Boat Launches/Slow No Wake Rules
Here's a list of the current boating situations for our local waters.
(Updated 7:30pm Saturday)
Ashippun Lake: Open, Slow No Wake.
Golden Lake: Open, slow no wake.
Moose Lake:Launch Heavily Flooded, but open. Slow No Wake.
Silver Lake: Launch open, slow no wake.
Beaver Lake: Carry in launch is open, slow no wake.
Pine Lake: Launch is open, slow no wake.
Fowler Lake: Closed, TFN
Nagawicka Lake: Now Closed TFN.
Pewaukee Lake: Closed, TFN
Okauchee Lake: Closed, TFN
Oconomowoc Lake: Closed to launching due to extremely high water. Will remain closed for some time.
Lake Kessus: Launch closed TFN.
Upper, Middle and Lower Genessee Lakes: Closed.
Upper and Lower Phantom Lakes: Closed to launching TFN.
Lower Nashotah, Upper and Lower Nehmabin Lakes: all closed to launching, TFN.
Lac Labelle: Launch Flooded out, very hazardous to launch, Closed TFN. (Will be some time before Lac Labelle is back to normal)
Rock River: Approaching highest flood stage on record, many road are closed adjacent to the river. All launches from Jefferson Dam to Newville either flooded out or closed.
Keep checking in here and on the baitshop blog, I'll keep up as I get information.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Boat Launching
Boat Launches/Slow No Wake Rules
Here's a list of the current boating situations for our local waters.
(Updated 4pm Thursday)
Here's what we have:
Okauchee Lake: Open to launching at the public and at the golden mast, slow no wake. Violators are getting heavy tickets.
Ashippun Lake: Open, Slow No Wake.
Beulah Lake: Open, slow no wake.
Fowler Lake: Launch Open, water and current very high. Slow no wake.
Golden Lake: Open, slow no wake.
Moose Lake:Launch Flooded, but open. Slow No Wake.
Silver Lake: Launch open, slow no wake.
Beaver Lake: Carry in launch is open, slow no wake.
Pine Lake: Launch is open, slow no wake.
Nagawicka Lake: launch open, slow no wake TFN.
Pewaukee Lake: Launches are open, slow no wake.
Oconomowoc Lake: Closed to launching due to extremely high water.
Lake Kessus: Launch closed TFN.
Upper, Middle and Lower Genessee Lakes: Closed.
Upper and Lower Phantom Lakes: Closed to launching TFN.
Lower Nashotah, Upper and Lower Nehmabin Lakes: all closed to launching. The bark river is swelling over the frontage road DR.
Lac Labelle: Launch Flooded out, very hazardous to launch.
Rock River: Approaching highest flood stage on record, many road are closed adjacent to the river. All launches from Jefferson Dam to Newville either flooded out or closed.
CT
Here's a list of the current boating situations for our local waters.
(Updated 4pm Thursday)
Here's what we have:
Okauchee Lake: Open to launching at the public and at the golden mast, slow no wake. Violators are getting heavy tickets.
Ashippun Lake: Open, Slow No Wake.
Beulah Lake: Open, slow no wake.
Fowler Lake: Launch Open, water and current very high. Slow no wake.
Golden Lake: Open, slow no wake.
Moose Lake:Launch Flooded, but open. Slow No Wake.
Silver Lake: Launch open, slow no wake.
Beaver Lake: Carry in launch is open, slow no wake.
Pine Lake: Launch is open, slow no wake.
Nagawicka Lake: launch open, slow no wake TFN.
Pewaukee Lake: Launches are open, slow no wake.
Oconomowoc Lake: Closed to launching due to extremely high water.
Lake Kessus: Launch closed TFN.
Upper, Middle and Lower Genessee Lakes: Closed.
Upper and Lower Phantom Lakes: Closed to launching TFN.
Lower Nashotah, Upper and Lower Nehmabin Lakes: all closed to launching. The bark river is swelling over the frontage road DR.
Lac Labelle: Launch Flooded out, very hazardous to launch.
Rock River: Approaching highest flood stage on record, many road are closed adjacent to the river. All launches from Jefferson Dam to Newville either flooded out or closed.
CT
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
All Lakes and Rivers are slow no wake
All of our area waters are slow no wake. Some lakes are even closed to launching.
Follow the updates on the baitshop blog.
CT
Follow the updates on the baitshop blog.
CT
Thursday, June 5, 2008
At Musky Mikes This Weekend
Eric is fishing at tournament Sunday morning, so I'll be at the shop between 5am-10am both days. Stop in and we can talk some fishing.
Cheers
CT
Edit:(Post updated)
Cheers
CT
Edit:(Post updated)
Monday, June 2, 2008
Some Days Available
A couple of changes in scheduling have opened up a few half day dates in June. The fishing is coming around, and now would be a good time to get out.
Give me a call and let's hit the water.
CT
Give me a call and let's hit the water.
CT
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Memorial Day
In town for the holiday?
Want to get out for some fishing?
Give me a call, 262-893-2183, and we'll get you on the water and on some fish.
CT
Want to get out for some fishing?
Give me a call, 262-893-2183, and we'll get you on the water and on some fish.
CT
Some Pics
Trophy Smallmouth:
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Uncle Louis and his Daughter
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Uncle Louis and his Daughter
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Ironclad Lures-Product Review
Was out Friday, and I had a chance to put some of the Ironclad stick baits (www.ironcladlures.com) in the water for a test run.
Despite being made to last, they do have some end to end action in the water. They are heavier than comparable stickbaits, and cast a mile. They skip reasonably well, and have a slow sink rate.
I would have liked to see them sink a little faster, and was suprised that they didn't. I added a nail weight to one end, but that wasn't quite the answer I was looking for.
Wacky rigged there was no problem with the bait interfering with the hookset, but I did miss a few bites when i used the rigging holes at either end for texas rigging. I can't say that it wasn't my fault, but the worm was still hooked when I brought my line up. I didn't try them on a carolina rig, but I think they would excel there given their bouancy.
Ironclads work great around cover that would normally pull off a soft stickbait, and I made more than 100 casts without a problem, including several around boatlifts, piers and grass and lillypads. They do last.
I'd give them an 8.5 out of 10.
CT
Despite being made to last, they do have some end to end action in the water. They are heavier than comparable stickbaits, and cast a mile. They skip reasonably well, and have a slow sink rate.
I would have liked to see them sink a little faster, and was suprised that they didn't. I added a nail weight to one end, but that wasn't quite the answer I was looking for.
Wacky rigged there was no problem with the bait interfering with the hookset, but I did miss a few bites when i used the rigging holes at either end for texas rigging. I can't say that it wasn't my fault, but the worm was still hooked when I brought my line up. I didn't try them on a carolina rig, but I think they would excel there given their bouancy.
Ironclads work great around cover that would normally pull off a soft stickbait, and I made more than 100 casts without a problem, including several around boatlifts, piers and grass and lillypads. They do last.
I'd give them an 8.5 out of 10.
CT
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Mid week "action"
Guided for a father and son combo on Okauchee yesterday. The weather was windy and downright horrible, and the corresponding bite was tough. Got one pike and a handful of largemouth bass, before we packed it in.
Hit Oconomowoc just for a look see. Caught one nice smallie on a long line live bait split shot. Appears the bass are still deep for the most part, but there's a batch of walleyes using some of the shallow rocky areas.
Moved over to Silver for the first time this year, water is high and cold (mid 50's). Lots of bass cruising the shallows including some larger than average ones. The wind prevented me from wacky worming or throwing a jig and chunk, but I managed 25 LM bass between 10-16" in about two hours on a smoke colored grubs. The water is extremely clear, even by Silver Lake standards. Most of the piers and lifts are not in, and the fish I caught were all along the drops to deeper water.
I'll be out tommorrow, and I'll post some pictures from the last couple days.
CT
Hit Oconomowoc just for a look see. Caught one nice smallie on a long line live bait split shot. Appears the bass are still deep for the most part, but there's a batch of walleyes using some of the shallow rocky areas.
Moved over to Silver for the first time this year, water is high and cold (mid 50's). Lots of bass cruising the shallows including some larger than average ones. The wind prevented me from wacky worming or throwing a jig and chunk, but I managed 25 LM bass between 10-16" in about two hours on a smoke colored grubs. The water is extremely clear, even by Silver Lake standards. Most of the piers and lifts are not in, and the fish I caught were all along the drops to deeper water.
I'll be out tommorrow, and I'll post some pictures from the last couple days.
CT
Monday, May 12, 2008
Lakemaster Maps
While I don't have the formal sponsorships that many pro-anglers have, I don't mind telling you when I find a product that I like is available.
The Lakemaster maps are fantastic. I just got copies of the new maps for Okauchee, Lac Labelle and Nagawicka. I helped write the lake reviews for these lakes, and they show alot of structure that some of the other maps have left off.
There's a link to their website in the right hand column.
CT
The Lakemaster maps are fantastic. I just got copies of the new maps for Okauchee, Lac Labelle and Nagawicka. I helped write the lake reviews for these lakes, and they show alot of structure that some of the other maps have left off.
There's a link to their website in the right hand column.
CT
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tuesday Night League
It would appear, based on the number of males, and low numbers of female bass brought in last night, that the fish have not moved up to spawn yet.
Lots of males are cruising the shallows, but very few have even started to make nests. The larger females have not moved in just yet, although a few are starting to appear around cover near the traditional spawning areas.
This next batch of cool weather will likely set them back a bit, but as soon as the weather stabilizes and we get a couple of days of consistent weather, expect the fishing to get real good.
See you on the water,
CT
Lots of males are cruising the shallows, but very few have even started to make nests. The larger females have not moved in just yet, although a few are starting to appear around cover near the traditional spawning areas.
This next batch of cool weather will likely set them back a bit, but as soon as the weather stabilizes and we get a couple of days of consistent weather, expect the fishing to get real good.
See you on the water,
CT
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Welcome Aboard
Gang,
Ben is going to join us here from time to time for fishing reports. He'll also be posting some pictures.
If you want to contact him directly his email is:
benkueng@yahoo.com
CT
Ben is going to join us here from time to time for fishing reports. He'll also be posting some pictures.
If you want to contact him directly his email is:
benkueng@yahoo.com
CT
Monday, May 5, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Fishing Today
I'm heading out this morning on Okauchee for bass and this afternoon on Oconomowoc for walleyes.
A full report when I return.
CT
A full report when I return.
CT
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Happy Birthday To Me
Today was my 34th birthday. I actually got to go fishing.
I spent a good chunk of the day getting my gear in order for this weekend and next week, but I took the boat out for a couple hours this afternoon.
Still learning to use my side finder, but I got some great screen shots I'll be posting this weekend.
Fishing was slow but steady. The bigger panfish were hard to come by, I caught about 10 keeping size bluegills out of about 70 total fish.
Water on Okauchee has dropped back into the low fifty's in the shallow bays and high 40's on the main lake. Warmest water was in Whitigers Bay at 56, with Tierney close behind at 54.7. Garvin was 52.
There's lots of bass shallow, but they are running a pre-spawn pattern.
I spent a good chunk of the day getting my gear in order for this weekend and next week, but I took the boat out for a couple hours this afternoon.
Still learning to use my side finder, but I got some great screen shots I'll be posting this weekend.
Fishing was slow but steady. The bigger panfish were hard to come by, I caught about 10 keeping size bluegills out of about 70 total fish.
Water on Okauchee has dropped back into the low fifty's in the shallow bays and high 40's on the main lake. Warmest water was in Whitigers Bay at 56, with Tierney close behind at 54.7. Garvin was 52.
There's lots of bass shallow, but they are running a pre-spawn pattern.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Why Hire a Guide?
Gang,
I was talking with some people I just met this weekend. They were your average Wisconsin/Minnesota outdoorsy type people. Not hardcore fishing and hunting enthusiasts, but the kind of people engage in outdoors activity several times a year.
After the usual discussion about whether Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers is going to be worth a damn, the conversation drifted towards the fishing opener this weekend. I mentioned that I was a guide and looking forward to gamefish season.
One of the guys I was with asked why people would hire a guide when they could just go fishing by themselves. I thought about it for a minute, and realized there's no single reason people hire me to take them fishing.
Some don't have the equipment or the knowledge to fish our heavily pressured local lakes. For others its a chance to spend some quality time with a loved one (father+son/ husband+wife/ grandpa and grandson etc.) Some people want to learn a lake or a new technique for fishing. Some just want to catch fish when they go out. Some are in town from somewhere else and its easier to hire a guide than rent an equipped fishing boat.
I certainly subscribe to the last one. When I travel to distant fishing locations the cost and hassle of towing a boat can exceed that of a guide. When I went to texas, i tried to rent a bass boat, but it was actually cheaper to hire a guide. When I contacted him, I told him I more or less wanted to to use his boat, and he was perfectly happy with that. In fact I ended up working from the front of the boat while he relaxed and fished from the back, something as a guide you don't often have the chance to do.
All these things aside, I think they best single reason to hire a guide is so that at the end of the day, you don't have to be this guy:
I was talking with some people I just met this weekend. They were your average Wisconsin/Minnesota outdoorsy type people. Not hardcore fishing and hunting enthusiasts, but the kind of people engage in outdoors activity several times a year.
After the usual discussion about whether Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers is going to be worth a damn, the conversation drifted towards the fishing opener this weekend. I mentioned that I was a guide and looking forward to gamefish season.
One of the guys I was with asked why people would hire a guide when they could just go fishing by themselves. I thought about it for a minute, and realized there's no single reason people hire me to take them fishing.
Some don't have the equipment or the knowledge to fish our heavily pressured local lakes. For others its a chance to spend some quality time with a loved one (father+son/ husband+wife/ grandpa and grandson etc.) Some people want to learn a lake or a new technique for fishing. Some just want to catch fish when they go out. Some are in town from somewhere else and its easier to hire a guide than rent an equipped fishing boat.
I certainly subscribe to the last one. When I travel to distant fishing locations the cost and hassle of towing a boat can exceed that of a guide. When I went to texas, i tried to rent a bass boat, but it was actually cheaper to hire a guide. When I contacted him, I told him I more or less wanted to to use his boat, and he was perfectly happy with that. In fact I ended up working from the front of the boat while he relaxed and fished from the back, something as a guide you don't often have the chance to do.
All these things aside, I think they best single reason to hire a guide is so that at the end of the day, you don't have to be this guy:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
River Condition Update
The walleyes and whitebass are still running. Here's the latest on the river conditions. This is from Sunday at 3:45pm.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Newville.
* Until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 11.20 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* At 11.3 feet... there is Knee-Deep water over Blackhawk Road. Lamp
Road on west side of river also becomes Flooded. Lake Koshkonong
merges with Mud Lake to the east of Lake Koshkonong.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Fort Atkinson.
* Until further notice.
* At 0240 PM Sunday the stage was 6.81 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 7.0 feet by tomorrow early
afternoon then begin falling.
* At 7.1 feet... water touches Highway 106 east of Fort Atkinson
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Jefferson.
* Until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 10.69 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 11.0 feet by tomorrow
evening then begin falling.
* At 11.3 feet... floodwaters affect low lying areas of residential
and business property in Jefferson... including the Burger corner
restaurant and Riverview drive in the area of the wastewater plant.
A stage of 11.3 feet is about a 5 year flood
... Flood Warning extended until further notice...
the Flood Warning continues for
the crawfish river at Milford.
* From tonight until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 6.95 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise
to near 7.7 feet by Wednesday early afternoon.
* At 8.1 feet... there is widespread flooding of agricultural land and
lowland. There is widespead flooding in the Riverbend campground...
about 5 miles upstream. This level is considered to be about a 5
year flood.
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Be careful out there.
CT
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Newville.
* Until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 11.20 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* At 11.3 feet... there is Knee-Deep water over Blackhawk Road. Lamp
Road on west side of river also becomes Flooded. Lake Koshkonong
merges with Mud Lake to the east of Lake Koshkonong.
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Fort Atkinson.
* Until further notice.
* At 0240 PM Sunday the stage was 6.81 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 7.0 feet by tomorrow early
afternoon then begin falling.
* At 7.1 feet... water touches Highway 106 east of Fort Atkinson
The Flood Warning continues for
the Rock River at Jefferson.
* Until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 10.69 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* The river will continue rising to near 11.0 feet by tomorrow
evening then begin falling.
* At 11.3 feet... floodwaters affect low lying areas of residential
and business property in Jefferson... including the Burger corner
restaurant and Riverview drive in the area of the wastewater plant.
A stage of 11.3 feet is about a 5 year flood
... Flood Warning extended until further notice...
the Flood Warning continues for
the crawfish river at Milford.
* From tonight until further notice.
* At 0200 PM Sunday the stage was 6.95 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast to rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise
to near 7.7 feet by Wednesday early afternoon.
* At 8.1 feet... there is widespread flooding of agricultural land and
lowland. There is widespead flooding in the Riverbend campground...
about 5 miles upstream. This level is considered to be about a 5
year flood.
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Be careful out there.
CT
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