Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) — As of March 1, ice anglers were catching crappies in the stinkhole area and in Misery Bay, and perch off Chestnut Street and the Erie Yacht Club. Steelhead were
Braidwood: The lake opened for fishing on March 1 and appears to be getting off to a good start. Reports of good-sized hybrid stripers being caught the opening week has anglers excited for the season.
Crab Orchard Lake: Bluegills have been biting on worms and jigs. Crappies were hot in early March, but rains and heavy winds have slowed fishing considerably. Most crappies are still holding over deeper cover on
Sangchris Lake: Bass are good on spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. Catfish have picked up on shad and liver. Soe being caught on dough baits. Crappies are good on jigs fairly shallow along rocks near dam. Some
Fox River: For smallmouths, now is the time to look for some of the warm water discharges found along the river. Fish using live minnows with a small hook and a few split shot about
ASHLAND AREA Anglers are still fishing on Chequamegon Bay and travel is still difficult unless you have a snowmobile. There are a few roads plowed toward the hot pond and coal dock. Anglers are catching
LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Panfishing has picked up on the area lakes with the warmer weather. Water running into the ice holes has provided the needed oxygen for fish to become more active. There was
DOOR PENINSULA AND KEWAUNEE AREA Perch fishing finally picked up a bit, just in time for the season to close March 15. Medium and large lake shiners under tip-ups and an assortment of jigs had
Lake Ontario and tributaries: The go-to location for stream fishermen locally is the Burt Dam area of Eighteen Mile Creek and there was open water there, according to Wes Walker at The Slippery Sinker in
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