Green Bay walleye fishing over the past week was as much a roller coaster as the weather and wind! With one day in the low 90’s, followed by NE winds and temps in the 60’s, the fish have been very difficult to pattern, especially in the southern Bay waters. The mud bite has faded, with fish still not hard to find, but tough to get to bite. I spent 3 trips working shallower areas of rock and weeds, finding a few walleyes each time, but still unable to put a consistent pattern together. From my perspective, the best approach is to remain versatile, and be ready to switch techniques often. We had fish jigging ripper minnows on 2 mile reef, along the edges of Pensaukee shoal, Geanos reef, North-South reef, Larson’s reef and Oconto shoal. For trolling, all the same areas apply, with crankbaits and crawler harnesses taking fish. Perch fishing was very good last week, especially IF you could find the weather cooperative. We had several nice 9-12” perch on minnows and crawler pieces when the wind laid down and the sun came out. Musky have been excellent, with a good casting bite going around Pensaukee shoal, Charles Pond, Geanos reef, and Chaudoirs Dock. Big plastics like Bulldogs, Medusas, and Swimming Dawgs were excellent choices, and bucktails, as always, took some giant fish. The trolling bite for musky is also good, as the west shore weed edges and gravel bars are holding active fish. Bucktails, shallow invaders, and diving crankbaits were best. If you go, please be safe, and take a kid fishing!
Capt Jerry Ruffolo
Anglers Plus Guide Service
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