Green Bay Fishing Report: January 18, 2010
Brown Co.
Cold weather has helped create some good ice conditions for fishermen, couple this with sunny days and the fishing pressure has been moderate to heavy in places. As always caution should be used when venturing out on the ice. Voyageur Park fishermen are targeting walleye and perch in 6 to 12 feet of water using jigs and the appropriate size minnow for the fish they are after. Sunset Beach is producing some perch with sizes running on the small size, along with the occasional whitefish and smelt.
East Shore
Sturgeon Bay: Anglers have been fishing perch and whitefish off Stone Quarry with some success. Anglers have been using jigging spoons in gold or green in color. Fishermen that have been venturing from the state park have been finding some perch. They have been targeting the remnant weeds for best action. Also good numbers of anglers have been fishing in front of Bullhead Point and have had success on perch. At the yacht club anglers have been targeting pike and pinfish with limited success. Little Sturgeon Bay: Anglers have been finding good numbers of whitefish from Henderson?s Point to Lime Kiln Road. Also anglers have had some success on perch inside the schools of whitefish. Fishermen have been fishing Sand Bay for walleye and whitefish; the whitefish activity has been constant with occasional walleyes mixed in. Dyckesville: Anglers are finding good numbers of perch, but the biggest key to success has been staying on the move. Most anglers are moving several times throughout the day to stay on active fish. Also good numbers of whitefish are being caught as well; however, staying outside the many groups of fishermen to find less pressured fish is important. Chaudoir's Dock: Perch are being caught in 30 feet of water. Anglers are not finding many, but the ones that are being caught are big. Those after whitefish are also finding some good success.
Oconto Co.
Pike fishermen were out in full force from Oconto Breakwater Park to Oconto Park I, using large shiner minnows suspended a foot off bottom and dead smelt in the round fished on bottom. Some perch are being caught in and around Oconto Breakwater Park proper using jigs and perch minnows, along with the occasional smelt and whitefish.
Marinette Co.
Perch, walleye, and whitefish are being caught on the Menominee River in the area of 6th Street Slip Landing. Fishermen report ice conditions on the river at about a foot. Jigging with Moonshines tipped with minnows has been working for walleye, while small jigs tipped with wax worms is the bait producing best for panfish.
