Lake Michigan fisheries team report 6.12.10
Sheboygan County -
In Sheboygan trollers have been catching chinook, coho, and rainbows, although fishing has slowed somewhat. The most fish have been caught between 100 to 120 feet of water, anywhere from 20 to 70 feet down. Shore fishing in Sheboygan has been relatively slow, although a few browns have been taken near Edgewater Power Plant.
Ozaukee County -
Trollers in Port Washington have found a mixed bag of fish between 60 and 180 feet of water, from the surface to 90 feet down. Decent numbers of chinook, coho, rainbows, and a few lake trout have been hitting flashers and flies or spoons. Shore fishing in Port Washington has been generally slow.
Milwaukee County -
In Milwaukee trollers have been catching decent numbers of coho and chinook, along with a few rainbows and lake trout. Orange dodgers coupled with blue or green flies have taken the majority of fish, and the spoon bite remains slow. The most consistent depths have been 45 to 150 feet of water. Overall, Milwaukee shore fishing remained slow but some coho and brown trout have been taken off McKinley pier. Alewives fished on the bottom have produced the most. The McKinley fish cleaning station is now up and running.
Racine County -
In Racine, trollers have been catching decent numbers of coho as well as a few chinook. Fish have been in as close as 30 to 50 feet of water or as deep as 120 feet. Orange or red dodgers and green flies have taken the most fish. For shore anglers in Racine, an occasional coho has been taken off the piers on alewives, and early mornings have been the most productive.
Kenosha County -
In Kenosha trollers have been finding fish in a variety of depth ranges, from 40 feet of water all the way out to 130 feet. Trollers have been taking mostly coho, along with a few chinooks, some of which have been in the 20-pound range. Dodger and fly combinations have been productive, but spoons have been catching a fair number of fish as well. Fishing from shore in Kenosha has been slow, and there has been very little fishing pressure.
