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Eagle River Area

Ice anglers just keep pounding the northern pike. Fish in 15 feet of water or less in and around the weeds. Use large shiners or sucker minnows under tip-ups. It’s an all-day bite. There has

Chetek Area

There is good ice travel throughout the area. A lot of guys have been fishing the north end of Prairie Lake for panfish. They’ve had to do a lot of sorting. They also were catching

South

Crab Orchard Lake: Bass action has slowed. Bluegills being caught on worms. Baldwin Lake: Warm-water areas good for catfish, though those being caught are small. Anglers are tossing crank bait around rip rap and catching

Sturgeon Bay Area

Perch fishing out of Potawatomi State Park continues to be slow. The few perch that were being caught were not of desirable size. Perch were being caught in varying depths with no real pattern present.

Finger Lakes/Central NY

Canandaigua Lake: No new report. Waneta/Lamoka lakes: Ice anglers were getting a few yellow perch on Waneta. Seneca Lake: Northern pike fishing continues to be good, with fish hitting pretty much everything from live bait

Siren Area

The bluegills have been hitting pretty well, and the walleyes are biting a little better than might be expected for this time of year. Big Clam produced some walleyes last week. Bluegills started picking up

Green Bay/Appleton Area

In Oconto County, there are still a good number of perch anglers inside of the Oconto Breakwater Harbor and also at Oconto Park II. The fish are running small, and most are being caught by

Hayward Area

Anglers have targeted most of the larger lakes in the area, but many fishermen also have spread out among the smaller lakes. In either case, most anglers have reported pretty good success on crappies, perch,

Western New York

Lake Erie and tributaries: Tributary fishing has been decent and most tribs have been holding trout. The only one that’s seen limited action is Cattaraugus. There was ice in the Small Boat Harbor, but check

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