Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Triggering Events
When Musky Mike was alive he and I would have long talks about fishing patterns, and things to watch for. It is a conversation I have had many times, but along different ideas, with some of the best fisherman I have ever known in my life. Texas bass fishing legend Jackie Walker taught me more about fishing in a single weekend than I could have learned in years of trial and error on the water. He too was a big proponent of the concept that in each year there are a couple of near perfect fishing opportunities that arise.
Friends, I believe we are approaching this year's first window. The precipitation that will fall over the next week, combined with a slowly rising temperature and a Full Moon Phase in the cards for later next week, you have a solid window opening for river walleye fishing between now and Easter.
Small males are already staging for runs to the spawning grounds, the bigger fish usually follow them in 7-10 days later....which means this year, things are right on schedule. Nature takes care of itself with these things, and we're looking at a solid window of opportunity starting mid week.
Get on the water.
Cheers,
CT
Friends, I believe we are approaching this year's first window. The precipitation that will fall over the next week, combined with a slowly rising temperature and a Full Moon Phase in the cards for later next week, you have a solid window opening for river walleye fishing between now and Easter.
Small males are already staging for runs to the spawning grounds, the bigger fish usually follow them in 7-10 days later....which means this year, things are right on schedule. Nature takes care of itself with these things, and we're looking at a solid window of opportunity starting mid week.
Get on the water.
Cheers,
CT
Friday, March 20, 2015
Fishing Report 3-20-15
Happy Spring to you.
Here's a short rundown on what's going on.
The early season river fishing is happening in all of the usual spots. Conditions, while still in an early stage of the various runs, are ripe for fishing.
Depere is open and people are meeting with fairly typical early season success. Expect the area to go full boats over the next 10 days as guys try to get on the trophy walleye bite.
Fishing in the Dells is picking up, although anglers are still reporting a range of success.
Fishing at Oshkosh, Omro, Fremont and Winneconne is just getting started, and although my most current report is a couple days old, there was still some serious ice flows moving through. In all though, both shore and boat anglers were reporting some success with early run fish.
Closer to home, the Jefferson to Blackhawk stretch of the Rock River was in the high 30's yesterday. Notable though is the limited current flow and relatively low water conditions which are happening. Fish are being caught, but it has been slow, and mostly smaller gamefish or rough fish.
With a cold front on the way, it might make sense to hold off until after the rain moves through early next week.
The Milwaukee Harbor has been active, with trollers pulling in mixed bags of trout.
Most of the local lakes are breaking up, but are still ice covered. The rain and warmer temperatures that are on the way are sure to get things going, but for now, it is river fishing that's on the agenda.
Stay tuned.
Here's a short rundown on what's going on.
The early season river fishing is happening in all of the usual spots. Conditions, while still in an early stage of the various runs, are ripe for fishing.
Depere is open and people are meeting with fairly typical early season success. Expect the area to go full boats over the next 10 days as guys try to get on the trophy walleye bite.
Fishing in the Dells is picking up, although anglers are still reporting a range of success.
Fishing at Oshkosh, Omro, Fremont and Winneconne is just getting started, and although my most current report is a couple days old, there was still some serious ice flows moving through. In all though, both shore and boat anglers were reporting some success with early run fish.
Closer to home, the Jefferson to Blackhawk stretch of the Rock River was in the high 30's yesterday. Notable though is the limited current flow and relatively low water conditions which are happening. Fish are being caught, but it has been slow, and mostly smaller gamefish or rough fish.
With a cold front on the way, it might make sense to hold off until after the rain moves through early next week.
The Milwaukee Harbor has been active, with trollers pulling in mixed bags of trout.
Most of the local lakes are breaking up, but are still ice covered. The rain and warmer temperatures that are on the way are sure to get things going, but for now, it is river fishing that's on the agenda.
Stay tuned.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Rock River Data
Rock River Data
USGS Data (At Fort Atkinson)
Public Boat Launches:
Links to JSOnline Articles about Fishing the Rock River in Springtime:
Link to the fish passage camera:
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