Local Fishing Report

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Becky Smith's

Fishing Report

6-28-08

Most of the boat launches are open on the area lakes, with a few that remain closed. These include Nemahbin, Ashippun, Lac La Belle, Fowler, and Lower and Middle Genesee. You can still carry in a boat on Lower and Middle Genesee. Some of the area lakes are still Slow No Wake. Stop in the shop or call the City Municipalities to see if there is still a slow no wake rule in effect on your favorite lake. Surface water temperatures on the area lakes were reported to be the lower 70’s.

Bluegill fishing was good on many of the area lakes pick your favorite lake and go! Bluegills were still in spawning stages on many of the area lakes. Look for the gills in the shallows, but the bigger gills will be found along weedlines in 10 to 18 feet of water. A small jig or hook dressed with a wax worm, giant redworm, leaf worm, or panfish leech has worked best. A jig and plastic combo tipped with a waxworm has also worked great. For shallow water gills, try using flies, poppers, or foam spiders.

Crappies were found around weeds in 8 to 15 feet of water. A 1/32 oz jig dressed with a small fathead minnow will work best for crappies. Cubby Mini Mites, Dick Smith’s Panfish Grubs, tube jigs, and hair jigs will also work well.

Perch have been caught from Lake Michigan. Look for the perch to be in 20 to 30 feet of water along the bottom. A jig tipped with a large fathead, small golden shiner, or crabtail will work best. Small spoons or blade baits will also work well.

Largemouth bass can be caught around weeds in 3 to 10 feet of water. Fish the pockets of the weeds using Texas rigged plastics, shaky heads, jig & pig combos, medium golden shiners or nightcrawlers. Casting spinnerbaits, crankbaits, Wacky worms, or swimming jigs around weeds or piers will also produce bass.

Smallmouth bass were active along the rock bars or steeper drop-offs. A jig or slip bobber rig baited with a leech, nightcrawler, jumbo fathead or small chub works great for smallies. Tubes, skirted grubs, Carolina rigged plastics, or drop shotting small plastics will also work well.

Walleye fishing was good on the area lakes, with many nice sized fish being caught. Look for them around weed edges or structure in 8 to 15 feet of water. A leech, nightcrawler, jumbo fathead, or a medium golden shiner baited on a jig or live bait rig will work best. Trolling crankbaits will also work well. Early morning and evening hours are the best times to target walleyes. Lakes to try are Pine, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Delavan, Waubesa, or Kegonsa.

Northern were active on many of the area lakes. Large golden shiners, medium suckers, or chubs baited on a live bait rig or slip bobber rig has worked best. Casting crankbaits, spinners, spinnerbaits, or chatterbaits around weeds will also work well.

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