Lake Geneva Fishing Report 8/27/12 through 9/4/12
With the holiday weekend coming up, the boat traffic has dropped significantly but fishing remains excellent. Most of the fish are on the deep weedline in 20-25 ft of water.
Largemouth bass are being caught either by Trinkes or the Military Academy. The best depth is 21-25 ft of water. They can be caught either by drop shotting or lindy rigging nightcrawlers. The best time of the day is first light as most of the success is coming before 8 a.m. For drop shotting, fish your worms Wacky style and use a green pumpkin color. Keep moving to find the active fish, most of the fish are biting very subtle.
Bluegill fishing has been excellent. The best depth has been 22-28 ft of water. Some of the fish are suspended, but I prefer to fish them right on bottom with a lindy rig. Most of the success is coming near the Yacht Club or by the Military Academy.
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Lake Trout fishing has been very good. They are being caught 90 ft down in 112 ft of water. Most of the fish are being caught on nickel/blue or nickel/green spoons. You want to troll the main lake basin for the best success.
Northern Pike action has been slow. I tried for them for 2 hours on Saturday without success. The fish were down there, but they weren’t biting. I tried by Fontana Beach and the hump in Williams Bay. I can’t come up with an explanation for the lack of bite.
Smallmouth bass have been biting well. They are on the mid lake humps in 21-25 ft of water. They can be caught by either drop shotting Wacky worms in green pumpkin or Lindy rigging nightcrawlers. The best location has been by the Military Academy or by Yerkes Observatory. The fish are on the deep side of the weedline. For the lindy rigs use a 24-36 inch Snell.
Rock bass are everywhere in 20 ft of water plus. You need to move around to find the larger fish but it’s easy to get them to bite. I’m using a split shot rig with a nightcrawler.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050