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Location: Menasha, WI | Crappies are doing well in the channels and backwaters on Bago right now. They are chasing small minnows under a slip bobber. One of the top spots right now seems to be in Asylum Bay and the channels around Winnebago Cty Boat landing. There seems to be some perch mixed in as well, but there size seems to be rather small. I also had a report that the area in and around Omro was hot for crappies.
Smallmouth Bass are still on the tops of some of the west shore reefs. We are using small jigs and crawlers for them and catching some nice fish up to 18 inches in size. I would try the area around Wheeler point and Davis Point for your best chance.
Large whitebass have been showing up in the Fremont area around Orihula. I had several reports of guys looking for walleyes in this area and getting into some very nice sized whitebass.
Walleyes are starting to slow down on the reefs, but they seem to be heading into the rivers right now, which is a good thing. This definetly means Fall is here. The area around the Fox River in Oshkosh cintinues to do well both trolling and jigging. Most are running harnesses or scootchie rigs at around 1.2 MPH, or jigging with slip bobbers on the small humps off of Brays Point with small minnows. I had several reports that fish were biting in the river in Oshkosh and some quality size fish were in the mix as well. Look for me in this area in the next few weeks.
The mouth of the Rat River is becoming more popular right now for those that want to vertical jig for walleyes. I suggest using minnows, powder blue 1/4 ounce jigs, and the use of a stinger hook. I like to use either a size 12 or 14 stinger hook when they are biting short.
A few reports came to me this past week from the east shore and it seems it was hit or miss for a lot of different folks. Some guys are finding nice schools of perch from 8-11 inches and doing well on minnows and others are finding nothing but sheepshead and small whitebass. I would suggest to move often while perch hunting and if you do get into some junk fish, pull the pin and move again. There is a lot of structure and artificial cribs along the east shore of Bago, and the key is to move often until you find some active feeding fish.
I had only one report from the north end of the lake this past week and it was so-so. One day this gentleman did well on perch out in front of Waverly Beach Tavern in 13 feet of water, and the next day he could not buy any type of fish. Again, this tells me he should have moved around to different water and not just sat in one place all day. The north shore is a great place to perch fish, but you really have to key in on the sand to gravel transition areas. This is where the perch will hang up and if you are not right on them, you will not catch any. One of the best suggestions I can tell you is to use your graph, and look at the different colors on the bottom to determine if you are in a soft or hard bottom. This can make all the difference in the world. If you are not sure exactly on how to use your graph to determine the bottom, here is a great website for you to learn from. Visit Doc's site at www.hitechfishing.com. This is some great reading and it helped me out a ton, I hope it helps you all out as well.
This winter we will once again have an open ice fishing get together and i hope you all can attend. There will be no cost to any of you, just bring what you want to eat and drink and a grill and come out for some fun. There will be more information on this as we get some hard water. |
Report from Axl on 10/29/2007