Central Wisconsin Outdoor Report
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Wow it’s been a crazy week in the Central Wisconsin area. Water temperatures have pushed up into the upper 70 degree range and the bite has taken a drastic turn. The walleye bite has been phenomenal this past week with several trips producing giant river walleyes in the 5 to 8 pound range. The most productive bite has been by working heavy current areas in 5 to 8 feet of water with jig and minnow combinations early and late in the day. The crappie bite has been pretty good this past week with several decent outings producing nice catches of fish in the 9 to 11 inch range with a few bonus 12 and 13 inch fish. Most of the action is coming by drifting 12 to 16 foot river edges with 1/16th and 1/8th ounce jigs that are tipped with fathead minnows. In addition to the good crappie bite we are still getting in on some fantastic bluegill action. A lot of the bluegills at this time of the year are being caught by working deeper water structure with tiny custom weed less jigs from Rick Jaroch at Baitmaker Tacklerickjaroch@facebook.com that are tipped with a piece of crawler. With the warm weather and water temperatures now in the upper 70 to lower 80 degree range we have stopped musky fishing. Warm water temperatures are pretty hard on big fish at this time of the year. However, there is a fish that loves warm weather and if you want a real treat try giving catfishing a try. These feisty fish will really test your stamina. All you need is a simple setup of a hook and sinker rigged up with either a gob of crawlers, a few leaches, of a chunk of chicken livers and you’re good to go. Toss this into the deepest hole in the river and get ready for some arm wrenching action. Local bass anglers have been having a great week catching lots ofsmallmouth and largemouth bass 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 only a little over one month away and bear hunters are busy baiting location with high anticipation of a successful season. With numerous bait stations already set for the upcoming season and lots of activity watch for upcoming posts to see photos of the bears that we have coming into our setups. Have a great week, Phil Schweik |
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