Lake Geneva Fishing Report 8/31/15 through 9/6/15
Overall the fishing on Lake Geneva has slowed a bit. With the change in weather conditions, the fish are starting to go from their deep water summer haunts to the shallow weedlines. The best bite on the lake is largemouth bass.
Largemouth bass can be caught by Trinkes or in Geneva Bay in 15-20 ft of water. The best presentation is dragging foot ball head jigs tipped with an Arkie Crawlin grub in green pumpkin. The fish are located in the hard sand bottom pockets in the weed flats.
Walleye fishing has been good at night when the winds are blowing. The fish can be caught by the channel at Abbey Harbor or by Trinkes weed line. At Trinkes you want to troll large Rapala’s in chrome/blue and chrome/black. If you are fishing Abbey Harbor try using lindy rigged leeches. The best depth is 15-20 ft of water in either location.
Bluegill action has been very good in 16-19 ft of water. You want to fish the bluegills by Elgin Club and by Gage Marine. The best bait is leaf worms on a split shot rig straight beneath the boat.
Smallmouth bass fishing has been improving. They are relating to deep water structure in 22-30 ft of water. The best location has been by the Highlands or by South Shore Club. They are following the pods of shiner minnows. As the water temperature cools the bite will improve as they move shallow. The best approach for the shallow fish is lindy rigging nightcrawlers or large fat head minnows.
Rock bass fishing has been good in the deeper water. The larger fish are found in the 22-30 ft depth range. They are biting on either nightcrawlers or fat head minnows. Try a drop shot rig or a lindy rig.
Northern Pike action has been above average in 28-33 ft of water. Use lindy rigged suckers right on bottom. Make sure that when you get a bite, you give the fish 30 seconds to 1 minute for them to eat the bait. Maintain a vertical hook set, this will eliminate the teeth from cutting the line. Look for the fish just east of Cedar Point or by Abbey Springs.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050