First and foremost, no ice is ever safe ice.
Continued cold weather has keep our ice pack growing for the most part. Not by leaps and bounds yet
but the forecast over the next 2 weeks looks even better.
Keep in mind that the ice breaking operations on Green Bay are continuing to happen often and will
continue at least through the end of January. This can make some areas suspect with the wrong wind
conditions. So pay attention to boat traffic and wind conditions daily.
The Fox River off Voyager Park has seen reports of 6”-8” now this week. There were areas of the river
near the channel that were still open water early last week so some of those spots were less ice so
continued caution should be advised when venturing out on the Fox. Anglers continue reporting some
action jigging Walleyes in the morning and evening. Jigging raps and jig/minnow combinations being the
most productive.
Anglers continue to venture out of Joliet Park area, but no reports have some in of catches. So either
the fish are biting and its hush hush or it has been tough. You decide. Ice conditions are 10” for the
most part.
Deadhorse Bay continues to see increased traffic, and anglers are mostly targeting Perch. Tip downs and
box tip ups with minnows have been the most productive with some fish caught on small plastic and
jigging raps actively jigging. Perch anglers are reporting good conditions over all out of Suamico but
action can be better away from others
Reports from Volks and Bayshore have been that action has been good overall for Whitefish. When
schools move through the bite can be good with above average numbers being reported most days.
Jigging goby style plastics and jigging raps tipped with wax worms are being reported as the best tactics.
An occasional Perch has been popping up around Bay Shore also. Most anglers are reporting staying
fairly near shore still with the potential for ice movement. These areas are also advised only walking
traffic still at this point.
Areas like Red River and Sugar Creek been more suspect to the moving ice conditions so I would use a
ton of caution if thinking about venturing out of those locations. Reports have been sparse but a few
anglers are getting out there on foot and finding a few Whitefish.
Little Sturgeon Bay has been reporting from 8-12” of ice depending on where you are in the bay. There
were also areas of open water around the points and some rock points early last week so those areas
should be avoided. Reports of good Perch action are coming form anglers again using tip downs and box
tip ups with minnows. Anglers actively jigging are also reporting having decent luck with most fish
running average to slightly above average in size. Pike anglers are reporting a good tip up bite using
large golden shiners around the back areas on Little Sturgeon.
The Larsons reef area is still weeks away from being fishable and lots of ice movement over the
weekend was evident. Please do not venture out there currently.
Capt. Robert Claus
FinFanatic Charters
920-360-2904
finfanaticcahrters@yahoo.com