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Wausau Area

The rain has opened the majority of the boat landings along the Wisconsin River and its flowages, including lakes DuBay and Wausau. Anglers are finding the cure for cabin fever by cashing in on the

Green Bay/Appleton Area

Walleyes and an occasional northern pike are being caught on the Fox River below the De Pere dam. Water temps in the 39- to 41-degree range have fishermen working harder for their fish. Most walleyes

Central

Sangchris Lake: Bass are fair on spinner baits and chatter baits. Catfish are slow. Crappies are fair on jigs fairly shallow along rocks near dam. www.larrysfishinghole.com Lake Bloomington: Crappies were fair around shallow brush on

Long Island/NYC

The much-anticipated winter flounder season opened April 1 to a windy, rainy and cold week. Due to the weather only a handful of anglers targeted flounder. A few flounder were reported by Bob Rose at

Lake Michigan/Metro Area Lakes

In Sheboygan, flows are good on the Sheboygan and Pigeon rivers. Fly anglers have been catching a few steelhead in the Pigeon, and the Sheboygan has produced steelhead between Esslingen Park and the Kohler dam.

Western New York

Lake Erie and tributaries: All the tributaries have trout in them right now, with your best bets being Buffalo, Eighteen Mile, Canadaway and Chautauqua creeks. Many fish are spawning right now so stay away from

Marinette Area

Fishing pressure has been light to moderate in Oconto and Marinette counties. Water temperatures ranged from 38 near the river mouths to 41 closer to the dams, and water clarity was good. All of the

Sturgeon Bay Area

Reports are starting to come in of brown trout activity near the shores of Lake Michigan in 3 to 12 feet of water, both north and south of the entrance to the Sturgeon Bay ship

Upper Peninsula Report

Lake Gogebic ice conditions and travel are still great. Snowmobile or ATV travel is no problem. Fishing pressure continues to be light. The perch bite has been slow, but some nice fish are still hitting.

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