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Location: Oshkosh, WI | I bet that hurt as much as losing one's quarterback to the competition!
Just stirring up trouble. Almost make you wish you were at work?
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Location: Menasha, WI | It didn't actually hurt that much until I tried get it out. No matter which way I pushed or pulled, there was some significant pain. Still managed to trailer the boat and get in backed into my driveway before I headed off to the doctor.
...and, no, I'd still rather be fishing 
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Location: Berlin | I have used the Fireline trick to remove hooks several times. Once it was from my boys hand and it was in there deep. I also had to do it to myself which is not fun but they pop right out. It is a very usefull tip to learn and does not hurt a bit if you do it right. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Rich,
Is the Fireline trick the same as the "String method" in this article?
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/2231.html |
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Location: in the boat off the east shore somewhere | well here is a report .... Monday Morning started fishing just before 7 , hit about 15 humps on the east shore and NOT A SINGLE WALLEYE... JUNK! stopped and talked to about 5 perch fisherman we knew and all were scratching there heads and these guys are all retired and out almost every day.. so we were back home on the porch by 12;30... it was nice out though.. water was dirty enough yet no wind for days now. tuesday my buddy had 2 and missed a couple and the guys out perch hunting can have a good day about 1 in four attempts with the poor days being a fish or three... Nice fish though! Should have went to the bay and threw 70 miles on the boat looking for some hungry ones.
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Location: Greenville Wi | Fished Sun 7 till 3 west reef drifted with crawlers ended with 3 eater eyes ton of goats and a few bass.Fished Poygan on sat from 7 till 6 no eyes lots of sheep crappies perch and even a 4' sturgeon all on flicker shad and harness. |
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| sorry it has been a while for me. That is posting a report.......
What a difference a week makes! The best weather in weeks arrived and lake conditions changed drastically on Lake Winnebago. The water clarity transformed from “chocolate milk” to “slightly stained” over the week. Water temps spring boarded back into the mid to upper 70 degree range. There is a lot of floating vegetation in the water column, especially on the south end. Labor Day Monday was an exceptionally busy day on the lake.
Perch fishing is the concentration of most anglers on the lake currently. There are pockets of good activity around the lake, but they tend to be hot for a day or two and then shut down. The average trip is producing somewhere between 5-10 keeper size fish in most areas. Crawler pieces, waxies, hellgrammites, red/leaf worms and Gulp all seem to be working. The fish are tight to the bottom, and presentations need to be in the bottom 6-12 inches of the water. Using a small yellow or orange bead just above the hook has been producing better than a plain hook. The morning hours are by far the best and the bite typically shuts down prior to noon.
Areas producing the best are one mile west of the Fisherman’s Road launch, Kalibus Reef, east of the lighthouse in Fond du Lac, ¾ of a mile south of Abrahams Reef, the Brothertown area, and near Lakeside West launch.
Walleye were scarce for the majority of anglers. The best luck has come either in shallow water weed beds or on the reefs. A half crawler worked with a jig had the best results (pink was a hot color this week). Slip bobbers did pick up a few fish also with either a crawler or leech. The hwy 41`bridge on the Fox River had some positive reports this week. There were very few limits reported anywhere.
We attempted trolling the mud outside of the mouth of the Fox River. The fish were thick in the area, but had a bad case of lockjaw. The south end is weed choked, and very difficult to troll in currently. The area from Abrahams to Stony Point was also exceptional slow. North Shore Country Club area has reported some success recently in the 18+ foot ranges on large stick baits in a purple or fire tiger color at 2.3 mphs.
White bass continue to have the feed bag on system wide. These fish have excellent size and can be found in large numbers in the shallows of the west shore, especially near the bait fish schools. The evening sunset has been an excellent time to target these fish. Spoons, cleos, jigs with twister tails and top water lures will provide a lot of entertainment. Cowling Bay and the Supple’s marsh area have had consistent schools of white bass for the last week.
Sheephead are everywhere. They do not have lockjaw! Small mouths have also been very active near the shorelines and on rocky structure. Crappie fishing on the Wolf River has been going strong. Check the deep holes with minnows to get good numbers of big fish.
With many of the hunting seasons starting in the near future (and the Packer Season), you can expect much less fishing pressure. I plan to scale back the frequency of these reports slightly (about every ten days or so), as there will be less information available. If something hot is happening, be sure to check the Twitter feed and the forums for up to the minute information.
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