Northern Door County Lakeside: There were no anglers seen fishing in any of the creeks or harbors along the Lake. A few salmon/trout could be seen swimming in Heins Creek, Whitefish Bay, and Shivering Sands Creek. Most of the launches are starting to take their docks out, so keep that in mind if your planning on going out.
Northern Door County Bayside: The only spot were there was any fishing pressure this week was at Ellison Bay. The one angler that I talked to reported to catching 12 smallmouth bass in roughly four hours. He reported catching fish on a variety of tackle, from live bait to tubes.
Sturgeon Bay Canal: Few anglers were seen fishing in the canal throughout the week. One of the anglers fishing was targeting brown trout and northern pike by one of the marinas. The angler reported seeing a few brown trout but was unable to catch any. He did not have any success catching northern pike, however in prior days he had good success catching northern pike using crankbaits. There was an anglers fishing along the shore at Stone Quarry, however the angler did not have any luck. They were targeting smallmouth bass using sucker minnows.
Kewaunee County
Kewaunee: There was low fishing pressure this week, a few anglers were interviewed near Bruemmer Park. The interviewed parties had some luck fishing for brown and rainbow trout using rainbow spawn sacks. Snow and rain caused the river to rise slightly and clarity to drop.
Algoma: Fishing pressure was low this week, cold weather along with snow kept many anglers from fishing. One individual caught a chinook on the Ahnapee River below the dam using a spoon. The run has slowed considerably over the last week. Water level has risen slightly and clarity has dropped with the small snow melt.
Fox River and Green Bay Creel Report: November 4, 2019
Fox River
Fox River: On October 27 the metro boat launch averaged 23 to 25 boat trailers, foxpoint had about 5 to 6 trailers, and the fairgrounds had 4 to 5 trailers. There was a good mixture of duck hunters and anglers. Most of the anglers were either targeting walleye, musky, or smallmouth bass. The catch rate for walleyes was between 3 to 6 fish, and for smallmouth it was 2 to 3 fish. The average size of the walleyes averaged 17 to 22 inches. The smallmouth bass were all released by the anglers. I interviewed 3 musky anglers and out of the 3 only 2 of them caught one musky. Most of anglers targeting walleye was trolling shad raps and flicker shads, but there was a couple drifting and jigging with a minnow. The anglers targeting smallmouth was trolling and casting up the Fox River. The two days that I worked there was no shore anglers.
Oconto County
Perch fishing remained good this week at Oconto Park II and the Oconto city docks. Overall Oconto Park II was a little better with both size and numbers of perch caught. Most perch caught ranged from 6 to 10 inches with a few larger fish caught. Anglers were scattered around the shore of Oconto Park II with success being seen in most spots. Both minnows and worms were catching perch with minnows being best for larger fish. Boat ramps were busy this week from Pensaukee north to Oconto Park II with duck hunters being the primary users.
Geano Beach: There was no trailers on October 31. On October 27 there was an average of 3 to 4 trailers. I didn’t get any interviews from this location.
Brown County
Duck Creek: On Ocotber 27 there was an average of 6 to 8 trailers for both sites. Most of the trailers seemed to be duck hunters. On October 31 there was only an average of 3 trailers for both sites. I didn’t get any interviews on either of the days.
Suamico River: : On October 31 there was 4 boat trailers in the parking lot. I didn’t get any interviews on that day. On October 27th there was an average of 7 to 10 trailers. No boats came in while I was at the boat launch.
Marinette County
Most fishing pressure was seen off of Hattie St. Bridge and both sides of the river below the dam with a few boat anglers fishing from Hattie St. to the Hwy. 41 bridge. Walleye and whitefish were being caught with best action being after dark or low light conditions. Walleye were hitting stickbaits such as husky jerks being trolled or fished off the Hattie St. Bridge. Whitefish were being caught of the Hattie St. Bridge on jigs. Duck hunters were using other area ramps such as Red Arrow, Little River, and the Peshtigo River sites.
