Big Six
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
LAKE_MILLE LACS East – There is some vehicle traffic to the mud flats now that the roads are plowed. The walleye bite has been decent on the edges of the flats in 27 feet. The
Fishing Reports
Lake Winnebago Area
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
Anglers have started pushing out onto the bays on Lake Winnebago, where they are finding enough ice to walk on. They were catching a few perch. Fishermen also have found enough ice for walk-on travel
Mercer Area
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
Ice fishing is in full swing throughout the area, with 7 to 10 inches of ice on average, but this thickness is increasing quickly with below-zero temperatures in recent days. There are a few trucks
Sturgeon Bay Area
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
At Potawatomi State Park, fishermen are starting to park their shanties in the launch parking lot, but none had been put out on the ice as of last week. Stevenson Pier, (920) 824-5222.
Eagle River Area
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
Northern pike are hitting well in the Eagle River area, with a good daytime tip-up bite going on shiners and suckers. Fishermen are working weed edges in 15 feet of water or less. Walleye action
Thousand Island
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
St. Lawrence River: No reports yet of any ice fishing activity, but it should be happening soon. Black Lake: Ice fishing season has made its arrival, with anglers out at mid-month on Mile Arm and
Lake Michigan/Metro Area Lakes
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
In Sheboygan, the Sheboygan River is iced over in most areas. Ice was forming in the harbor too, but there are still pockets of open water. In Port Washington, shore fishing has been slow, but
Sauk City Area
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
Seeley Lake in northern Sauk County has been kicking out tons of bluegills, and northern pike were hitting like crazy at Whalen’s Grade on Lake Wisconsin. Crappies and bluegills were hitting on any number of
Central New York
Site Staff
December 25, 2008
Lake Ontario: Brown trout fishing continues to be great, along with an occasional steelhead in the tributaries like Maxwell Creek and Bear Creek and also around Webster Park. Egg sacs were producing the most action,
