Wisconsin Fishing Reports
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5/14/2012 2:40:00 PMWith the cool nights, the water temperature hasn’t come up much. It is very typical for this time of year. The bluegills are shallow and the bass are cruising in 2-3 ft of water. The best bluegill action is in 2-3 ft of water in the channels. They can be caught on slip bobbers with a small ice jig. The best location i...
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5/14/2012 2:30:00 PMBy John Luthens I heard somewhere, or maybe I read it in a DNR publication, that every lake in the state must have at least one point of public access. Being a lazy journalist, I decided to not even check the facts. Because even if it is not true, I think it should be. Every fisherman should have a good boat landing. I’m n...
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5/14/2012 2:15:00 PMBy Professional Guide John Carlson The Crappie action is slowing a little but good numbers are still being found. Bluegill are really turning on with some really nice size fish being caught. The gills are really shallow and hitting just about anything that you throw at them. I have been using Wax worms on a plain hook about a foot under a fl...
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5/9/2012 1:15:00 PMHi Folks, Well we’ve had a wet start to the fishing season and anglers have been reporting mixed success from around the area. With the walleye spawn past us because of the early spring, it has been a learning experience for many anglers. Lake conditions are more in the line with mid to late May and water temps on the lakes I’ve been o...
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5/9/2012 10:55:00 AMBy Steve Suman We have enjoyed better weather for past game fish openers, but we have also had worse – and this year no anglers had to shovel snow from their boats before fishing. This week’s weather forecast is “okay,” with normal seasonal temperatures and maybe some rain. The following week shows a slight warming trend. ...
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5/8/2012 9:50:00 AMBy Professional Guide John Carlson For the most part it was a good opener for most fishermen here in Price County. The weather held off most of the day on Saturday and fish were willing to bite. The Crappie action was hot and a lot of fishermen took advantage of them being shallow and willing to eat. Most of the Crappie were being caught tight to ...
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5/7/2012 11:30:00 AMThe water on Geneva remains very cold for Opening Day. There isn’t much action on the main lake. Rock bass and perch were the only species biting in the cold water of the main lake basin. We tried for smallmouth bass without success. My friends were out there on Saturday as well and no smallies were caught with 8 peopl...
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5/7/2012 11:15:00 AMFishing season is officially open! Now if we could tell the fish that we’d be all set. Fishing is fairly decent but it would have been nice to see a bit more action this past weekend. We have these east wind that we can’t seem to shake. Once we get a more steady wind direction, fishing should improve. Largemouth bass...
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5/7/2012 11:05:00 AMBy Professional Guide Mike Mladenik The water temp on the Menominee River is 59 degrees and smallmouth are active. Smallmouth are cruising the shallows with the best baits being soft plastic jerkbaits and stick baits rigged wacky style. The smallmouth action has also been good on High Falls Flowage. Walleye fishing has been slow. Mike Mladenik h...
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5/3/2012 10:15:00 AMBy Professional Guide Jeff Winters Hi Folks. The count down to the 2012 open water fishing season has begun. Saturday marks the opener and it should be an interesting one. We've had open water around here since mid-March. Some lakes like Trout opened earlier than I've ever seen. For you anglers coming up, it should be some good ...