Lake Geneva Fishing Report 8/6/17 through 8/13/17
Fishing on Lake Geneva remains very consistent. Even with the cold front that came through this past week, the fishing was only minimally affected. The summer patterns are in full swing. The biggest fish are deep, greater than 20 ft. for most species.
I’ve been catching some very nice largemouth bass in 21-22 ft of water by Stone Manor and Linn Pier. The bigger fish are coming off a drop shot rig in green pumpkin or root beer with red flake color. The dropper length I prefer is 1 foot beneath the hook.
Bluegill fishing has been fantastic by Elgin Club and by Gage Marine. Like the largemouth bass, the best depth is 21-22 ft of water. They can be readily seen on your Humminbird graph. The best approach is a simple split shot rig fished straight beneath the boat with a tight line. Use trout worms or leaf worms for the best action.
Lake Trout fishing remains a hot bite on the lake. The fish are in the main lake basin between Conference Point, Cedar Point and Black Point. I like to fish a circle around these points. The early morning hours seem to produce the most fish. The fish are located 69-70 ft down in 108-110 ft of water. Silver spoons fished behind a small dodger have been working as has the dodger and fly combination that you would use on Lake Michigan.
Smallmouth bass fishing continues to be challenging. The best action has been by the Yacht Club or by Elgin Club. The fish have been very spread out and hard to pattern which is typical for this time of year. They are busy chasing the pods of bait fish so you need to find those first. Try for them using a small grub or white hair jig. The depth I’ve been finding them is about 15 ft down in 25 ft of water.
Walleye fishing remains excellent at night. Large Rapalas trolled 170 ft back from the planer boards has been producing good action. The best location has been in Trinkes Bay or by Abbey Springs.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 262-728-8063