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Lake Winnebago Area

The water temperature on Lake Winnebago was 60 to 65 degrees. Anglers were having success fishing for walleyes, bluegills, and sheepshead with slip bobbers and by trolling. Fox River Bait, (920) 233-7409.

Central New York

Oneida Lake: Walleye action has been mixed. The area around the mouth of the Barge Canal, Fish Creek and Oneida Creek have been good. Pickerel fishing has been very good in Big Bay and shallow

Marinette Area

Overnight temperatures hovering around freezing have kept the bug numbers low for now. Inland fishing has remained a little slow, with the water temperatures slow to rise. Anglers in the Peshtigo Harbor area are catching

Southeastern New York

The folks at Bob’s Sport and Tackle Center (914) 232-4085 said brown trout fishing remained good earlier this month, with an 8-pound, 4-ounce fish coming into the shop from Croton Falls Reservoir, and reports of

Cable Area

Walleye fishing has been a little slow, and those walleyes being caught were on the small side, though several 24- to 26-inch walleyes were seen on Upper Eau Claire Lake. Bag limits of walleyes and

Manitowoc Area

Water temps were 47 to 52 degrees last week. Anglers caught kings and lake trout south of Manitowoc and north of Two Rivers north off Rawleys Point in 70 to 140 feet of water, and

Central

Lake Taylorville: The crappie bite is picking up on minnows. Bass fishing is slow. Water conditions are murky. Jim’s Live Bait & Tackle (217) 787-1951 Banner Marsh: Bass are fair on plastics, spinnerbaits or chatterbaits

Madison Area

In Jefferson County, anglers were catching some white bass on the upper Crawfish River on Twister tails and flies. Some catfish are being caught on the Rock and Crawfish rivers in northern Jefferson and southern

Wausau Area

Muskies are in shallow wood and weeds, with small spinners and topwater baits providing the best action. The early muskie bite is the best it’s been in years. The walleye bite has been very good,

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