General WDNR Fishing report
Reports from early season anglers indicate fishing has been generally slow, though there have been some reports of good bluegill and northern pike fishing. Walleye action has been slow, with a few
lucky anglers icing just one or two walleye in the 12- to 16-inch size. In the south, a few anglers were beginning to catch northern pike on shiners and chubs. Ice is forming in Sawyer Harbor on Green Bay but it is still unsafe for travel.
The Mississippi River is up to 8.1 feet at Prairie du Chien. Ice thickness on the river ranges up to about 5 inches in backwater areas with some good bluegill and crappie action reported at times this week Some of the Main Channel is now frozen over, but conditions are too dangerous for walleye and sauger fishing.
A few ice anglers have been out on the lower Wisconsin River sloughs and bays some bluegills biting. Ice anglers –especially those fishing for northerns and walleyes, are again reminded of the new
rules in place intended to help prevent the spread of VHS, a fish disease that threatens Wisconsin fish.
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