Lake Geneva Fishing Report 5.22.17 through 5.28.17
With the up and down weather patterns of last week, fishing has been rather inconsistent. Some days the fish are biting in 4-5 ft of water and other days they can be up to 20 ft deep. If we get some consistent weather, we’ll start to see the fish in their normal spring patterns.
Largemouth bass fishing has been average overall. The best action has come in the Abbey Harbor or in Geneva Bay by the Riviera pier. The best success has come off of split shot rigged nightcrawlers or 4 inch green pumpkin Senkos fished Wacky rig style.
Smallmouth bass have not started to spawn due to the cold water. The fish can be caught suspended throughout the water column on white hair jigs with a pink head. The best location has been by Elgin club or Maytag point. Another option is to fish Chompers fished on a football head jig and dragging them along bottom to imitate a crayfish. For this approach, main lake points have been yielding the majority of the fish. The best depth is 8-12 ft of water.
Rock bass fishing has been a little slow due to the water temperature. Fish can be caught, however the big numbers are still a couple of weeks away. Once the lake warms up, fishing for rock bass with improve dramatically. The best location has been by South Shore Club or by Elgin Club.
There are still some crappies being caught on the east shore of Williams Bay. They’ve become a bit more sporadic, but some are still available. They can be caught on Thill slip bobbers in 12 ft of water fished about 1 foot above the weeds using a fat head minnow. You can also try tube jigs or twister tails in smoke color suspended in the water column about 2 foot above the weeds.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call or text Dave Duwe at 262-728-8063