Lake Michigan fisheries team report 2.18.09

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Lake Michigan fisheries team report

Ozaukee County – In Port Washington shore anglers have been catching occasional brown trout. Spawn sacs have taken fish at the power plant discharge, and spoons have caught fish off the rocks at Rotary Park. Flows and water clarity on Sauk Creek are good, but steelhead fishing has been slow.

Milwaukee County – In Milwaukee, some ice has formed again in the river under the Hoan bridge. In McKinley Marina there is still sufficient ice for foot travel, but fishing there has been slow. The Menomonee River near the MMSD offices is muddy, and fishing there has been tough. However, further upriver on the Menomonee and in the canals, there have been some browns and rainbows taken on crankbaits. There is some construction going on at Riverfront Ramp, but one lane remains open to boaters.

Racine County – In Racine a few anglers have been open water fishing near the Pershing boat launch, and brown trout have been hitting both spoons and spawn. The Root River is open, and stream flows and water clarity are good. Steelhead have been taken on spawn in Lincoln Park downstream of the Root River Steelhead Facility.

Kenosha County – In Kenosha anglers continue to ice fish near the boat launch, and they have been catching browns on spawn or jigging with tube jigs and wax worms. Open water can be found near the Holiday Inn, and anglers there have been taking occasional browns and rainbows on spawn sacs.