Fishing success this weekend for salmon was moderate with a small handful of salmon being caught. In the Manitowoc river there were reports of several chinook salmon being caught by the dam near south county highway J using flicker shad. Unfortunately due to the rain and wind there were no fishermen located near the Manitowoc ramp, piers or harbor. At the Shoto dam many fishermen were successful catching chinook salmon using spoons, spawn sacks and a hook with a fuzzy orange ball usually used in crafts. One angler in particular had success using a spoon with orange, purple and neon green coloring at the Shoto dam. At the Mishicot dam there were reports of a handful of chinook being caught as well using spoons and spawning sacks. One particular observer reporting that spinners with coloring of red/silver and blue/silver seemed to be successful.
Door County
Northern Door County Lakeside: The number of anglers going out on Lake Michigan has dwindle down to only a handful. A few anglers were seen going out of Rowley’s Bay, however they stayed in the bay itself. No interviews were conducted from the boaters. The few interviews conducted from shore resulted in a couple smallmouth bass being caught using minnows. Bailey’s Harbor anglers targeting salmon from shore managed to catch a few throughout the week. Majority of the salmon were caught on spawn sacs, with a few being caught off of crankbaits. Gills Rock area reported of salmon being caught during the middle of the week at Weborgs Dock however I was not up there when the fish were reported to be there. Heins Creek still is holding the most salmon/trout out of all the creeks that are checked. Only two anglers were interviewed which resulted in one salmon being caught. That salmon was caught near the culvert pipe using a spawn sac. There were fish being reported at the culvert as well as further downstream. Shiver Sands Creek had a few salmon moving upstream as well on Saturday, however no anglers were found fishing the creek. No anglers were found fishing Whitefish Bay this week.
Northern Door County Bayside: Anglers fishing on the bayside were mainly targeting smallmouth bass with a few anglers targeting salmon. The main place that anglers were targeting smallmouth bass were in Ellison Bay and in Fish Creek/Peninsula State Park. The anglers targeting salmon/trout were located in Sister Bay. The smallmouth bass anglers had decent success last weekend with fish being caught ranging from 15 to 18 inches. There were a total of 6 smallmouth bass caught by one angler. That angler was using minnows and night crawlers with minnows producing the most fish. The anglers fishing for salmon had little success in Sister Bay, however they did manage to catch a few yellow perch.
Sturgeon Bay Canal: The number of shore anglers and anglers targeting salmon from a boat were fairly low throughout the week. There was a group of five anglers who tried off of barge road floating spawn sacs with no luck. However, a group of anglers fishing for northern pike from barge road had some success. The pike were caught on sucker minnows under a slip bobber. The key for the fish being caught was that the current in the canal had to be minimal. An angler fishing near the Michigan Street bridge targeting northern pike had no luck when the interview was conducted on Wednesday. However, that angler reported catching a few northern pike on Sunday. The pike on Sunday came off of a crankbait.
Chaudoir’s Dock, Sawyer Harbor, Little Sturgeon Bay: No Report is available this week. Please check back again next week. Thank you for your patience.
Kewaunee County
Kewaunee: Fishing pressure was moderate during the week and increased towards the weekend. Many of the anglers interviewed this week were fishing near Bruemmer Park. Those who had success, typically caught 1-2 chinooks. Anglers had luck casting spoons, as well as floating spawn sacks. Recent rainfall has caused the water level to stay high and the clarity to stay very low.
Algoma: Fishing pressure was moderate this week, the majority of anglers interviewed were fishing in the Ahnapee. Early in the week, a decent amount of chinooks were caught below the dam off of the county road J bridge. Green/silver and orange/silver spoons seemed to produce the most fish. The water level is still high due to recent rainfall, which has caused low water clarity as well.
Fox River and Green Bay Creel Report: October 7, 2019
Fox River
Fox River: This week was very slow for these landings. The only launch that was being used was metro. During the week there was an average of just 2 to 3 boats launching. Then on October 5th there was an average of 5 to 10 boats. The only day I got interviews was on 9/30 and only 2 of 4 interviews I got were anglers. One of the anglers were targeting smallmouth bass. He has success catching 3 but released them all. The other angler caught 1 walleye but he released it due to the size being to small. The other two boats I interviewed were duck hunters.
Oconto County
Very little activity this week with rain, wind, and high water seen across the county. Only a few shore anglers seen at Oconto Park II with bluegills and bass being caught off the docks but size was small. Some brown trout and pink salmon were reported seen at Stiles Dam on the Oconto River. Catch rates were low as anglers reported fast currents making the fishing difficult. Water temps dropped in the river from around 60 degrees early in the week to the mid 50’s by the weekend.
Geano Beach: This landing has been slow all week during my shifts. The average count of boat trailers was between 2 to 5. I didn’t get a single interview during my shifts from this landing.
Brown County
Duck Creek, Longtail Point: On October 3rd and 5th there was an average of 5 to 7 boats launching between the two sites at Duck Creek, but most of them were duck hunters. There was nobody shore fishing from these sites during my shifts. On October 5th I got 4 interviews, but they were all duck hunters. Nobody seems to be using Longtail.
Suamico River: It was slow during my shifts with an average of 4 to 6 boats launching from here. The only interviews I got were from a couple shore anglers on October 5th. They were both targeting perch but neither of them were having any luck.
Bayshore Park: No Report is available this week. Please check back again next week. Thank you for your patience.
Marinette County
Rain and high winds kept angling efforts down this week. A few anglers targeting chinook salmon were seen at the Little River boat launch fishing from shore and upstream at the Little River Road crossing. Spawn sacs were taking a few fish at both spots. The Menominee River was producing a few brown trout from shore anglers and from fishing off the Hattie St. bridge just below the dam. Anglers reported hooking both chinook and pink salmon also but not being able to land them. Boat anglers fishing upstream from the Highway 41 bridge were catching smallmouth bass and a few walleyes on crankbaits. The water temps in the river were at 60 degrees early in the week and dropped to the mid 50’s by the weekend.
