Lake Michigan fisheries team report 1.15.09
Sheboygan County -
Ice fishing in the Sheboygan marina has been relatively slow, but a few brown trout and northern pike have been caught on shiners.
Ozaukee County -
In Port Washington, ice anglers in the marina have been catching a few brown trout on spawn sacs. There is open water near the power plant, and aerators are running in the north slip. Open water fishing in Port has been relatively slow.
Milwaukee County -
In Milwaukee, the river under the Hoan bridge is unfishable due to large ice floes, but there is open water in the Menomonee River near the post office. Anglers there have been catching browns and northerns on shiners. McKinley Marina is frozen over, and although fishing has been slow overall, occasional browns have been taken while jigging through the ice.
Racine County -
In Racine most of the upstream portions of the Root River have frozen over again. Ice anglers have been out in downstream stretches of the river, as well as in the Racine harbor. Some browns and northerns have been hitting both shiners and spawn
Kenosha County -
The Small Boat Harbor in Kenosha is frozen over, and ice anglers have been catching a few brown trout on tube jigs or spawn.
