Lake Geneva Fishing Report 8/6/12 through 8/13/12
Fishing continues to be very good on Lake Geneva. Based on the warm weather, you need to plan your fishing trips accordingly as the boat traffic can be intense.
Lake Trout fishing has been excellent. The best depth continues to be 90-100 ft down in 120-130 ft of water. Most of the action is coming off of a small Dodger and Fly or nickel/chrome or nickel/green spoons. The best location has been the main lake basin between Conference and Cedar Point.
Bluegill fishing has been very good. The gills are off the weedline in 18-22 ft of water. The best location is by Elgin Club or by the Military Academy. You want to fish leaf worms or red worms straight beneath the boat about 1 ft above bottom. You need to move around quite a bit to find the active fish, anchoring really isn’t an option. The schools have been very tight so finding the bigger fish is sometimes a challenge but if you start at Elgin Club and work your way west, you should have success.
Largemouth bass have been on the deep weedline in 25-30 ft of water. Look for the fish by Trinkes or by Colemans Point. The best approach is either dragging large football head jigs or Carolina rigging green pumpkin lizards. When Carolina rigging, I prefer a 24-30 inch 12 lb leader. Long casts and allowing the bait to go to the bottom is the best method.
Smallmouth bass fishing has been below average on the deep weedline. The fish have been very hard to pattern. The fish are there one day and gone the next. Some of the best action has come while drop shotting nightcrawlers or lindy rigging small yellow perch. The best location has been by the Military Academy or by Belvidere Park. The real big issue this year is that the fish aren’t schooled very heavy. Within the next couple of weeks, the fishing should improve.
Perch fishing has been very good. The problem has been catching fish to eat. Most of the fish are averaging 6-7 inches. The larger fish have been biting on larger minnows and golden shiners. Most of the fish are coming by Rainbow Point or by Knollwood. The best approach is fishing a slip bobber rig about 6 inches above the weeds.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water. For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050