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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | This thread is for conditions as YOU have witnessed only. Tell what you know about Ice, Dirty Water, high water and the like.
3-23-07 Today the ice left the shoreline everywhere around Fort Fremont Marine. Our launch has opened and a visual from shore seen little if any ice floating down river. A talk with a few of the boats that stopped had them traveling from the mouth to gills landing with no ice jams to be found. The watar temp today is 35.5 degrees and the current is swirling but not wicked by any means.
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| Conditions in the new london area were clear and very fishable as of the evening of 3-22. Keep your eyes peeled since there are still a few "roaming" chunks of ice coming down as they break loose from the "back waters". As my wife described it "the river looks full". |
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Location: Berlin | How are the water levels? |
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| Rich, last I was out was Monday evening, water levels are up and the fish should be able to do thier thing. But we could use some more rain now to keep the levels up and help insure a good hatch. Besides, I find the bite better on the wolf when it get's high....I know how much you must be looking forward to some more flooded waters 
I'll be out again tonight, mostly to help with a raft. Can report some more tomorrow.
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Location: Freedom, WI | Putting the raft in tomorrow afternoon and possibly fishing overnight. Unfortunately the DNR bought the land we used to tie onto for the past 40 years, so we will be in a new spot this year  Hopefully we can get the new spot figured out and do alright this year, it should be a good one if we can get some more rain! |
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Location: Berlin | Thanks for the info guys. We SHOULD get rain in the next few days but the weatherman told me it rained all day yesterday and we never got a drop. Funny when he said the rain should stop in the early evening and it was not even raining! Lets hope for the best and please keep me posted. |
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| Rich, water levels are up, the marshes are "adequate" as of now. I hear ya about the weatherman and the rain. Need more rain. Shaping up to be a nice run. Saw Chris M last night out fishing, he seemed discouraged by the lack of junk floating down the river.  |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | Hey Jayman, thanks for the report. Team Polack will be there in two weeks. Can't wait. |
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| I had a report from a very reliable source that he caught two spawned out females early this morning! He's fishing South of New London somewhere. That is early, you think? |
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| Shep, I've "heard" of some scattered reports of spawned out girls...but few, there are still fish coming up, with the cool weather the Wolf may become a divided highway in the next week.
BTW, Buck Pints and Buck Burgers at The Bridge on thursdays.....nice deal, almost too good of a deal when it comes to pints if you know what I mean |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | As of now the river is maintaining its flow and depth. With the ice out conditions on bago and the slowing of the discharge CFM's it should maintain the water depth in the river. A little rain won't hurt. Alot of fish have made the journey and there are more to come. I think!! The marshes are full and the fish have been using them from Gills landing to Newlondon. It is looking like a great spring at the present time. |
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| I can make next Thursday. You up for it? Who else would like to meet and tell some lies? |
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| Fished from Fremont to the cut off on Friday, was nice to get out on the river again.... not too many guys fishing that streach of the river...caught a couple dozen small Walleyes, nothing over 14. I even fished my fav night spot for a few hours which will usually produces a couple nice fish after dark.... more small fish.
I could only get mud minnows so I'm sure if it was the minnows or my lack of savy river fishing skills.
This is shaping up to be a great year on Poygan... bring on the warm weather and rain.
Denny, how much are they selling the condo's on the river next to your place... maybe we could get a few Walleyefirsters to chip in for a place.
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Dominic, They would make a great meeting place for WF if we could get WF to pop for I.E. (pay in its entirty), even for the lowest cost unit it would work well. That would start at 349,000.00 plus the 2500 yearly maintenance fees and of course applicable taxes and such. And yes, that is U.S. Funds only..... |
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| For the PWT guys and any one fishing the river tourneys coming up. The Fish are in the Marshes and last years males are on their way up! New London has become very slow as fish are much farther up river although there are a very few that have spawned out and some are around, night fishing is best now and will probably be for the next 4-6 days. Look for it to get HOT when the next warm spell comes through!
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| Tyee,
Since I don't get to spend a whole lot of time on the Wolf.... mind if I ask a question??
When do you think the Eyes will make it back to Fremont area?
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Maybe I should go fishing. 39th Cold front with rain fished last weekend at MWC. I brought out the rod this weekend, and was gonna pitch a few in bago, but the boy decided he wanted to see the submarine, USS Cobia, in manitowac. It rained anyway. Sees, I gotts the touch.! |
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| Hey PS, they are there now (little ones of '05 that is and lots of them!) You asked the question everyone is waiting for the answer on. With the levels the way they are and the temps at about prime, and if you compare that to the past ten years of similar data, I would bet that the PWT will most likely be won on Poygan. Hows that for an answer! They will be done spawning within 10 days and floating back if the levels are maintained. The Sturgeon are already all over the New London area.
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| Shep, we'll have to play thursday by ear, between B-day's and Easter, my fishing time gets precious when the big girls are on their way down. See ya tuesday maybe?
Water levels have come up a tad and with the rain, should rise or remain the same. As of saturday evening/sunday morning the wolf appears to be working both up-stream and down-stream for the fish. |
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| Was in the shocking boat Friday amd met Kendall Saturday, the cool weather had many of the fish leaving the marshes around New London and headed up stream. Fish are already showing up around triple C, just south of Shawano. There were lots of fish in the marshes above Shiocton and as of Friday, about 25% of what we were tagging was spawned out and another maybe 25% ready to spawn, the rest were "green". LOTS of males between 17 1/2 and 20 inches. With so many fish going so far up again, and the cool weather creating a situation that should hold the males in the river for awhile, who knows where the "winning fish" will be. |
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| Tuesday, Yes. Jayman. Perhaps even Denny will come have a beer. |
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Location: Appleton, WI | Was out of freemont on Sunday. 46.1 degrees, and FAST current. only one short but chunky perch. |
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| Where can I get maps of theses marsh locations in New london and shiocton? Mail me at [email protected] Thanks for any help! |
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| They are off limits! the fine is pretty hefty! |
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| I too would like a map with the names of marshes. Anybody? |
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| carpenters spoors markmans to name a few, grab a plat map (land owners names) and look em up. I could put something together for next year! hows 39.99 sound!
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | OK 39.95. your on, BUT, you have to have every slang name for each and every marsh on there as well. there are several names for each one. hehehehe |
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| I under stand they are refuges but people fish nearby which is my intention.Not being from the area they would be a starting spot to say the least. ie fish coming and going. |
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| Anyone know where the spawn is at? I know some fish have spawned out, about what percent has yet to spawn? The river is up and should hold for a while now. Should be some good male fishing coming up. |
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| i have the secret maps jayman. call me. |
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| Watch out those will cost you the soul of your first born! There are some things that are just ment to stay private Stacker! A guy has to have some privacy now doesn't he?
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Location: Freedom, WI | It seems that most of the fish have spawned now. We have been getting spawned out females on the rafts for 12 days now, but every night seems to be a little better than the previous. Not big numbers of fish, but a couple every night. The fish are much more scattered out this year than years in the past, but its still better than last year! Can't wait to get out there this week! |
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| Must be a tourney coming up. Me boys got some tight lips! hehehe I'll be out tomorrow! Yippeeeee! Fish Fry tomorrow night! |
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| I read a couple of times about the Little Wolf now being off limits. Where can I find more details on water that's now "off limits" on the Wolf? Little Wolf never used to be closed during the run. What other areas are closed?
Thanks for leading me in the right direction onthis one guys.
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Location: Appleton wi | navigation up the little wolf hasnt been possible for years with the falling trees blocking the access but you can travel a few houndred yards up or so but not far. If the dnr closed it it would be in the regulation booklet! Typically poeple fish from shore by getting permission from farmers and land owners! |
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Location: Menasha, WI | I've also seen posted elsewhere that the Little Wolf was closed for the run. However, it's not true. "Little Wolf River (downstream from the dam at Manawa): Hook and line fishing is open all year for all fish species except muskellunge, northern pike, lake sturgeon, trout, paddlefish and threatened or endangered fish. There is no minimum length limit on walleye. Sauger may not be harvested The minimum length limit on northern pike is 26"
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| eye Lunker - 4/13/2007 9:25 AM
navigation up the little wolf hasnt been possible for years with the falling trees blocking the access but you can travel a few houndred yards up or so but not far. If the dnr closed it it would be in the regulation booklet! Typically poeple fish from shore by getting permission from farmers and land owners!
eyeLunker,
I'll have to disagree with you on navagation up the Little Wolf. In the spring I've never had a problem getting up stream a few bends at least. G reat areas to catch suckers with the kids in the past.
Also, from the mouth up about 4-5 bends both sides of the Little Wolf are DNR owned land open to the public.
Thanks anyhow for the reply and have a good season.
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| Water levels dropped dramatically the past few days and continue to fall. There are a couple of things going on now, there are still a LOT of fish north of Shiocton as well there are a number of weigh fish that have made it back to Freemont and are heading south. Don't count on anything above Shiocton making it back in time for the PWT unless we get a huge storm to roll through and muddy up the water as there will be plenty of food visible.
As for the larger fish in and around Freemont to Winneconnie, Good Luck, If the weather stays consistant you just might see a few come to the scales with 5-20" fish. BUT keep your eyes open for the guy with (4)14" and one 27". It's gonna be another tough year come game day, but at least this time they will catch fish. It sure would be nice to see another year with multiple 25# baskets.
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Location: Neenah, WI | Tyee - how was your fish fry this weekend...?
Just kidding, my fishin' wasn't any better.
It was nice to meet you and Shep, I'm sure we'll see each other on the water this summer. Will have to keep in touch during the good bite to come.
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| Schmidt, the fry was and is great, been eatin walleyes nearly everyday. Sat was a bad day only because of the time! Which is one of the reasons I seldom fish tournaments. Sunday we found fish in the shioc area. Last night the spring hearings got in the way but the rest of the week belongs to me! My normal fishing hours are 5-8 and that goes for AM and PM. The 8 hours in the middle I have to make a living like most people. God knows if that were ment to include fishing I would have been born with gills like my boys.
Good Luck
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