OUTDOOR NEWS - FISHING INFO

Manitowoc Co.

• Throughout the past couple weeks, fishing pressure has continued to drop. The beginning of this week was slow, yet again. Both Manitowoc and Two Rivers had very little luck, as the weather was still unfavorable and causing rough water on the Lakeshore.
• Towards the end of the week, when the Salmon Derby started, fishing had picked up in Two Rivers. Manitowoc, however, was still slow and many boaters returned with little to no fish and were moving to either Two Rivers or Sheboygan. The anglers in Two Rivers were catching mostly King Salmon. Most of the fish were between 28 and 35 inches. Many anglers stated that the depth of water did not matter, but fish were only biting at the bottom. Most found luck using any lure that was bright colored like yellow or red.

Kewaunee Co.

• Weather made fishing quite difficult this past week in both Kewaunee and Algoma, in part because of the storms and also because of the cold water temperatures that followed. Boats were marking surface temps of 44-48 degrees outside of the piers, and not a whole lot of warmer water until 200+ feet. Fishing reflected this, as most catches were one or two fish, if that. There was no pattern in presentation or location that seemed to make a difference, but toward the end of the long weekend some anglers did manage to find some fish. Deeper water, from about 150-250 feet, produced mixed bags of mostly rainbows and chinooks with some cohos thrown in. Fish were caught on a wide variety of presentations, with some anglers catching both chinooks and rainbows all on 3-6 color lead cores, some getting all their fish on deeper set-ups, and some catching them on a mix of everything. Spoons in blue or green seemed to be the best bet for getting active fish to hit. This weekend also saw the access to the Kewaunee pier unlocked, with many anglers taking advantage of the opportunity but having no fish to show, the same as in Algoma.

Sturgeon Bay

• Bad weather had made for few opportunities for fishing in Sturgeon Bay over the past week, but toward the weekend, some anglers were able to get out with some success. Smallmouth fishing was hit or miss, with some anglers only catching a fish or two, and some catching upwards of 30, and the best lure for those that caught fish was a tube jig, but small swim baits caught smallmouth as well. No boats coming off the Lake Michigan side reported much success out of Sturgeon Bay, any fish that were caught were without much of a pattern before the weather turned nice. Some anglers were able to catch perch in the shipping canal on live minnows, with a few keeper-sized fish being caught. Many of the perch anglers were reporting were small, but they were catching quite a few of them.
• Shore angling continues to be consistent around Sturgeon Bay as well, with the best setup still being a bobber with nightcrawler. Smallmouth, rock bass, perch, and some other random fish can be caught at Sunset Park or Stone Quarry Landings, and some perch were also caught from shore near Sawyer Park Landing using live minnows. Anglers have been catching fish at any time of day, when the weather cooperates, so there should be plenty of opportunities for some good shore fishing in the coming week.