The much warmer weather this last week has certainly driven the Walleye into a much more aggressive
feeding mode on Green Bay. Over weekend we have seen surface temps push up over the 80 Degree
mark by around midday.
The mud trolling bite has been up and down but fish have been moving up the bay and activity around
areas like Oconto Shoal, Youngs Reef and Chadiour’s Dock have seen an increase in sold fish catches.
The areas around Larsons reef and Sturgeon Bay have also begun to show much improved action. All
these areas you can fish to your strengths. If you want to troll both crawler harnesses and crank baits
have been working. Flicker Minnows with snap weights in purples have been the most common bait
selection for trollers. Jigging with Shiver minnows or other glide style baits has also been proving to be
very productive along with Death Jig style baits around the reef areas.
Perch fishing continues to be excellent everywhere on The Bay right now. Minnows and crawler pieces
have been the best baits both on slip bobbers and dropshot rigs. Even the folks trolling or jigging for
Walleye are having good success “incidentally” catching Perch. Make sure to use your electronics to
locate the schools and then be flexible to move if the school dries up.
Musky fishing has been slow for bigger fish around the lower Bay but many Musky chasers have pulled
back from targeting them due to the water temps raising so much.
Please consider practicing selective harvest of both Walleye and Perch to help maintain the vitality of
our fishery.
Yah, only at Smokeys!!!
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