DNR FISHING REPORT ROGER'S OUTDOOR NEWS

Manitowoc Co. Manitowoc and Two Rivers have had some salmon action start to pick up as of last weekend. Both chinooks and browns have been caught upstream of the harbors in the East and West Twin Rivers. All reported fish from the West Twin River have been chinooks caught near the dams in Shoto on spinners, beads, and artificial spawn sacs, and fish have ranged from about 10 to 20 pounds. There haven’t been huge numbers reported yet, and some rain might be helpful to get more fish up, as no water was coming over the small dam as of Sunday night. The East Twin River has had a mix of browns and chinooks caught, but more fish can be seen sitting in pools farther downstream of the dam. Fish have been caught all the way up to the dam in Mishicot though, and the same tackle mentioned from the West Twin has been taking fish. Pier anglers have had no success this weekend for any species of fish, but some have reported silver fish jumping out of casting range. No interviews were recorded on the Manitowoc streams this week, but anglers have been reporting only a few fish being caught in the Manitowoc River via word of mouth. No interviews were recorded from boats fishing the lake this weekend either, likely due to strong easterly winds. Kewaunee Co. Action on the lake has been slow with very few anglers to report. Boats fishing shallow water and near the piers have been able to pick up the occasional 4 year old king while other boats are heading out to 400+FOW in search of rainbows and younger kings. Most anglers have been focusing their efforts on the piers. In Algoma a few kings have been caught in the morning off the south pier on spoons. The Kewaunee pier has been slow but not for lack of effort. Fly fishermen have been targeting the first few pods of kings moving upstream on the Kewaunee River with limited success. Look for salmon action to pick up as the water cools off and more chinook keep moving in for the fall run. Sturgeon Bay Bad weather has limited fishing opportunities in the Sturgeon Bay area for both boats and shore anglers. Very little success was reported by any boats coming off the Lake Michigan side, with only a single fish here or there reported. Perch fishing has slowed according to reports over the past week also, and fewer boats than normal have been out to boot. Some walleye anglers have had some success trolling crawler harnesses out on the bay in 20-30 feet-of-water, but they have also reported a lot of sheepshead and catfish bycatch. Shore anglers have had very limited success for smallmouth or any species besides gobies for that matter, as storms and changing weather seemed to scatter fish. Green Bay Fishing Report: September 12, 2017 Door Co. Fishing pressure was fairly low this past week in door county. Walleye fishing has been very good from Sturgeon Bay North to Sister bay and trolling, casting, and jigging methods have all been successful. The bite from shore has been best after dark and hit or miss during the day. Anglers have reported catching a few Walleyes from piers or structures adjacent to deep water using crank baits with a slow retrieval. The Smallmouth Bass fishing has been consistent and good with a better offshore bite in 15-30 feet of water. Anglers from shore have still reported a good bite but less consistent than the offshore bite. The Yellow Perch fishing was great this past week and some anglers reported catching limits while fishing in the Sturgeon Bay canal in town. Anglers having the best success have been mobile and finding active schools of feeding Perch. Salmon fishing pressure has been minimal out on the lake and most anglers have been fishing the Sturgeon Bay canal. Trolling spoons and deep crank baits has been successful, along with a fairly good bite from shore. Chaudoirs Dock – Most anglers were observed over the Labor day weekend and few anglers interviewed during the week. Anglers were after walleye with similar success, bringing in 2-4 fish per trip. Anglers also caught freshwater drum, white perch, and catfish. Some anglers were after musky but did not have any luck. Sugar Creek - No anglers observed. Rites Cove - No anglers observed. Little Sturgeon Bay – Few anglers were observed throughout the week. The ones interviewed reported targeting walleye with little to no success. Sawyer Harbor – An average of 4 trailers were observed during the week with little success. Few anglers were interviewed and reported targeting mostly walleye. Brown/Kewaunee Co. - Bay side from Sturgeon Bay area south Bayshore - Many anglers were interviewed over the Labor day weekend. Those who were out for walleye did not have as much luck as those who were out for perch. Many walleye anglers found themselves bringing in zero to 5 fish max. Perch anglers had better luck bringing in their limit or very close to. Towards the end of the week fewer anglers were observed, most going after walleye and found themselves coming back with 1 or 2 fish per trip. Anglers also reported catching freshwater drum and white bass. Suamico – Boat anglers were out targeting walleye and Muskie in force over the past week up in Suamico. The launch was at least half full during the week and spilled over into the over flow parking area during the weekend. Both groups of anglers found inconsistent success between boats. Some Muskie anglers found fish early on in the day while others struggled all day to locate fish. It was the same deal with walleye anglers, some had a few fish for the freezer while others couldn’t land a bite. Longtail Lauches- no anglers or trailers Metro launch – Inconsistent weather over the past week led to a low turnout for both boat and shore anglers. Only a few trailers were observed, No interviews taken. Only a couple anglers were out fishing from shore. They were in search for smallmouth bass and black crappie but came up empty. The launch had 2-5 trailers out during the week and weekend. Fox River Mouth – High trailer counts all week which ended up resulting in high number of interviews from pleasure boaters. With the nice weather we have had lately the public is getting on the water and enjoying the sun. As for anglers, walleye has been the main target with anglers launching from the mouth and running a couple miles north usually. Walleye angler have had a tough time finding decent numbers of walleyes and they are also struggling to keep the non-target fish off their lines, many times white perch or freshwater drum will hit their baits before a walleye has time. Shore anglers from the river mouth have still been doing good catching freshwater drum with the occasional channel catfish mixed in. The river’s water temperature is quite high right now with many anglers reporting 82-85 degree surface temperatures. Fox River- Almost all of my interviews from the upper portion of the river came from pleasure boaters with most of the anglers targeting fish out in the bay right now. Fish species that have been caught by anglers in the upper portion have been, freshwater drum, and channel catfish. Fox Point Launch – Few trailers observed, no interviews taken Fairgrounds – Couple trailers observed, no interviews take. Duck Creek - There was a mixed group of hunters and anglers out in duck creek over the past week. Those in search of fish specifically targeted yellow Perch and found a decent amount for the freezer. Anglers interviewed harvested at least 15 perch per boat for half a day spent on the water. Fish that wear measured were between 8-10 inches. Both boat launches averaged at least two trailers throughout the week and weekend. Voyager Park – There were a few people out fishing voyager and some found fish to take home. They were after black crappie, smallmouth bass, and a good time. Those after black crappie found some fish to take home. Red River - No anglers observed. Oconto Co. Blue gill and some small mouth are still being caught below the Dam at Stiles on the Oconto River although the catch rates have dropped this past week. Fishing the mouth of the Oconto River is still producing some small mouth, cat fish, and drum mainly using live bait. Fishing Young's Reef this past week was producing very good success with most anglers rip Jigging. Trolling crawler/harness and bottom bouncers was also working well. Perch anglers were having some success from the Pensaukee River to Oconto Park II fishing in 6 to 14 feet of water using minnows and crawler chunks. The most productive time to fish has been early morning. Genoas Beach- The launch was consistently full throughout the week and weekend despite the strong winds that kept many anglers home. Only a few interviews were taken and all the anglers interviewed were in search for walleye. Some spent a short time on the water due to the weather change and came home empty while others had a couple fish to take home. Marinette Co. Few interviews were obtained from anglers fishing the Peshtigo River or the Menominee River. Fishing seems to have slacked off some with few if any fish being caught. No reports of salmon being caught yet.