Wisconsin

The water temperature at Oconto Park II and the Breakwater Harbor was 70 degrees last week. With the brisk winds, few boaters ventured out in the bay. Pier anglers caught mixed bags of panfish, sheepshead,

In Sheboygan, shore fishing has been slow except for occasional chinooks hitting alewives off the south pier. Trollers have been catching a mixed bag of chinooks, cohos, lake trout, and rainbows on flies. Fish have

Despite above-average rainfall and some cooler temperatures, muskies have been active, with big fish having been released as of late, including a 50 3/4-inch specimen. Bucktails have continued to produce action from muskies and pike,

Perch fishing has started on Lake Winnebago reefs. Some big perch were being caught out there last week. Walleye fishing has been pretty good on the reefs on Lake Winnebago, and in the “canes” on

Colder water temperatures have continued to keep a fair number of anglers off Lake Michigan last week. There were some reports of salmon catches in the 150- to 200-foot range, and anglers were fishing 100

People boating on the Mississippi River should be especially careful. There is a lot of floating debris, including whole trees, moving downstream. Currents also are very fast in some areas. Schafer’s Boats, (608) 781-3100. Bob’s

The walleyes are biting both on the shallower, dark lakes ’Äì like the Eagle River chain ’Äì and on the deeper, clearer lakes. Fish the shallower lakes in 10 feet of water or less in

Cool weather hampered the bite for what should have been a great week. Mid-week nighttime lows to the frost level pushed crappies off their spawning areas. Smallmouth bass have been similarly affected. Northern pike action