Central Wisconsin Outdoor Report
Musky fishing is heating up and our bear baits are being destroyed as we head into the first week ofSeptember.
With water temperatures now in the mid 60’s the fall musky bite is just starting to heat up. In addition to that, anxious hunters are waiting for the 2015 opener of the Wisconsin bear season, and with less than a week to go things are shaping up for another great season.
Our bait stations are regularly being hit during the daytime hours by multiple good sized bears. Most of this activity has come from diligent scouting and regular baiting of these locations. Now with limited time until the opener we can only wait and see what our efforts have done to see if we will be successful.
Musky action has been pretty good this past week with multiple fish on jerkbaits and bucktails along with a few fish still being caught on topwater baits like the Fat Bastard made by Lake X Lures. Most of the fish are still holding in weeds along with a few fish now being caught by working the river channel edges in 7 to 10 feet of water.
Action for bass has been pretty good this past week with numbers of fish being caught. Most of the action has been by throwing deep diving crankbaits to submerged structure in 4 to 8 feet of water.
Panfish have been aggressive and taking the lead have been big bluegills. Most of the larger fish have been holding in 6 to 8 feet of water in and around submerged wood. You can still find plenty of bluegills in and around weed beds right now but most of those fish are going to be the smaller 5 to 7 inch variety.
Have a great week,
Phil Schweik
Licensed Wisconsin Fishing and Hunting guide
Hooksetters Guide Service www.hooksetters.biz