Northern Door County Lakeside: The only port where there was fishing effort was Rowley’s Bay. Smallmouth bass fishing in Rowley’s Bay was slower than what most anglers would prefer, with on average 10 fish being boated in an all-day trip. The majority of the fish were caught near the mouth of the Mink River and in the Mink River. The smallmouth bass averaged around 3 pounds according to the anglers. Some fish were spotted around beds. I did not see any anglers targeting salmon or trout this past week, possibly due to the winds that occurred. The water temp in Rowley’s Bay ranged from 52 degrees to 59 degrees depending on the time of the day.
Northern Door County Bayside: Anglers could be found fishing all along the bay from Murphy Park to Sister Bay. Egg Harbor and Ephraim had the best luck out of the ports. I did not get to talk to the fishermen out of Murphy Park, but they were trolling for walleyes it appeared. The smallmouth bass fishing was hit and miss according to the anglers. It appears that color and presentation was a determining factor on how the day went. White plastics seemed to be working best for some anglers. The anglers using jerkbaits had a lower success rate but still managed to catch some fish. Walleye fishing is still slow for anglers on the bay in Northern Door Co. However, there was an angler who managed to catch a walleye while fishing for smallmouth bass in Egg Harbor. On average the smallmouth bass were 3 pounds.
Chaudoirs Dock: The walleye and smallmouth bite was slow at this launch this week. The usage was averaging around 5 to 10 boats all week normally. There was nobody shore fishing from this launch. Nightcrawler harnesses was the better way to troll during the week it did a little better than crankbaits. Anglers were only averaging 0 to 2 walleyes on this launch.
Sawyer Harbor: The usage at this landing was steady as well during the week. The smallmouth bass were the main target of anglers during the week, and most were averaging 2 to 4. There were some anglers targeting walleyes, but not having much success. They were some recreational boaters out there during the week. There was nobody fishing from shore at this launch.
Little Sturgeon Bay: During the week there was a steady flow of anglers launching off of this launch. Walleye anglers were doing okay averaging only 1-2 walleyes. While people who were targeting smallmouth bass was having a little better success rate. Most of the anglers were catching 3 to 5 smallmouth bass. The people who were targeting musky was hit or miss. Most didn’t catch a single musky while some were catching 1 or 2. There weren’t any shore anglers at this launch.
Fox River and Green Bay Creel Report: June 3, 2019
Fox River
The holiday weekend beginning this week showed quite high traffic at landings for angling and pleasure alike. Most popular were Fox Point and Metro, with large numbers of shore anglers (and picnics) at most river access points. Voyageur park had many shore anglers although reporting low success. Anglers are reporting fish at mixed depths with no clear zone producing fish. Midweek, water clarity was low with both the river and bay appearing cloudy brown. Walleye anglers have been reporting consistently a low catch, however some have found evening fishing to be more productive.
Oconto County
Activity was high at boat launches early in the week as many walleye tournament anglers were out prefishing for Thursday and Friday’s tournament. Walleye fishing was slow but a little better than the previous week as most boats were getting a few fish. Anglers were trying various depths finding the fish to be scattered throughout. Upstream on the Oconto River had a few bass anglers out with little to no success. Perch anglers were trying their luck at Oconto Park II and the city docks in Oconto with little luck. Most fish caught were small and not kept.
Geano Beach: Geano’s Beach showed an early week traffic (but not catch) increase, effort and catch remained slow yet steady by the end of the week.
Brown County
Duck Creek, Longtail Point: Longtail access points remain unused by anglers besides bowfishing. Duck Creek shore angling has increased with continuing effort throughout the week. Following early week rains, water clarity was also low on the west shore.
Bayshore: In the beginning of the week the usage of the launch was low, but once the end of the end week hit the usage increased. There hasn’t been anybody fishing from shore. In the beginning of the week the bite was very slow with anglers only bringing in 1 or 2 walleyes, but by the end of the week the bite really picked up. Anglers were averaging 5 to 7 walleyes. The boats that were using nightcrawler harnesses were catching quite a few catfish at the end of the week. Both crankbaits and nightcrawler harnesses were producing walleyes. The water temperature ranged from 60 to 63 in spots according to anglers. Anglers were saying that there is a lot of debris floating in the bay, and that boaters need to be on the lookout.
Suamico: Suamico River was quite popular Memorial Day weekend with anglers primarily focused on bass, catch report was slow. Reports of fish were mainly in shallow (4-6) ft of water. Shore angling was increased at this location early in the week.
Marinette County
High angler effort at most launches as prefishing for the walleye tournament was taking place. Walleye fishing was slow with best luck taking place at night or low light in the Menominee River. Fish were being caught off the piers and off Hattie St. under these conditions with various sizes being caught. Peshtigo River had some good catches of walleyes reported by jig fishermen. Some limit catches were seen this week from the launch on County BB down to the mouth. Most fish taken were 15 to 20 inches with bigger fish still up to 30 inches present. Plastics and live bait working on jigs. High angling effort for muskies this past week in the Peshtigo River with fish of all sizes being caught. Most boats were reporting 1 fish caught a day with others seen.
