Wisconsin Outdoor News Fishing Report

ASHLAND AREA Chequamegon Bay water temperatures are finally dropping into the 50s and the fish are responding. Smallie fishing picked up last week as fish started to school in some of their normal fall haunts.

ASHLAND AREA It has been an odd fall and fishing on Chequamegon Bay is also “odd.” It wasn’t this warm during the summer. Some cohos moved into the Sioux River while trollers were not looking,

ASHLAND AREA Fall-like weather started to drop water temperatures, and cohos and brown trout became more prevalent in the Apostle Islands and inside Chequamegon Bay. Anglers are working the triangle from Houghton Point to Long

ASHLAND AREA There are cooler nights now and fall is in the air. Smallmouths are out deeper now and looking for cool water in the 12- to 15-foot range. Use suckers and crankbaits. Smallmouths will

AMERY AREA Look to Big Round Lake for sunfish in 11 to 13 feet, while Lake Wapogasset and Bear Trap Lake are producing crappies and walleyes on minnows in 14 to 18 feet. Crankbaits are

AMERY AREA Look for sunfish in 12 to 15 feet at Big Round Lake, Lake Wapogasset, North Twin Lake, and Pike Lake. Minnows or crawlers are turning walleyes during low-light periods at Wapogasset and Half

ASHLAND AREA Smallmouth bass fishing has been good. Anywhere you have structure you will most likely catch bass in 2 feet to 30 feet of water. In the deeper water in the bay, use suckers.

AMERY AREA Bluegills and bass continue to be caught in 6 to 10 feet on Wapogasset, Balsam, and North Twin lakes. Leeches are producing walleyes on the weedlines of Wapogasset or Half Moon, and the

ASHLAND AREA Smallmouth bass are just starting to move to their summer haunts, but some are still in 5 feet of water or less where moving baits very slowly is the most productive way to