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Wisconsin may be known for
great Cheese and
Beer, but we also have a State covered with amazing
lakes. Most of our great lakes are located in
Northern Wisconsin, which features the
Minocqua
Lakes,
Hayward
Lakes,
Bayfield
County Lakes and
Door
County Lakes. Wisconsin Lakes are prime for
Walleye Fishing, Northern Pike Fishing and Bass
Fishing. With incredible fishing lakes like:
Lake
Geneva,
Castle Rock Lake,
Lake
Winnebago,
Green Lake and
the Great
Lake
Michigan, you are sure to catch your limit on these and
most Wisconsin Lakes. If you enjoy your stay at one
of our fine
Wisconsin
Resorts, you may be interested in searching for
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Lake Homes and
Lake
Property for sale on one of your favorite WI
Lakes. The
Wisconsin
Dells
is also one of the most popular tourist and vacation
destinations in the Midwest.
You can come to Wisconsin for the Cheese and Beer, but you
will stay for the Beautiful Wisconsin Lakes.
Wisconsin Fishing Report
Crappies found in shallow water on spawning
beds or suspended along outside weed lines in 10-15 feet. A 1
/32-ounce jig or Aberdeen hook baited with a small fathead or
rosy red minnow suspended under a bobber worked best. Casting
a 1 /32-ounce jig-and-plastic combo or hair jig baited with a
waxworm has also worked well.
Bluegill action best around green weeds in 4 to 12
feet. A small jig or No. 8 hook baited with a giant redworm, waxworm,
small leech or leaf worm suspended under a small bobber has taken
gills. Small jig-and-plastic combos, along with a black ant fly
baited with a waxworm, has also worked great.
Largemouth bass in spawning stages, so catch and
release of bass should be practiced. Look for them in warm water
areas near green weeds, piers and wood.
Smallmouth bass also in spawning stages. Look for
them around shallow rock bars or suspended along breaks or points.
Casting swim jigs, skirted grubs and tube jigs and suspending jerk
baits have worked. A Lindy rig baited with a leech, nightcrawler,
jumbo fathead or small red-tail chub works best.
Walleyes found around rock bars next to weeds in
8-18 feet. A jig, live-bait rig or slip-bobber rig baited with a
leech, nightcrawler, jumbo fathead or medium golden shiner will work
best. Casting or trolling stick baits or shad style-crank baits has
also produced.
Muskies most active around weed beds in 5-10 feet.
Casting 5-inch to 6-inch bucktails, twitch baits, glide baits and
swim baits have produced. Anglers reported having many follows, so
be sure to do a figure 8 on every cast. A 6- to 10-inch sucker or
red-tail chub rigged on a circle hook or quick-strike rig has also
produced.
Northern pike active around shallower areas,
especially areas with panfish. Bigger pike were found along the
drop-offs. A medium sucker or large golden shiner baited on a hair
jig or suspended under a bobber will work best. Casting Mepps
spinners, chatter baits, crank baits and spinner baits will also
produce pike.
Top
Wisconsin Bass Fishing Lakes
Wisconsin is known for
many great Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass fishing lakes.
These are just a few of the Best Bass Fishing Lakes in
Wisconsin.
1. Back trolling with
a slip-sinker rig is the best means of locating Walleye on
Wisconsin Lakes. Begin
your fishing trip by using bait-fish, but always carry a few
night crawlers or leeches. Sometimes when the fish are using
heavy cover such as weeds, stumps, or boulders, it may be
necessary to use a slip-bobber rig, which is most effective
when fished with natural bait in snag-infested locations.
Specialized jig heads which stand at a 45 degree angle when on
the bottom and tipped with a large minnow, can produce fish
when others fail.
2. When walleye are associated with aquatic vegetation, one
of the best techniques for night-time fishing is long-lining
with a minnow shaped floater-diver plug or a night
crawler-leech on a harness. Let out 120 to 150 feet of line
and troll the bait just above the weed line so it occasionally
touches the plants. After dark cast crank-baits over shallow
bars, land points and rock reefs for walleye.
3. When you get into mid-summer, one of the best places to
focus on is the deepest part of the lake and the adjacent deep
weedlines. This is by far the premium part of the lake where
the food chain is most active this time of year. Walleyes use
these areas to push bait into the bank and feed on them at the
base of the weeds.
4. The deeper you are fishing, the longer a fishing rod you
want for a good hookset. A longer rod is more flexible and
provides better leverage. Walleyes are finicky in mid-summer,
so use a 7-footer for bobber-fishing and deep rigging. If you
are long-line trolling, running boards or lead-core fishing,
you want a longer rod in the 8-foot range.
5. When the summer heat warms Wisconsin Lakes to peak
temperatures, usually in the high 70s, baitfish move from
their preferred weedy locations into the cooler waters of the
lake, making them easier to target. One of the best techniques
is to troll the outside of these weeds, which is usually 15 to
20 feet deep.