Southern Lake Michigan Fishing Report: June 21, 2010
Kenosha Co.
Brown trout have started biting in the past few days, mostly out near the ends of the piers. Mornings have been good, but evenings and nights have been even better. Spoons in silver or glow have been producing most of the bites, although tubes continue to take fish as well. Perch fishing from shore has been very slow, with the first half hour of light being best. During the day and in the evening the fish have been few. Live minnows, crabtails and jigs have produced best. Those out in boats have had better luck, with decent action at both the breakwall and at the bubbler as long as the lake allows fishing. This weekend many were having trouble holding position at the bubble due to both wind and wave action and gave up or moved to a more protected area like the inside of the breakwall. Trollers have been catching fish, with good chinook numbers starting to show up. Spoons, j-plugs as well as dodger/fly combos and lead have all been taking fish. The cold water has fish spread and being caught in many locations and depths.
Racine Co.
The past week has seen lake temps drop and as a result there are now rainbows and browns being caught off of both piers (fishing has been sporadic, not consistent at all). Spoons have taken most, but perch fishermen are hooking a few as well. While the cold water is good for trout fishing, it has the perch fishing currently very slow. Shore fishermen are having a hard time getting any kinds of numbers, and the majority of fish have been caught during the first hours of sunlight. DeKoven Park has been producing best, most consistent bite. Those out in boats have also been catching fewer fish, but many have still managed to catch limits. Live minnows/shiners as well as jigs have been working best for most anglers. Trollers have found fishing good as long as the lake has allowed them to fish (strong winds have had the lake rough, especially farther out). Fish have been caught all over the place, from right in the mouth of the Root, to Wind Point and even further out in the deeper water. All types of lures have been working, it has been best to put out as many different baits and let the fish tell you what they want.
Milwaukee Co.
In Milwaukee trollers have been catching coho and chinooks, along with a few rainbows and lake trout. Orange dodgers coupled with blue or green flies have taken the majority of fish. The most consistent depths have been 90 to 120 feet of water. Overall, Milwaukee shore fishing remains slow but some coho and rainbows have been taken off McKinley pier. Live alewives fished on the bottom have produced the most. Shore anglers have been catching decent numbers of 10 to 13 inch perch off Cupertino pier and in South Shore Park. Fathead minnows and crab tails fished very early in the morning has been the most productive. Boaters launching at Bender Park and fishing for perch have been catching limits at the boils off South Milwaukee, but perch have been harder to come by near the Oak Creek Power Plant.
Ozaukee Co.
There was moderate fishing pressure from the ramps and light fishing pressure from the piers, harbor/shore and Amsterdam ramp. There was action to report from the ramps, harbor/shore and piers. The temperature was in the high 60?s and 70?s, skies were partly cloudy. On the 17th, there was little or no wind; on the 19th, there was a light to moderate wind to the east; on the 20th there was a light wind to the south. Port Washington Ramp: The water at the ramp was light with moderate clarity and the temperature was 64-66? F. Chinook salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout and lake trout were caught by anglers. Twelve of 14 boats interviewed caught at least 1 fish, and averaged 5.7 fish. The fish were caught between 70 and 160 feet of water, from the surface to 105 feet down with spoons and flies on planer boards, dipsy divers and downriggers. Port Washington Utility: The water in the area was blue green with moderate clarity. Perch were caught on jigs. Port Washington Piers: The water off the lakeside was calm, 54-58? F, blue green with moderate to good clarity. On the harbor side of the pier, the water was blue green with moderate to good clarity. Yellow perch were caught with jigs and minnows. Rock bass were caught on worms. Port Washington Harbor/Shore: A bluegill was caught in the marina on worms on the 20th. Amsterdam Rd. Ramp: The water at the ramp was calm, in the low 60?s and blue green with good clarity.
Sheboygan Co.
There was moderate fishing pressure from the ramps and pier and light fishing pressure from the shore and Cleveland ramp and no fishing effort Edgewater power plant. There was action to report from the ramps and piers. The temperature was in the low 60?s to low 70?s, skies were mostly sunny with some cloudiness on 20th. On the 17th, there was a light wind to the north; on the 19th, there was a moderate wind to the east; on the 20th, there was a light wind to the south. Sheboygan Ramps: The water at the ramp was 66? F, light brown with moderate clarity. Chinook salmon, rainbow trout, lake trout and lake whitefish were caught by anglers. Twenty-one of 23 boats interviewed caught at least one fish, and averaged 3.9 fish. The fish were caught between 60 and 130 feet of water, from the 20 to 80 feet down with spoons, flies and squid on planer boards, dipsy divers and downriggers. Sheboygan Piers: The water off the north pier was calm, blue green with moderate clarity. The water in the harbor was 62? F, light brown with low clarity. The water on the lakeside of the south pier was calm, 58? F, blue green with moderate to good clarity. A rainbow trout was caught in the early afternoon on 17th on an alewife. Rainbow trout and lake whitefish were caught in the late afternoon on the 19th with spoons and alewives. Yellow perch were caught on jigs and gold hooks. Anglers were able to obtain alewives for bait. Cleveland Ramp: The water at the ramp was calm, in the high 50?s, and light brown with moderate to good clarity. No anglers were interviewed.
