Wisconsin fishing & hunting report — Feb. 3, 2023
Severe cold freezing down slush, improving travel.
Severe cold freezing down slush, improving travel.
Pike, panfish providing action, but walleyes doing OK.
Ice anglers battling slush, ice heaves, and cracks.
A ton of snow – here’s how it has impacted the ice and fishing.
With a significant cold front behind the snow early last week, there hasn’t been much fishing activity.
Anglers will find 3 to 5 inches of ice on the small lakes and bays, but thinner ice on the big, deep lakes. Panfish are being caught on Bear Trap Lake in 5 to 12
With early ice, there are not a lot of bites that have stood out up to this point.
The ice-fishing season has started and reports from most areas indicated that there should be increased fishing activity this weekend.
There are a few muskie anglers still going out and some shore fishing taking place, but that’s been about it.