Green Bay Fishing Report: February 22, 2011
Brown Co.
Perch and walleye are still being sought and caught at Voyageur Park. Care must be taken as open water has appeared out in the main channel. Jigs tipped with minnows are working well. Ice conditions at Long Tail have deteriorated with the warm weather. Sunset Beach fishermen have been having success with perch and northerns.
East Shore
Sturgeon Bay: Anglers have been fishing around Stone Quarry with some success on whitefish. Anglers have also reported perch, smelt and a few walleye being caught as well. Fisherman have been targeting perch from Bullhead Point with some success. Fisherman have being fishing perch in 20 feet of water out from Little Harbor. Little Sturgeon Bay: Anglers have been fishing Sand Bay for whitefish and walleye. The whitefish action has been out in 30-40 feet of water. Larson's reef has been dangerous, with a few trucks going through the ice in the last week. Anglers have been fishing around Henderson?s Point for whitefish, and most anglers have been fishing 20-30 feet of water. Lime Kiln Road has produced a good number of catches as well. Sugar Creek: Anglers have been fishing perch and whitefish. The perch fishing has been on the slower side, but whitefish have been consistent. Dyckesville: Whitefish have been the best action the last month or so but have slowed in the last week. The anglers that have been finding fish have been searching well away from the crowd of shanties. Most have been fishing with jigging spoons or small ice jigs to tempt the whitefish.
Oconto Co.
The northern pike bite has improved a bit from Geano Beach to the Peshtigo Harbor. Large shiners or dead smelt fished in the round have been working, with most fish being caught in 4 to 12 foot range. Perch and whitefish are being caught in 30 feet of water out of the Oconto River as well as in 8 feet of water by the mouth. Perch fishermen on the Bay have been reporting a good number of smelt being caught using jigs and wax worms or minnow heads.
Marinette Co.
Good numbers of pike fishermen have been observed north of the mouth of the Peshtigo River with some success using dead smelt fished on the bottom. Walleye on the Menominee River below the Hattie Street Dam have been cooperating with fishermen early morning and evenings; jigging Rap's and moonglows have worked well. Some perch, walleye, and whitefish are still being caught off 6th Street Slip. Due to the warm temperatures, most permanent shacks have been pulled off.
