Last weeks weather threw a major curve ball at Green Bay fishing with strong north winds and cold
temperatures adding in cold rain for a few days. Water Temperatures dropped over 10 degrees in most
areas slowing the Walleye fishing to a crawl. By the end of the weekend action had begun to improve
with anglers fishing warming water trends and locating some active fish.
Areas around University Bay improved by Monday with most anglers finding some active Walleye mixed
in with Sheephead trolling Flicker Shads and Flicker Minnows. Working the water depts from 5-10 feet
proved to be the best. Baits with purple in them drawing most of the bites.
Green Bay’s west shore from Suamico up to Pensaukee slowed tremendously but some fish were caught
both casting and trolling. Anglers casting a jig and plastic or jig and crawler pinpointing individual fish
along sand areas from 3’ out to 10’ reported some success. Trollers pulling Crawler harnesses seemed
to do a bit better than the crank bait trollers in those same areas.
Likewise, the east shore areas from Vincent to Bay Shore had some activity but it was overall slow.
Trolling covering some area seemed to be the best tactic. From Dykesville up to Chaudior’s Dock also
produces some catches at times. The shallow rocky shoreline areas produced with both cranks and
crawlers when the wind was blowing. Some anglers reported finding a few fish working the 20’ to 25’
depths running cranks and snap weights to trigger strikes.
Small Mouth Bass action also slowed a bit with the cold front but anglers up in Dor County report action
increased with the sunny weather over the weekend. The tactics of choice have been tubes, Marabou
Hair Jigs and Ned rigged plastics in goby colors.
With the winds last week no great perch reports have come in yet.
One other note of interest, many anglers are now reporting seeing schooling Alewife out on Green Bay
this last 3 or 4 days. Expect to see a slow down in Walleye activity moving forward possibly.
Musky opener was really good on the Fox this weekend. Casting and trolling are working well. Yah!!!
If you go, please be safe, and take a kid fishing
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