FISHING NEWS: The spring Walleye runs are
picking up on the rivers. Even with some spots in Northern Wis. still having
ice on the lakes, it is rotting and turning black and should be considered very
dangerous with anglers falling through the ice in some counties. The Walleye run
is picking up in the Peshitgo, Menominee and Wolf rivers and fishermen are
flocking to the shores of the peak run. Fishing in the Wis. River had been good
this past week with the walleyes just about at spawn stage and numerous fish
being caught below the dams. There are a few sturgeon on the Wolf River, but
the water temperatures are still too cold for their annual spawning run. By the
way, the Wis. DNR is looking for individuals who are willing to babysit the
sturgeon during their spawning runs. Contact the DNR service offices to ask
about being a sturgeon watcher, as I did that for many years and it’s fun to
watch them at all hours of the day and night. Fishing in the Door County area
is improving as the spring temps warm the area. On the Bay side of the county,
there is still some spots with ice in the harbors, but the Sawyer Harbor ramp
was open and busy with most boats catching 2 or 3 browns. Along the Lake
Michigan shorelines the rivers are showing some signs of a mixed bag of
steelheads. The Sheboygan River and the Kewaunee County streams have been
producing a few steelheads and the occasional brown trout. Fishing pressure on
the Milwaukee, Menomonee and Root Rivers was lower this past week but the
pressure on the Oak Creek was heavy with some nice catches of rainbows landed.
Fishing in that Oak Creek area is really good for browns also at this time of
the season. East and West Twin Rivers have had a few fishermen trying their
luck on the steelhead and I have seen only a few fish caught. Hopefully this
coming week will be good with the weather warming up the water a bit.
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