Fishing Reports

There was some ice on small lakes and bays in the area, but the big lakes were still open as of last week. In some places there is snow on an inch or two of

Anglers were walking from the new boat launch at Little Sturgeon, but most local fishermen were waiting for better ice conditions. Stevenson Pier Mini Mart, (920) 824-5222.

Anglers are catching bluegills on Lake Wisconsin at Whalen’s Grade and in the sloughs, and they’re also catching bluegills on Crystal Lake. On Lake Wisconsin, anglers found about 5 inches of ice on Lake Wisconsin

While limited open water remains and the ice in current areas is unsafe yet, the backwaters, bays, and shallow flats have 3 to 7 inches of good ice, but keep safety in mind. The bluegill

Ice was starting to form in quite a few areas last week. Cherokee Marsh had 3 to 4 inches of ice as of last week, with fishermen catching quite a few panfish. Lake Waubesa had

Some bays on smaller lakes had 2 to 3 inches of ice in spots last week and some life-long locals who know these spots were going out cautiously. The great early-ice fishing will still provide

Fishermen were heading out on 6 inches of ice at Cattenbach on the Menominee River where they were catching both bluegills and northern pike. Anglers were also fishing at Ma’s on the Peshtigo River for

Panfishing has been pretty good on area lakes, including Shawano Lake for walleyes and bluegills and the Oconto breakwater for perch. At Oconto Falls, anglers are catching panfish and northern pike. The Machickanee Flowage is

Most of the lakes are ice-covered and fishing had been pretty good, but a heavy snowfall started to produce some slush in spots as of late last week. A cold spell that was forecast should