Central Wisconsin Outdoor Report
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Wow it’s been another crazy week in the Central Wisconsin area. Cool nights dipping down into the 40’s whoever heard of that in August? Oh well the fish don’t seem to mind too much they still have to eat, right? I will tell you this; the cooler temperatures have been a pleasant surprise for the bear baiters! The walleye bite produced some good fish for us this past week with several fish in the mid to upper 20 inch range. The most productive bite has been by working slower current areas and eddies in 5 to 8 feet of water with jig and minnow combinations early and late in the day. The crappie bite remains steady with good catches of fish in the 9 to 11 inch range. Most of the action is still coming by drifting the 12 to 16 foot river edges with 1/16th and 1/8th ounce jigs that are tipped with fathead minnows. Bluegills are a favorite of many and this is a good time of the year to target them. A lot of the action at this time of the year is by working deeper water structure with tiny weed less jigs that are tipped with a piece of crawler. With the water temperatures that are still in the upper 70 to lower 80 degree range we are still not musky fishing. Warm water temperatures are pretty hard on big fish at this time of the year, and it can really stress them out. Not only that there is a much better time period to target them in about a month when they start to bulk up for winter.. Smallmouth and largemouth bass have been very active this past week on area waters. Most of the action has been by tossing topwater baits in and around submerged structure (rocks, wood) but a few nice fish are still coming on jigs tipped with beaver tails and creatures. The 2015 bear season is closing in fast and bear hunters are busy with baiting locations that they hope will produce a big bear for them this fall. We here at Hooksetters have numerous bait stations already set that are being hit by multiple bears, several of these are locations that have produced for us over the years along with a few “new” ones that we hope will produce for years to come. Have a great week,  |
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