Well...

It wasn't quite as bad as the weathermen made it out to be, but the ground is covered and the water temperatures have dropped substantially.

The good news is that when the water temperatures start to rise again, another batch of walleyes will likely head up river. The white bass will be right behind them. Hopefully the water level and current flow will both drop a little in the meantime.

I added a link to the rock river monitoring gauge. It has up to date information on river levels, current and water temperature.

Hang in there, fishing is right around the corner.

CT

Ouch....

We're slated to get up to 12 inches of snow in the next 24-36 hours. That might turn off the fishing for a few days.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about the crappie trip is posted on their website. I added a link as well. I'm glad we got out when we did as the weather dropped back a few months in time this week.

Here's the picture from the paper.

Its cold outside.

The weather did take a turn back towards winter this week. It is 24 degrees outside as I write this post.

Since Fishing will slow down a bit, I thought I'd mention a couple of things.

1.) Musky Mikes Tackle Donation. I'm organizing a collection of used equipment through the shop to donate to the Wisconsin DNR's equipment loaner project. More information is available on the baitshop blog.

2.) New St Croix Musky Rod. Like most fishing fanatics, I have a plethora of rod/reel combos. I usually buy between five and ten setups each spring. I'm not sure how many I'll take in this year, but I guarantee one of the ones I'll be adding is a St Croix Legend Tournament Musky 8'3" XHF rod.

This rod is designed for throwing big plastics for musky, like the Bulldog. I love the Bulldog, but I've found it quite tiring to use in the larger sizes becuase I lacked a good rod that was designed for throwing these baits. I'll post a report on the rod as soon as the demos come into the shop. If they end up as great as advertised, Ray is talking about packaging the rod, a casting reel and a bulldog as a deal in the shop.

3.)My Fishing Resolutions for 2007.
---I will fish deeper this year.
---I will use the dropshot rig.
---I will do some night fishing this season.

4.) I've started taking bookings for this year. Call or email me for more information.

Weather Heading South

It looks like the weather is heading south for a few days. Depending on how things shake out, I may or may not get out again this week.

I'll be at the baitshop Saturday afternoon if you want to drop by or give me a call.

Springtime Crappies

I went out with Bob from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel yesterday afternoon.

We caught a couple dozen crappies from Okauchee. The article will run Easter Sunday.

Pine, Okauchee, North and Lac labelle all appear to have crappies on the move right now.

Yesterday's Data:
Water Temperature: Main lake, 40-42, Shallow Bays 44-46 degrees.
The fish are relating to weed growth in sandy areas in 4 to 10 feet of water.

CT

Services Available

While I get this up and running, if you are interested in more information about the guide services or Musky Mike's Baitshop. Call 262-560-1189.

Added Links

Still moving in. I added links to some of the articles I did with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Outdoor Writer and some of the other fishing websites for south east Wisconsin.

Testing, Testing

Just to get things going, here's some pictures from last season of a Musky.

Yesterday's Report

First time out for the year yesterday. I fished with Pat Kolehouse near the Jefferson Dam. Still a little early for Walleyes. Here was the fish of the day:

Welcome

Greetings,

I'm starting up a new blog to track fishing reports in South East Wisconsin. Excuse the mess while we move in.

CT