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Becky Smith's

Fishing Report

9-2-10

Bluegills have provided anglers with the most consistent action. Look for them along weeds in 8 to 18 feet of water. On some lakes, anglers had their best luck drifting over deeper water with the bait suspended 12 to 22 feet down. A small jig or hook baited with a giant redworm, leaf worm, wax worm, or butter worm suspended under a slip bobber has worked best. Casting or vertical jigging with a Dick Smith's Panfish Grub, Cubby Mini Mite, panfish spinner, or Hali tipped with live bait has also produced.

Crappie fishing was spotty, but will pick up as the water continues to cool. Look for them suspended along weed lines or over deeper structure. A 1/32oz jig or Aberdeen hook baited with a small fathead minnow works best for crappies. Casting a jig and plastic combo, such as a tube jig, Cubby Mini Mite, Nail Tail, or Dick Smith's Panfish Grub also works well. Early morning and evening hours are the best times to target crappies.

Northern pike continue to be very active on the area lakes. Deeper weedlines in 15 to 22 feet of water is where the bigger pike were found. Soaking a medium sucker, chub, or large golden shiner on a live bait rig or slip bobber rig has worked best. Casting chatterbaits, spinner baits, Mepps spinners, spoons, and crankbaits around weeds also produced many pike.

Largemouth bass were found in various locations. Deeper weedlines, weed flats, rock bars, points, and shallow water structure will all hold largemouth. Texas rigged plastics, wacky rigs, jig & chunk combos, spinnerbaits, swim jigs, and crankbaits have worked well. Nightcrawlers, golden shiners and small suckers works best for live baits. Top water baits have produced during early morning and night-time hours. Many bass were also caught in the slop with plastic frogs.

Smallmouth bass were most active around shallower rock bars or weed flats. Casting top-water baits, tubes, or swim jigs will take these fish. Drop-shot rigs, tube jigs, grubs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, or chubs fished along breaks will also work well.

Walleyes were found around structure in 10 to 18 feet of water. A jig or live bait rig baited with a nightcrawler, medium golden shiner, or jumbo fathead will work well. Trolling crankbaits or a nightcrawler on a spinner rig has also produced.

Musky fishing has picked up a bit on the area lakes. Casting crankbaits, Bull Dawgs, and jerk baits along deeper weedlines have enticed muskies. During early morning and evening hours top water baits have worked best. As water temperatures continue to cool, suckers on quick strike rigs will become more effective.

Catfish were caught from the Rock River, along with Lakes Mendota and Koshkonong. Suckers, chubs, nightcrawlers, and stinkbait work best for cats.

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Becky Smith
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