This week in recent fishing history

Fishing has been slow in Port Washington.  Fishing has been slow in Sheboygan, unless you’re targeting suckers. 

Reports based on personal observations and angler reports from the past three years.

Port Washington:

Power plant:  A brown trout was caught on a spawn sack, conditions:  water was blue green in color with good clarity.  Also, many undersized brown trout were caught on spawn sacks and spinners.  Carp were also caught.

Harbor:  Many undersized brown trout caught throughout the harbor.

Pier:  A brown trout was caught, conditions:  water temperature was 40-44° F, water blue green in color with moderate to good clarity.  A lake whitefish was caught off the lakeside of the pier in the late morning/early afternoon on a soft plastic bait, conditions:  water temperature was 44-46° F, water was blue green in color with moderate to good clarity and no wave action, air temperature was in the high 50’s, skies were cloudy and there was a light wind to the south.

Sauk Creek:  A rainbow trout was caught on spawn sacks, conditions: water temperature was 48-50° F, water had a brown tinge with low to moderate clarity, the current was moderate and the water level was moderate.  Undersized brown trout were also caught.

Sheboygan:

Piers:  A brook trout was reported to be caught on a little cleo.

Sheboygan River:  A northern pike was caught at the Kohler dam in the morning, conditions:  water temperature was 48-52° F, water color was milky brown with little or no clarity, the current was fast and the water level was fast, air temperature was in the 40’s, skies were clear an there was a moderate wind to the south/southwest.  A smallmouth bass and a carp were caught at the Kohler dam with flies in the morning, conditions:  water temperature was 58-60° F, water color was milky brown with low clarity, the current was fast and the water level was high, air temperature was in the mid to high 50’s, skies were mostly sunny and there was a moderate wind to the north.  Lots of suckers were caught.

Pigeon River:  A rock bass was caught on a worm, conditions:  water temperature was 52-54° F, water color was milky brown with no clarity, the current was fast and the water level was high.  Common shiners were caught on pieces of worms, conditions:  water temperature was 54-56° F, water color was brown with moderate clarity, the current was moderate and the level was moderate to high.