Lake Geneva Fishing Report 8/26/13 through 9/2/13
Fishing on Lake Geneva has been really inconsistent for the past few days. The cooler temps have affected the deep water bite for bass. There is hot weather predicted in the coming days so that bite should become better in the week to come. As Labor Day is fast approaching, I expect some of the fish to start moving into their fall patterns so we will be watching for those transitions in the next couple of weeks.
The smallmouth bass are still biting in 20-25 ft of water. The only real issue is that the schools aren’t nearly as tight as they have been. You need to keep searching for the fish. Most trips this past week, I tried as many as a dozen spots to catch a dozen fish. The best bet continues to be lindy rigged nightcrawlers or lindy rigged yellow perch caught in the lake. Look for them near Black Point, Conference Point and near Gage Marine.
The best bite for largemouth bass is in 8-10 ft of water around the piers. The best location is on the north shore from Coleman’s point down to Elgin club. The best approach is lindy rigging small Yum Dingers or Yum Houdini Worms. The best color is green pumpkin or watermelon seed. While fishing for smallmouth bass, I have been catching a few largemouth in excess of 5 lbs. They are few and far between so I really wouldn’t call that a pattern. If you are interested in largemouth stick to the piers.
Bluegill action has been exceptional in 18-21 ft of water. The best location has been by the Military Academy, Elgin Club or Fontana Beach. They are aggressively hitting leaf worms straight beneath the boat. With the warmer weather forecasted, the pattern won’t change and the bite should get even better.
Northern Pike action has been very slow. There are a few fish being caught in 35-38 ft of water. The best location has been by the sand bar in Williams Bay or the boat launch by Fontana. The best approach remains lindy rigged medium suckers.
Walleye fishing has been very good at night. The weed flats by Trinkes and Williams Bay has been producing most of the action. Trolling stick baits like Smithwick Rogues or Rapalas have been producing most of the action. You want to troll your lures in 15 ft of water half way down in the water column.
Lake Trout fishing has been very productive in the main lake basin. They are consistently biting on chrome/blue and chrome/green spoons. The best depth is between 69 and 79 ft down in 110-140 ft of water. The key is the early morning bite when the fish are off the bottom and suspended in the water column.
The open water season is fast approaching the end. Make sure to book your last trips in the coming weeks. Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050
Daily Reports
8/24/13 - Lake Geneva, sunny, 78 degrees, water temp 76 degrees, winds E at 5 mph. Caught 8 smallmouth and 3 largemouth. Out of all the bass we caught only 2 were legal. Fishing was very tough, with the forecasted warmer weather, fishing should improve on the deep bite. Today most of the fish were caught in 25 ft of water near Black Point.
8/23/13 - Lake Geneva, sunny, 80 degrees, water temp 76 degrees, winds E at 5 mph. Caught 7 smallmouth and 3 largemouth. Again, fished numerous spots with limited success. Most of the action came on lindy rigged yellow perch. The best location was by Gage Marine.
8/22/13 - P.M. Lake Geneva, sunny, 85 degrees, water temp 76 degrees, winds SW at 10 mph. Caught 8 smallmouth, the biggest was 19 inches and 4 largemouth. With the cooler weather lately, the bite has been inconsistent. All the fish we caught were in 21-25 ft of water. The best locations was by Fontana and Black Point.
8/22/13 - A.M. Delavan Lake, cloudy and rainy, 70 degrees, water temp 75 degrees, SW winds at 5 mph. Caught 16 largemouth, 2 were legal and a bunch of bluegills. Unlike Lake Geneva, the fish are biting very well. The fish were in 10-20 ft of water on the weed points. The best location was west of Willow Point and by the Oriental Boat house.
8/21/13 - Lake Geneva, sunny, 90 degrees, SW winds at 15 mph. Water temp 76 degrees. Fished all day for 5 largemouth bass and 3 smallmouth. 2 of the largemouth were over 5 lbs, which was the only saving grace. Fished throughout the whole lake in 15-25 ft of water. The fish have been off for a few days now.
8/20/13 - Lake Geneva, sunny, 80 degrees, SW winds at 15 mph. Water temp 76 degrees. Caught 6 smallmouth bass, 3 were legal, plus caught 3 largemouth bass. Fishing has slowed a bit. I fished about 8 or 9 spots throughout the lake. The fish I caught were in 21-25 ft of water. I fished from Conference Point to Black Point to Fontana.