The weather the last few days has been a bit of a roller coaster. Gusty south winds one day then blustery north winds the next has kept the fishing off balance. We have begun to see cooling water trends on most of Green Bay with the shorter days and cold mornings, driving our fall patterns to begin.
The Walleye bite on the lower bay softened a bit in general. Trolling crank baits in chrome patterns or perch patterns has still been productive overall. #7 Flicker minnows trolled along shorelines has been the best. If there is some wind or in the low light times run the shorelines in 10 fow or less. If it is calm and sunny out slide out to 18-20 fow. From Point Comfort and Volks reef all the way up to Chaudoirs’ Dock has been a good area to target.
Around University Bay and Dead Horse Bay some folks have also been caught trolling #7 Flicker Minnows. The water in those areas is a bit dirtier and colors like Prime time (Purple /white) and Fire Tail Perch have been productive.
The lack of rain to date has the Fox river action still very slow. A few anglers are reporting a few Walleye being caught up at the dam in the mornings and events casting crank baits.
Even thou less Perch anglers have been out the catching has still been above average for the most part. Anglers working just off the east shore reefs continue to find fish in 14-16 fow. From Bayshore to Dykesville has also been productive from 18-22 fow. Anglers looking to get out of the wind shave also had great success targeting Perch around d the shipping channel in Sturgeon Bay. Dead sticking methods with minnows continues to dominate the catches. Many anglers are reporting above average size for most of their catches. The key is to use your electronics to search our schools before dropping a line.
If you go, please be safe, and take a kid fishing
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