Lake Michigan fishing report for southeast Wisconsin

Reports based on personal observations and angler reports from the past three years.  Please comment or share information.

Sheboygan:

Ramps:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually little or no effort and no action to report.

Piers:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually very light effort and little action to report.  A brook trout was reported to be caught on a little cleo.

Shore:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually no effort and no action. 

Edgewater power plant:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was no effort.

Sheboygan River:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was very light effort and little action.  A northern pike was caught at the Kohler dam in the morning.  A smallmouth bass and a carp were caught at the Kohler dam with flies in the morning.  Lots of suckers were caught.  Conditions:  water temperature has ranged from 48-52° F to 58-60° 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 to high 50’s, skies were clear an there was a moderate wind to the north and south/southwest.

Weedens Creek:   Over the past few years during the last week of April there was no effort.

Pigeon River:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was very light effort and little action.  A rock bass was caught on a worm.  Common shiners were caught on pieces of worms.  Conditions:  water temperature was 52-56° F, water color was brown to milky brown with low to moderate clarity, the current was moderate to fast and the water level was moderate to high.   

Port Washington:

Ramp:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was little or no effort and no action. 

Pier:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was little or no effort and little action.  A brown trout was caught.   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 40-46° F, water blue green in color with moderate to good clarity, air temperature was in the high 50’s, skies were cloudy and there was a light wind to the south.

Power plant:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually light effort and little action.  A brown trout was caught on a spawn sack.  Also, many undersized brown trout were caught on spawn sacks and spinners.  Carp were also caught.  Conditions:  water was blue green in color with good clarity. 

Marina:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually light effort and no action.  Many undersized brown trout caught throughout the harbor.

Sauk Creek:  Over the past few years during the last week of April there was usually no effort but a little action when there was effort.  A rainbow trout was caught on spawn sacks an undersized brown trout were caught.  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.