Kewaunee Salmon Fishing Report (July 10th)

Fishing on the West Shore of Lake Michigan has been very inconsistent all season. A lack of stable weather and an abundance of west winds have kept surface temperatures near shore (inside of 100 feet) hovering a few degrees under or just over 50 degrees. This has left fish scattered throughout the water column for a majority of the season.

Our best fishing lately has been in 40 to 80 feet of water. In this water you can find a mixed bag of Chinooks, Rainbows, Lakers, and even a few Coho's with an occasional Brown Trout. Fishing is not fast and furious but if you pick away at them you'll end up with a good cooler of fish.

Our best baits have been 75' of Opti Copper wire with a 40' leader of 20# test monofilament line followed by a spoon. Our other top producer has been 150' of Opti Copper wire with the same leader/spoon. I run both of these on Offshore's SST planer board, one of each on either side of the boat. Running the 75' on the outside board and the 150' inside of that makes things alot easier for turning. When you get a fish on the outside board you must reel in the inside board to avoid a tangle. It is worth the hassle as well over half our fish have come on these set-ups.

Other lines that have worked well for us have been a 100' 12oz. "Pump Handle" down the middle with a White/Glow/Chrome Opti Inticer with a 44 mag. Fly. Wire Dipsey (dialed at #3) at 120' with a White/Glow/Chrome Opti Inticer and a White/Pearl Opti Fly. Wire Dipsey (dialed at #1) 75' back with a Green/Glow/Chrome Inticer with "Kermit" fly. Downrigger at 63' with a White/Glow/Chrome Opti Inticer with an Opti "Super Blue Glow" Glacier Fly.

Good Luck to everyone fishing Trout Fest this weekend. Stay safe, hopefully we will see you on the water or at the cleaning station!

Green Bay Walleye Report/July 4th weekend

Walleye fishing on the bay is still red hot although the fish have scattered a bit. Some fisherman are battling weeds and rough fish in shallow to get their limits when the wind is right. Other fisherman are combing open water to locate the roaming nomads.

Fishing on the East shore has been good around Vokes Reef and over the Humps near Vincent Point. Our best fishing has come on the West Shore in 20'-25' of water from Little Tail Point to Charles Pond trolling crawler harnesses behind 1oz weights at 1.0-1.2 mph. Our best leads have been 20'-25' behind our trusty Offshore Planer Boards. I have also seen alot of big fish in the past few days, numerous fish topping out over 28''. However these fish are healthy yet skinny, the bigger fish we have seen haven't had much for girth yet it is still exciting to put them on the measuring board.

Our best blade colors have been Anti-Freeze, Erie Watermelon, Metallic Chartreuse, and Happy Hooker. We have also noticed the fish responding to willow blades. They have actually out fished the Colorado blades as of late, when you use willow blades make sure that you build your harnesses with more beads than you would usually tie a Colorado harness with. A willow blade is not only longer than a Colorado blade but it also lays more flat as it spins. This means you need to add a few more beads to prevent the blade from hitting the hook as it rotates.

Good Luck everyone, stay safe on the water and stay mobile.