Lake Michigan Outdoor Fishing Report

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Lake Michigan Outdoor Fishing Report

Southern Lake Michigan Fishing Report: February 2, 2010

Kenosha Co.
No report.

Racine Co.
Reefpoint Marina in Racine generally has 6-12 inches of ice, but use caution as there are some open areas. Anglers in the marina have been catching a few browns, rainbows, and northerns either on spawn or shiners under tip-ups or jigging. Ice is not safe in the small boat basin near the launch. The Root River is open from the Horlick dam through Colonial Park, but flows are fairly low.

Milwaukee Co.
In Milwaukee open water anglers fishing the Menomonee River at the MMSD offices have been catching a few browns, rainbows, and northern pike. The river under the Hoan bridge is currently iced up and unfishable, and the boat launch at Riverfront is unusable. McKinley Marina has approximately 8-9 inches of ice, but aerators are keeping some areas open. Both browns and rainbows have been taken through the ice at McKinley, but fishing has been relatively slow.

Ozaukee Co.
In Port Washington open water anglers have been catching a few browns near the power plant discharge. Both spawn and plastics have produced fish. The west slip is open, but the north slip is not fishable. The ramp in Port is still closed off for construction.

Sheboygan Co.
No report.


Green Bay Fishing Report: February 24, 2010

Little Sturgeon Bay
Whitefish have been the most productive over the last week with good catches of fish starting around Lime Kiln Road up to Sand Bay. Most anglers have been using jigging spoons or Genz worms tipped with a waxworm. Also anglers have been getting some perch inside the bay. There have been some reports of walleye biting up near Larson Reef.

Sturgeon Bay
Anglers have been fishing perch and northern pike off the State Park. The perch bite has been good, most anglers are using waxworms to catch fish. The pike action has been slow, golden shiners have been the best bait. Anglers have also been fishing pike at the yacht club with some success. Fishermen have been catching some smelt off the Stone Quarry over the last week with some good numbers reported. A ship had passed through the channel recently and broke up some of the ice; caution is advised.

Dykesville & Red River
Anglers have been catching perch and whitefish in good numbers in this area. Most anglers have been using a jigging spoon to catch both, but a small ice jig has been working well as well. Fishermen have been reporting fish in 15-30 feet of water.

Brown Co.
Perch and walleye are still the gamefish of choice at Voyageur Park. People are fishing in 10 feet of water with jigs tipped with minnows. Perch fishermen at Duck Creek are catching fish, although many are small. Sunset Beach is also producing perch by jigging with minnows, early and late bites seem to be best.

Oconto Co.
Oconto Breakwater Park is producing some whitefish as well as a few northern, with perch being present but a bit hard to get them to engage the bait. Oconto Parks I and II are also having limited success with pike, baits of choice are dead sticking smelt or using large shiners suspended a foot off the bottom.

Marinette Co.
Open water fishing at the Hattie Street Fishermen's Walkway is slowly improving for trout during the day using stick baits and twister tails. Pan fishing with jigs and wax worms in the slough areas of the lower Menominee is producing fish.

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