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Manitowoc/Tow Rivers

Anglers fishing from the piers and in the Manitowoc harbor were able to harvest some nice brown trout last week. Early in the week, anglers had some success fishing the north end of the marina

Capital District

Lake George anglers are reporting salmon and lake trout hitting off the pier in the Village of Lake George, as well as from boats. Medium-sized shiners are working the best. Saratoga Bait and Tackle, located

Madison Area

Fishing has been picking up in all backwater areas on the north side of most lakes. Cherokee Marsh has been sporting some crappie and bluegilll action. Lake Monona has had bluegill and crappie action, too,

Ashland Area

Waiting is still the word of the day. The bay was still locked in with ice last week, but north of Houghton Point the water is open. There have been a few small boats out

Algoma Area

Anglers trolling the Kewaunee County portions of Lake Michigan did fairly well on brown trout out of Kewaunee. The Algoma boat launch is opened and anglers going out of that port reported fairly good results,

Lake Erie Region

€ March 1 through April 30 the walleye bag limit is four fish per day, and then it returns to six per day on May 1. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15 inches.

Upper Peninsula

Pickford Area A few smelt are moving into the Carp River and Pendell’s Creek. Perch are hitting through the ice in Lake Huron at Cedarville and in Munuscong Bay, but the ice is deteriorating quickly.

Central

Lake Taylorville: Crappie bite picking up on minnows. Bass slow. Water conditions are murky. Jim’s Live Bait & Tackle (217) 787-1951 Powerton: Smallmouth bass biting is fair. Some catfish are biting on shad. Lake still

Northeast Region

Mauch Chunk Lake (Carbon County) – Anglers were hoping the warming trend would spur the panfish bite. Lackawanna Lake (Lackawanna County) – Anglers have been catching brook and rainbow trout on rainbow color PowerBait. Francis

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