The curve ball was thrown as it
usually is around the
beginning of May. Mother Nature threw SNOW at us over the weekend yet the Walleye fishing has still been very good. Good numbers of fish can be caught casting, jigging, or trolling either
crankbaits or crawler harnesses.
The
Geano Reef area has been very good along with
Suamico while trolling crawler harnesses from 3' even out to 12' and deeper. The name of the game is find what program you are most comfortable with and stick to it.
The East Shore has been good around
Bayshore Park with some anglers even casting
crankbaits at night off the
break wall with success. Here we
have been targeting the 10'-12' range with
crankbaits and harnesses.
The area surrounding University Bay and Frying Pan Shoal have also been good but the fish seem to be running a bit smaller and the water clarity is
definatly less than what it is to the north, which is the usual situation. Our best spot in this area has been the Kidney Island area to the southeast of the island along the shoreline, good numbers of fish but not
alot of size.
The Fox River is still holding fish, as it does through most of the year. Good numbers can be had jigging the breaks from 7'-12' of water. all bridge footings are holding fish for the jiggers as well. The 172 bridge
provides a trolling opportunity for the
crankbait fisherman. Near the mouth of the river you can "pole line" of you are
familiar with the set-up and catch some great fish near the northwest side of the river. The small islands and channel markers are also holding some nice fish to pitch jigs to,
they're there all year you just need the right wind to take advantage of them.
As always we are available for more detailed and up to date reports via cell phone, powered by
Cellcom, at (920) 660-7275 .
Good Luck and Stay Safe!
Congratulations to Tim
Boland and his partner for winning the Fox River Walleye Classic with a great bag of 26 + pounds. Tim is a heck of an angler and figured out a really tough bite.
Congrats Tim, it
couldn't happen to a better guy!
