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Fishing Lakes
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
Bluegill fishing has been great on many
Wisconsin lakes. The best action found around weed beds in 8
to 12 feet. Smaller gills found in the shallows pestering the
bass spawning beds. A small jig or hook baited with a giant
redworm, leaf worm, small leech, or waxworm suspended under a
bobber has worked well.
White bass action great on the Rock and Wolf rivers.
A three-way rig with a streamer fly and a pencil sinker baited with
a large fathead minnow has worked best.
Smallmouth bass action has been steady. Many of
these fish are spawning, so please practice catch and release. Look
for them near rocky areas, points and along breaks. Casting tube
jigs, drop-shot rigs, skirted grubs and jerk baits has worked well.
A leech, nightcrawler, fathead or red-tail chub fished on a jig or
live-bait rig also effective.
Largemouth bass action has been very good on many
lakes. Look for them near weeds, piers or wood. Casting Texas-rigged
plastics, wacky worms, jig-and-craw chunk combos, swim jigs, spinner
baits, and crank baits has worked well. Largemouth are also in
spawning stages, so practice catch and release.
Walleyes found around shallower weed beds and rock
bars during early morning and evening. During the day, look for them
around structure in 12 to 20 feet. A jig, live-bait rig or
slip-bobber rig baited with a leech, nightcrawler, jumbo fathead, or
small sucker or chub will work best.
Northern pike very active around weed beds with
panfish present. Bigger pike were found along drop-offs. A medium
sucker, chub or large golden shiner baited on a hair jig or
suspended under a bobber will work best.
Musky fishing has been slower. Many anglers reported
follows with a few takers. Casting 5- to 6-inch bucktails, twitch
baits and plastic baits will trigger muskies.
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.