Manitowoc Harbor – Steelhead were caught occasionally throughout the week on spawn sacs and alewife on the bottom. The overall size of the fish were on the smaller size, but it beats catching no fish.
Manitowoc Ramp – The one angler that I was able to find fishing over the week had no success. They targeted steelhead and northern pike along the rocks in the marina. As well as targeting smallmouth bass in the river itself with no luck.
Manitowoc Pier – There were no anglers fishing on the piers over the last week while on creel routes.
Manitowoc River – Fishing pressure remains fairly low on the Manitowoc River with most of the anglers focusing near Cato and Clark Mills. The fishing has been mixed, with some anglers having success while most only caught one or two salmon. Steelheads are starting to come up but are far and few in between right now.
Branch River – No anglers were found fishing the Branch River over the past week.
Two Rivers Ramp – No anglers were found using the ramps over the week.
Two Rivers Pier – No anglers were found fishing on the piers over the past week.
Two Rivers Harbor – No anglers were found fishing in the harbor over the past week.
East Twin River – Anglers are still catching chinook salmon by the dam and across from the fire station. These fish are being caught on spawn sacs and spoons as well. A few cohos and steelhead were caught by the dam over the weekend. The number of anglers have been decreasing as the weeks have progressed. Fishing pressure is still the highest on the weekends with roughly 50 anglers fishing per day over the weekend.
West Twin River – Fishing pressure is continuing to decrease as well as the number of fish being caught. The majority of the fish being caught are chinook salmon still with the steelhead being the next most common fish being caught. Cohos have not been caught by the dam yet while I’ve been on creel route. The steelhead were caught on spawn sacs while the salmon seemed to come off of spoons.
Kewaunee Co.
Fishing pressure remains high on the Kewaunee River, especially from Bruemmer Park upstream. Chinook are the main target, and the anglers I talked to didn’t have many reports of coho up the river. Anglers did report that the chinook they were catching were in good edible condition, so it might still be worth a trip over, whether you’re looking for a good fight or to pack out some meat. Anglers have been deploying typical river tactics, using yarn balls, beads, marshmallows, and similar egg-like objects. Most of the successful anglers have been fishing around the first bend downstream from the Highway F bridge. Some of the females caught are pouring out eggs on anglers’ walks back from the river, and that coupled with reports of lower catch rates may be indicative of the chinook run winding down.
