Lake Michigan Fishing Report 8/18/09

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Lake Michigan Fishing Report
August 18, 2009

Sheboygan Co.
In Sheboygan anglers fishing on the end of the south pier or halfway out on the north pier have been catching chinooks and browns. Both green & silver spoons and alewives have been producing. Sheboygan trollers have been taking mostly chinooks along with a few coho and rainbows, and the best catches have been in 40 to 70 feet of water on a variety of spoons and J-plugs.

Ozaukee Co.
Pier anglers in Port Washington have been catching chinooks on alewives and spoons, and shore anglers near the power plant have been taking browns and a few chinooks on spawn. Trollers out of Port have reported chinooks, coho, and browns taken 20 to 30 feet down in 40 to 70 feet of water. Green or orange spoons have produced fish, as well as glow-in-the-dark J-plugs.

Milwaukee Co.
In Milwaukee McKinley pier has produced some late night chinooks taken on glow-in-the-dark spoons. Browns have been caught from shore behind the Summerfest grounds, and a few chinooks have been caught off the pier in Grant Park on spoons. Trollers out of Milwaukee have been catching chinooks, coho, rainbows, and lake trout 25 to 35 feet down in 40 to 60 feet of water; and browns have been taken in the harbor.

Racine Co.
Shore fishing off the piers in Racine has been good, with chinooks and steelhead hitting glow-in-the-dark spoons. Shore anglers have also been catching browns in the harbor and in the lower stretches of the Root River. Trollers out of Racine have been finding coho, rainbows, and chinooks in as shallow as 20 to 30 feet of water either right off the harbor or north near Wind Point. Glow-in-the-dark spoons and J-plugs have been producing.

Kenosha Co.
In Kenosha brown trout fishing in the harbor has been hit-or-miss. On good days, shore anglers have taken fair numbers of browns on spawn sacs or white tube jigs. Shore anglers at the mouth of the Pike River have been catching a mix of chinooks, browns, and rainbows in the early morning hours and at night. Glow spoons have produced the best. Kenosha trollers have been catching chinooks, browns, and rainbows in around 30 feet of water off the mouth of the Pike River.