WDNR Lake Michigan fisheries team report
Sheboygan County - In Sheboygan, fishing in the Pigeon River has been slow, but on the Sheboygan River anglers have taken a few chinooks and coho on spoons downstream near the Eighth Street launch and at the base of the south pier. Water levels remain low on both rivers. The lake side of both the north and south piers has also produced a few coho and chinook on spoons in green or blue & silver. Trollers working in and around the Sheboygan harbor have been catching mostly chinooks on crankbaits or J-plugs.
Ozaukee County - Shore anglers in Port Washington have been catching fair numbers of browns and chinook near the power plant and in the west slip. Most of those fish have been hitting spawn sacs. A few chinook and coho have also been taken off the lake side of the pier on crankbaits and spoons. Most trollers in Port Washington have been sticking close to the harbor, with chinook and occasional brown trout taken in 20 to 50 feet of water on J-plugs or spoons. Trollers have also found smaller chinook out in 65 to 110 feet of water.
Milwaukee County - In Milwaukee water levels are very low on all area tributaries, but a few chinook have been caught below the Estabrook dam on spawn. At the lakefront a few small brown trout have been caught behind the Summerfest grounds, and McKinley pier and Veterans Park have been providing decent action for chinook. Green glow spoons have worked well for shore anglers, and a few fish were taken on blue & silver spoons as well. Trollers in Milwaukee have been concentrating in the harbor and have been catching good numbers of chinook with occasional brown and rainbow trout. Stick baits have worked well, with fire-tiger producing the most.
Racine County - In Racine shore anglers have been catching good numbers of chinook off the south pier and in the basin near the boat launch. Green and silver and green glow spoons have been the most effective. Trollers have been working in and around the harbor mouth and have been catching chinook and a few coho on spoons and J-plugs. On the Root River water levels remain low, and fish movement has been minimal. In upstream stretches of the river, some chinook have been holding in Colonial park. Orange or chartreuse egg pattern flies as well as dark colored wooley buggers and egg sucking leeches have produced the most fish. Anglers in the downstream stretches of the Root have found chinook and occasional coho in Washington Park. Black, brown, and green flies fished in the deeper areas of the park have taken the most fish. The Root River Steelhead Facility is now running. Fish will be processed most likely on Thursday, Sept. 27.
Kenosha County - Shore fishing in Kenosha remains relatively slow. A few chinook have been caught on spoons or crank baits in the harbor and near the mouth of the Pike River. Kenosha trollers have been catching chinook in 40 to 60 feet of water off the mouth of the Pike River. Fish have been hitting spoons and J-plugs in green or silver.
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