Good Morning,
Lots of people were on the water the last week. The rain we were supposed to get never really appeared and weather conditions were consistent for several days in a row. Its just what we needed to get the fish moving.
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Local Lakes:
The crappies are biting, but they can be spooked easily in the shallow clear water. Stay back and cast into them. On Okauchee; Icehouse, the Channel, Stumpy, Whitigers, and Garvin all gave up Crappies. Nagawicka, Kessus, Lake Five, Pine and the Nehmabin's were the other hotspots the last few days.
Bluegills are starting to get active. Schools of them are suspending near spawning areas as well as following the crappies in. Silver Lake, the Genessee Lakes, and the Phantom Lakes all had anglers with some success chasing bluegills.
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Gamefish:
Bass, Northern and Muskies (and even a few walleyes) are starting to patrol the shallows in a pre-spawn (for bass) and post spawn (for the pike and the muskies) pattern. Despite our late start and cool spring so far, I'd guess things will be just about normal for the opener.
If you're itching to get a start on gamefish season, you can take the drive up to the Fall River/Lazy Lake in Columbia county. This small shallow lake has open season on gamefish, and the Bass are biting. Jigs with pork/plastic chunk trailers and texas rigged plastic lizards are solid bets right now.
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Walleye/White Bass:
The Rock River continues to be high with fast current, but it appears to have crested for now. Shore fishing options are still limited given the flooding of the usual shorefishing areas.
Blackhawk Island is still flooded (as of this morning) and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department is asking anglers to avoid the area to reduce additional damage to the homes and property there. The Ft Atkinson area is generating the most consistent action, with spawned out fish using the area to feed up. Jigs with Minnows or Plastics are catching alot of the fish during drifts through slack water.
The fishing in the Dells is starting to slow down, but anglers are still catching fish. Drifting with Lindy rigs appears to be the hottest pattern right now.
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Crappie Contest:
The crappie to beat in our biggest crappie of the sping contest is 14" 1.4lbs. That can be beat.
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