smallies. During
mid-day hours work
these same areas with
an in-line spinner
or spinnerbait with
some fine bronzeback
action.
Anglers
looking to score with
the resident walleye
population should
begin by working the
channel edges with
live bait rigs or
jig and minnow combinations.
Areas containing structure
in addition to the
breaklines have been
holding the most fish.
Trolling has been
very productive for
walleyes and also
taking good catches
of bonus crappies
with them. A variety
of crankbaits will
produce action and
anglers should use
their electronics
to help determine
if the fish are tight
on bottom or suspended.
For
those looking to try
a new and exciting
outdoor adventure,
bow fishing at night
in the Wausau area
has been phenomenal.
Good numbers of carp
in the twenty pound
range are available
nightly, and larger
specimens over the
thirty pound mark
are present as well.
Wisconsin
Angling Adventures
www.wisconsinanglingadventures.com
715-297-7573
joelthemuskyman@charter.net
"Fishing's
our business...
and
business is good!"
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Chequamegon
Bay |
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| 11/25/07 |
*BRING
ON THE ICE!! Cold
temps are freezing
up the smaller inland
lakes, and there have
been a few people
venturing out on foot.
NOT ALL THE LAKES
ARE SAFE EVERYWHERE!!
Use a spud bar, and
check as you go. Some
lakes are still open
in places, other lakes
have from skim, to
up to 4 inches of
ice in places. Reports
have been good for
shallow water action
on Pan fish, Northern,
and some Walleye.
Bring your creepers,
it's glare ice conditions
most places.
*Chequamegon
Bay has seen a few
jiggers and trollers
venturing out when
the weather allows.
Splake, Browns and
a few Coho have been
caught. Caution is
the word out here,
and bring a shovel
or spud to clear open
the landings, and
a bucket of sand for
traction, but if the
weather cooperates,
early winter jigging
can be great! Stay
tuned for ice updates
as we get it!!
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on Chequamegon Bay,
Apostle Islands Lake
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ice fishing trip with
Captain Craig. Discounts
available with lodging/fishing
packages.
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Chippewa
Flowage Fishing Report |
10/28/07 |
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Upper
Chippewa Basin fisheries
report (Price, Rusk,
Sawyer Taylor and
inland Ashland and
Iron counties) -Fishing
activity has diminished
to near nothing on
lakes in the Park
Falls area, with most
anglers having winterized
their boats and put
them in storage until
spring. Nearly all
waterfront property
owners have removed
their docks and stored
them onshore in anticipation
of ice-up in the next
few weeks. There have
been a few diehard
musky and walleye
anglers still trying
their luck - but little
success has been reported.
The musky anglers
continue to drag large
suckers as it's become
almost too cold for
artificials to be
effective. The walleye
anglers have had limited
success using large
fathead minnows and
a slow presentation,
but the bites have
been light with a
lot of drops. Water
temperatures are now
in the low 40's and
cold night-time temperatures
have caused some skim
ice to form on small
ponds and shallow
bay areas. But for
the most part, lakes
remain open and several
weeks away from any
sort of ice fishing
activity. The brook
trout spawning season
is just past its peak,
which is typical for
the mid-November period.
The male brookies
exhibit some spectacular
spawning colors and
they may still be
viewed in their mating
rituals on many native
brook trout streams.
Look for the spawning
fish around gravel
areas in riffles in
the smaller tributary
streams. Observers
are reminded to watch
from a distance and
not disturb the fish
or these fragile spawning
areas - as this represents
the future of that
brook trout population
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Stevens
Point Area |
10/26/07 |
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Fall
is here and the “BIG
FISH” bite is
on. The past week
my Clients got to
enjoy the spectacular
colors of fall and
catch some “Hog”
fish. Walleye’s
up to 10 lbs. are
being caught right
now as the water temps
are low 50 degrees
and the fish have
the feedbag on big
time. We are catching
our walleyes using
a 1/8 oz. and ¼
oz. jig and minnow
combination. The key
is very large Red
tail Chub and Sucker
minnows in 4 to 6
inch size, fished
in hard bottom areas.
A sharp break containing
current is also a
bonus area where the
walleyes are staging.
We are also catching
walleyes in the 15
to 20 range using
this presentation,
so if you’re
looking for some fast
“rod bending”
action give this presentation
a try.
Crappies
and Bluegills continue
to bite in the submerged
timber in 5 to 10
feet of water. A 1/16
oz jig, tipped with
a small crappie minnow,
worm or plastic is
all you need to trigger
these fish into biting.
Smallmouth
Bass, Northern Pike
and Catfish continue
to be biting strong
also, it’s hard
to steer away from
BIG Walleyes we have
been catching but
other local fisherman
and friends have been
having great fishing
success also.
So
come and enjoy some
of the best fishing
you will experience
here in Central Wisconsin.
If you see me at the
launch or on the water
feel free to stop
and say HI for a current
fishing report, till
then keep a tight
line and I will see
you on the water…
.Gotta
go there BITING.
Kenny
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Waupaca
Area Fishing Report |
8/20/07 |
Anglin'
Adventures Guide Service |
The
low water levels are
getting even lower,
making a good number
of landings hard to
use. The high spot right
now is that the water
temperature is actually
really nice - much lower
than last year at this
time.Some weeds are
starting to die - at
least some of them.
this is normal for this
time of year, as we
actually are not too
far from Fall. The amount
of boating traffic is
starting to drop some,
which is good. We will
gradually start getting
more action from musky
and walleye from this
point forward.
Walleye action is still
much better in the evenings
and at night. This is
standard for this time
of year. The biggest
difference this year
is that minnows have
been working well for
some anglers all summer.
I have had some good
action on leeches and
crawlers also. It is
definitely still "weed
walleye" time,
as the best action both
at night and during
the daytime is around
weeds. Those of you
fishing with fatheads
will also experience
good northern action
on these weed edges
while walleye fishing.
Bass fishing action
remains spectacular.
Everything is working
- leeches and crawlers
for live bait, tube
jigs, crankbaits and
even spinners for
artificials. The fish
are everywhere from
5' to 20' of water.
Just fish the weeds
in 5 to 10' of water
for best action.
Panfish are hitting
as usual. Bluegills
are the easiest to
find at this time
of year. They are
in the weeds and in
brushpiles. You can
catch them in huge
numbers with waxies
or worms daily. The
crappies are in the
deepest weeds and
in deeper brushpiles.
Minnows best.
All in all, it should
be a good week for
anglers.
With this weeks future
weather forcast with
all the rain that
we should be getting.
This should really
help to bring that
water level back up,
which should also
bring some of those
deep fish up to the
shallows. So make
sure to watch for
fish location changes
throughout the week
as the water levels
increase, the fish
will also follow the
rising water and move
to the next available
cover.
Good luck and good
fishn'
ANGLIN' ADVENTURES
FISHING GUIDE SERVICE
with Steve Mortenson
920-231-7777
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Lake
Michigan Milwaukee |
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5/02/07 |
April
fishing continues very
good. Most of our charter
trips are catching limits
on Browns with a few
Rainbows, Lakers and
Chinooks. The water
flowing into Milwaukee
harbor is 52 degrees
and the lake is 46.
We have been fishing
the temp breaks in front
of the river mouth and
harbor gaps marking
fish at all depths.
Lots of bait fish around.
The south gap was very
good due to the northwest
wind pushing the warm
harbor out the gap.
Always consider the
wind direction and where
the best temp breaks
are created from the
movement of the water.
Our best presentations
are Yellow Bird planer
boards with 25 foot
leads behind the boards
and downriggers 20 to
25 feet down. Slide
Divers are producing
very well set to #1
with 20 feet of line
out. We had some fish
on downriggers but the
majority of fish came
in the top 15 feet on
Slide Divers and Yellow
Birds. The way I set
up a planer board is
with 20 lb. mono to
a 1/4-ounce bead chain
sinker. Use 8 feet of
18 lb. Seaguar Fluoro
Premier fluorocarbon
leader from the sinker
to a size #1 Cross Lock
snap and lure. The fish
have not been too particular.
Most 3-4 inch spoons
are taking fish. Some
of our best producers
have been Vulcan Silver
Sky, Nestor Wobblers
Sun Burn Glow sold at
http://www.badgertackle.com
Michigan Stinger Jawbreaker,
Tourney Winner and most
of their silver orange
spoons. There is also
Lake Trout being caught
in 40 to 80 feet of
water north of Milwaukee
I have no info on what
presentation or how
deep. Our best boat
speed was 2.0 to 2.4
mph. For cold water
keep your speed down.
Have a great fishing
season. Let's go fishing!!
Jim charters out of
Milwaukee, WI. with
Blue Max Charters. He
can be reached at 414-828-1094
or visit his web site
at http://www.bluemaxcharters.com
Copyright© 2007,
James J. Hirt, All Rights
Reserved.
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Sheboygan
/ Lake Michigan Spring
Report |
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4/28/07 |
Went
10 for 10 my first trip
of the season for our
two person limit. Took
a left
turn at the harbor mouth
this morning to the
golf course and fished
in 12 to 15
feet of water.
Caught 10 brown trout
in less than 2 hours
using a variety
of small stick baits
trolled behind planer
boards. The
largest trout
weighed about 7 pounds.
Water temperature was
48 degrees and the lake
water was cloudy.
What a great start to
the season
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Lake
Geneva Fishing Report |
8/08/06 |
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Aug
4th Fished Friday
with Glen Gast. Glen
has his own boat,
but decided this year
that he needed a little
help on spots and
techniques. He booked
a June trip in the
Spring and an August
Summer outing for
yesterday. He's also
going out with me
again in October for
some Fall fishing
tips and tactics.
Friday was a sunny
day, but we got lucky
with a west wind changing
to N/W and once more
to N/E.
Smallmouth Bass was
what we were targeting
fishing in 27 to 37
fow. Carolina Rigs
were working well
along with dead sticking
producing equally
as well. We managed
to boat 23 smallies
and had our share
of break offs. Anchoring
was the way to go
for us. Glen has been
an excellent pupil
and has improved on
his fishing skills
this year. Looking
forward to hooking
up again with him
in October.
August
5th Fished today with
a father and son team
Ron and Jeff Ocherlund
along with their friend
Frank Zummo. We were
out from 5:15 am till
12:30 pm. Even though
we weren’t targeting
pike it was hard to
get the message across
to the pike. Every
spot we fished the
pike seemed to show
up and put a temporary
halt the the smallie
action. Normally they
cruse in and raise
a little havoc and
cruse on down the
road with the smallie
action returning to
normal. Today they
were hungry and decided
to pick on us. Several
of today's pike were
ripped up pretty good
from prior hooking
and we also saw 3
others swimming the
surface having lost
the ability to stay
submerged.
We
did very well on the
smallies today using
the same tactics as
yesterday's approach.
Two of our spots today
were completely dead,
but we were able to
land on our feet working
other spots. Lost
count on the smallies
today, but I'm sure
were in the mid 20's
REMEMBER:
"Knowledge is
the key to successful
fishing."
See
you on the water,
Lee Borgersen
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