Central Wisconsin Outdoor Report 7-10-12
Strong walleye bite continues even as the weather heats up. We have been dong very well on walleyes in 6 to 10 feet of water working jigs tipped with crawlers and leeches along outside weed lines and channel edges.
The smallmouth bass fishing has been fantastic. We are doing very well on smallies running small crankbaits and/or jigs tipped with tube tails or twister tails in orange or yellow. We are concentrating our efforts on shallow wood and rocks in 3 to 5 feet of water associated with any type of current.
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The crappie bite has been very good and nice catches of slab crappies are being caught. We are suspended jigs tipped with small minnows or plastics about 4 to 7 feet down and slowly drifting over 12 to 16 feet of water.
Musky action has been very good this past week. Most of our fish have come on bucktails and top water baits worked very fast over weed beds and rocks.
The bluegill bite has been very good for our guides and clients with a good number of fish are starting to show up in their summer holding areas. Most of these big gills can be taken on a small jig tipped with a piece of crawler that has been dropped into submerged wood in 4 to 8 feet of water.
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Our bear baiting stations are doing well and we are seeing a number off different bears now hitting our locations on any given day. A lot of the activity is still during low light conditions and at night, but don't worry as the season progresses these bruins will start to get the itch to put on the feedbag and start to consume more during daylight hours.
Have a great week,Phil Schweik
Licensed Wisconsin Hunting & Fishing Guide
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