PERCH - THE PERCH FISHING REPORTS HAVE BEEN PRETTY DECENT FOR THE MOST PART, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WILLING TO STAY MOBILE AND SEARCH A BIT. AREAS TO TRY FOR PERCH INCLUDE SAWYER HARBOR, LITTLE STURGEON, RILEY'S BAY, THE STURGEON BAY FLATS, AS WELL AS AREAS IN AND ALONG THE STURGEON BAY SHIPPING CANAL. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN A FEW REPORTS TRICKLING IN FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE CHAUDOIR'S DOCK AREA. LEAF WORMS, CRAWLER PIECES, AND FAT HEAD MINNOWS ARE THE LIVE BAIT OF CHOICE UP TO THIS POINT. OF COURSE CASTING WITH SOFT PLASTICS IS A SUPER FUN AND VERY PRODUCTIVE WAY TO CATCH A BUNCH OF PERCH.
KINGS/RAINBOWS/COHOS - OUT ON THE BIG LAKE, THE FISHING HAS BEEN GOING QUITE WELL OVERALL ON A PRETTY NICE MIX OF KINGS, RAINBOWS AND SOME BONUS COHOS. ACTUALLY, THERE ARE MORE COHOS AROUND HERE THAN MOST FOLKS THINK. YOU MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT RUNNING SOME TRUE COHO RIGS LIKE THE OL’ RED STUBBY FLASHERS AND PEANUT FLIES. 100 TO 150 FEET OF WATER WOULD STILL BE A GOOD STARTING POINT, BUT DON’T BE AFRAID TO HEAD EAST TO SOME DEEPER WATER LIKE OUT TO THAT 300 FOOT MARK. GENERALLY, THE TOP 30 FEET OF THE WATER COLUMN WITH BRIGHT COLORED SPOONS IS A GOOD BET FOR THOSE STEELIES. SCATTER YOUR BAITS THROUGHOUT THE TOP 60 OR 70 FEET OF THE WATER COLUMN FOR THE KINGS AND COHOS.
BASS - THE BASS FISHING REPORTS HAVE BEEN A BIT MIXED DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF THE COUNTY YOU ARE IN, BUT OVERALL THE FISHING CAN BE CLASSED AS GOOD. WE WOULD SAY THE BEST BITE IS STILL COMING FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY, FROM EGG HARBOR NORTH ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE THE WIND IN YOUR FAVOR. CONCENTRATE YOUR EFFORTS ON THOSE WIND-BLOWN AREAS THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THAT HAVE NICE BOTTOM TRANSITIONS LIKE ROCK-TO- SAND AREAS AND CHANNEL CUTS AND FISH THOSE AREAS SLOWLY ONCE YOU FIND THE FISH. HOWIE SHORTY TUBES, NED RIGS, KEITECH PADDLE TAILS, HAIR AND MARABOU JIGS, DARK SLEEPER STYLE BAITS AND OF COURSE ON THOSE WINDIER DAYS, SPINNER BAITS, CHATTER BAITS AND JERK BAITS LIKE MEGABASS WORK EXTREMELY WELL.
PIKE - THE PIKE FISHING IS STILL GOING STRONG ACCORDING TO REPORTS. SOME AREAS TO CHASE THEM AROUND IN THE SPRING INCLUDE THE LITTLE STURGEON AREA, SAND BAY AND RILEY'S BAY, SAWYER HARBOR, INCLUDING THE PARK SHORELINE AND RIGHT IN DOWNTOWN STURGEON BAY IN AND ALONG THE SHIP CANAL. CASTING AND TROLLING LARGE CRANK BAITS, SPOONS, SPINNER BAITS AND LARGE PLASTICS, ALONG WITH DRAGGING AROUND SUCKER MINNOWS IS ALWAYS A GOOD BET THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE LOCAL GUIDES, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL AND VISITING FISHERMEN THAT SHARE INFORMATION WITH US SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE AND INFORMATIVE REPORT POSSIBLE. AND THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF THE FISHERMEN THAT PATRONIZE OUR STORE. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
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