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Flop of a fishing trip becomes quest for Lucky ‘Stones’ from a sheephead
I recently renewed an old childhood tradition of fishing the white bass spawning run in central Wisconsin.
Picture it: You’ve got Lake Winnebago, which is about the size of Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs, plus three adjoining lakes that are no slouches either. Then, all the adult white bass from these lakes cram into the Wolf River for their spawning run. Talk about concentrated fish!
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Flop of a fishing trip becomes quest for Lucky ‘Stones’ from a sheephead
I recently renewed an old childhood tradition of fishing the white bass spawning run in central Wisconsin.
Picture it: You’ve got Lake Winnebago, which is about the size of Minnesota’s Lake Mille Lacs, plus three adjoining lakes that are no slouches either. Then, all the adult white bass from these lakes cram into the Wolf River for their spawning run. Talk about concentrated fish!
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