While running creel this week in Manitowoc it occurred on windy and rainy days, which resulted in no fishing effort. I did not see any one fishing in Manitowoc or in Two Rivers.
Door County
Door County Lakeside: While on creel this week I managed to find someone still fishing along Hibbards Creek, however, I did not get an interview. While I was walking along Heins Creek I managed to find some yellow perch in the creek and that was it. Whitefish Bay Creek still has some northern pike hanging out around the road crossings that I checked. I did not talk to anyone fishing on the Lake itself.
Northern Door County Bayside: The only spot where I found anglers going out on the bay was out of the Stone Quarry Launch. The anglers were targeting walleyes and had mixed results. Some anglers fished nearly all day and managed to move a couple of fish. While other anglers only spent half a day fishing and managed to land 15 walleye. Walleyes were being caught using jigs.
Chaudoirs Dock: During the week the fishing pressure was light with only a handful of boats launching off from here. The anglers were not having the best of luck catching anything most of the time it was either 1 walleye or none. On Saturday the launching pressure increased drastically. All of the parking areas for vehicles and trailers were filled. The average catch was between 2 to 3 walleyes. With the average size being between 18 to 22 inches. They were being caught more on night crawler harnesses while trolling.
Door County Shipping Canal: I talked to a few anglers that were fishing in the canal behind Stone Harbor resort that managed to catch some northern pike and even a smallmouth bass. The fish were caught casting crankbaits.
Kewaunee County
Kewaunee County Lakeside: While doing creel in Algoma I was able to talk to few anglers that were fishing for brown trout. Fish were caught in depths ranging from 8 feet to as deep as 30 feet of water. Crankbaits and spoons were effective in catching brown trout. There were also a lake trout and rainbow picked up while trolling for browns. Fish were caught both north and south of town. Northern pike were being caught at Olson Park, on spoons. Carp were being caught in The Ahnapee River ranging from the Algoma Marina up to Heritage Road. I did not have any creel routes along the Kewaunee River or along the lake in Kewaunee.
Kewaunee County Bayside at Red River: This boat launch had no boaters launching off of it during the week. On Saturday there was one person who launched off of it. There has been nobody shore fishing from this location either.
Fox River and Green Bay Creel Report: May 06, 2019
Fox River
Traffic at launches was slow until the weekend where anglers were out in large numbers. Metro boat launch at the mouth of the Fox River was very busy with all docks now installed for the season. Warm clear weekend weather showed high numbers of people utilizing the Fox River walk, a few people were even jet skiing and water skiing on the river. Shore angling was in moderate numbers with low success. One party harvested 12 White Bass on Saturday launching near the mouth.
Oconto County
Overall fishing pressure has slowed from previous weeks. Anglers were still fishing for walleyes in the Oconto River and in the bay. Rather slow fishing was reported all week. Wind and rain hurt effort early in the week. Anglers reported a few walleyes caught in the bay along with northern pike and a couple small muskies. Fishing in the Oconto River yielded suckers and a few pike.
Geano Beach: Early week rough weather caused large waves to cast quite a bit of debris along the channel and launch. This was cleared by the weekend and use of this launch increased from previous weeks. Although use and effort was increased, anglers reported slow fishing.
Brown County
Duck Creek, Longtail Point, Suamico River: These locations are still mainly being utilized by people walking, and bird watching. The launch at Suamico River became busy over the weekend, however many anglers reported low success.
Bayshore: During the week there was nobody fishing off the pier or from shore. The boaters were having luck and averaging one or two per boat usually. The water temperature was between 48 to 51. During the weekend the fishing pressure increased dramatically due to opening weekend of fishing. On Saturday there was 153 boats launching from this launch. A lot of the anglers were having luck and averaged 2 to 3 walleyes. The size range of the walleyes being caught were 16 to 22 inches. Trolling with night crawler harnesses and flicker shad raps were having the most luck catching the walleyes. The pier anglers on Saturday were not having any luck.
Marinette County
Peshtigo River: Peshtigo River fishing pressure was steady this week with boats being seen at all 3 launches fairly equally. Walleyes were reported caught out of all three areas but in low numbers. Suckers, northern pike, perch, and muskies were also reported as species caught. Sturgeon have now made it upstream now and can be seen below the dam in Peshtigo.
Menominee River: Menominee River had fair numbers of anglers this past week with most effort upstream of the Hwy 41 bridge early in the week. Most boat anglers were trying their luck in the bay during the week with more boats showing up in the river come the weekend. Overall walleye fishing was slow with best results below Hattie St. dam in the beginning of the week. Over the weekend the fishing shifted downstream with walleyes being caught by boat anglers jigging from Marinette Marine down to the Turnbasin off the 6th street launch. A few boats were targeting brown trout and walleyes of the Little River launch with no fish reported.
