Southern Lake Michigan Fishing Report 10/16/09

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Southern Lake Michigan Fishing Report: October 16, 2009

Kenosha Co.
In Kenosha a few chinooks and browns have been taken in the harbor on skein under a slip bobber. Water levels remain relatively low on the Pike, and fishing has been slow.

Racine Co.
Shore anglers fishing in the Racine harbor have been catching a few browns on spawn. Trollers fishing off Racine have been catching lake trout and a few coho 20 to 40 feet down in water 100 feet deep. On the Root River good numbers of chinooks, along with a few steelhead and coho, can be found below the Root River Steelhead Facility all the way down to the Main Street bridge. Spawn and skein have taken fish as well as large black or purple flies. In Colonial and Quarry Lake Parks, fish have been scattered and more difficult to locate, but there is a small concentration of chinooks below the Horlick dam. The Root River Steelhead Facility is now running. Join us at the Facility on Saturday, October 17, for an Open House from 9 AM - 3 PM. DNR crews will be giving tours of the facility and spawning demonstrations, and volunteers from local fishing clubs will be teaching kid’s casting, knot tying, fly casting, fly tying and more.

Milwaukee Co.
In Milwaukee trollers fishing in the harbor and around the gaps have been catching a few chinooks and browns. Shore anglers have been catching chinooks on spoons behind the Summerfest grounds and in the lagoon at Lakeshore State Park. Fishing has been slow in the Menomonee River and Oak Creek, but chinooks have been caught in the Milwaukee River in Kletzsch and Estabrook Parks. Black flies and spawn have both been productive.

Ozaukee Co.
Shore anglers in Port Washington have been catching a mixed bag of chinooks, coho, and browns near the power plant, and in the north slip anglers have been catching chinooks and coho. Spawn and skein have taken the most fish. Fishing on Sauk Creek has been slow, and water levels are low.

Sheboygan Co.
In Sheboygan shore anglers have been catching a few chinooks off the piers and in the marina. Spawn and crankbaits have both been effective. Water levels have come up somewhat on the Sheboygan and Pigeon Rivers, but levels are still low overall. In the Sheboygan anglers have been catching fair numbers of chinooks between Taylor Avenue and the Kohler dam. Most fish have been taken on flies, but spoons have caught some as well.