Lake Michigan fisheries team report 9.11.08
As of Sept. 15, there is no hook and line fishing allowed at night in area Lake Michigan tributaries. Although Southeast Wisconsin did have some rainfall in the past week, water levels in the rivers fell back down to relatively low levels.
Sheboygan County - In Sheboygan anglers fishing off the piers have been catching a few chinooks and browns on spoons. Trollers have been catching fair numbers of browns, coho, and chinooks. Fish have been taken both near the Sheboygan harbor as well as 40 to 80 feet down in 70 to 130 feet of water.
Ozaukee County - In Port Washington, shore fishing has picked up, and chinooks and browns have been caught near the power plant on spawn. Trollers in Port Washington have had the most success fishing 45 to 80 feet down in 100 to 150 feet of water. Chinooks and coho have been taken on J-plugs and flasher and fly combinations.
Milwaukee County - Shore fishing in Milwaukee has been slow overall, but a few chinooks have been taken from Oak Creek. Milwaukee trollers have been catching chinooks and a few coho in 40 to 100 feet of water. Flasher and fly combinations and glow spoons have been most productive in the early morning hours.
Racine County - In Racine shore fishing has been slow overall, but a few chinooks have been caught in the harbor near the mouth of the Root River and off the south pier. Glow in the dark spoons fished early in the day have provided the most action. Racine trollers have been catching a few chinooks and lake trout in 100 to 200 feet of water, and mature chinooks have been taken inshore near the mouth of the Root River.
Kenosha County - For shore anglers in Kenosha, a few chinooks have been caught in the harbor on crankbaits and near the mouth of the Pike River on spoons. Kenosha trollers have been catching chinooks and a few lake trout, but fishing has been inconsistent. Most fish have been caught from more than 100 feet of water, but some chinooks have also been caught off the mouth of the Pike River.
