Smokey’s weekly fishing report by Captain Ruffolo 8/14/23

Green Bay continues to keep putting out great fishing, with walleyes, perch, and musky all being caught by many anglers. The walleye bite in the deep mud and on Door County reefs is on fire. The mud bite was best for anglers trolling crankbaits or crawler harnesses, while the Door County reef bite was best with ripper minnows and trolled crawler harnesses. Along the Bayshore launch shore, anglers are finding good perch and walleye fishing. Macos reef, 2 mile reef, Point Comfort, Vokes reef and Vincent point are all putting out walleyes and perch. Casting ripper minnows or trolling crankbaits are the best presentations for walleyes, while deadsticking crawler pieces, minnows, or helgramites are best for perch. On the west shore, musky activity has really picked up, with these big predators showing themselves by Pensaukee shoal, Geanos reef, and Charles Pond. Casted bucktails, bulldogs, medusas, and swimming dawgs have been best. With the warm weather we are having, Musky fishermen need to take special care of these fish. Please have the proper equipment, hold the fish horizontally for pictures and take your time reviving the fish when releasing it. Some times it is better to take the fish to shore , wade out to chest high water and hold the fish below the surface in the cooler more oxygenated water.We need to protect this great resource that we have on the bay of Green Bay. Walleyes and perch are also being caught on Geanos reef and Pensaukee shoal. To the north, Oconto shoal continues to churn out walleyes. Trolled crankbaits and crawler harnesses for the trollers, and casted ripper minnows are all taking fish. If you go, please be safe, and take a kid fishing.
Capt Jerry Ruffolo
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