Talked with people at the Hahn-A-Lula who are catching 100′s in the lower river and also talked to the water patrol officer who told me that there are anglers in the New London area catching them every cast. Stable weather, warm days, WHITE BASS TIME!!
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You might catch some walleye and white bass too but the real news right now is the catfish bite. John at The Little Shoppe Of Bait in New London has some fishing opportunities for those who would like to take advantage of it. You can fish from the “Catisfaction” docked behind the shop, (where we caught 62 catfish monday) for just $35 for 4 hours of fishing. Equipment and bait is provided. Call John at 920-982-4802 if interested. He also had a charter captain available for trips to remote fishing locations.
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Walleye Fishing Good, White bass Coming On!
Not many fishermen out on the river but those out there have experienced some pretty good fishing. Walleye are biting as are the smallmouth bass and catfish. Northern pike and flathead cat fishing opens Saturday which just adds to the list of available species of fish to target. On Lake Poygan walleye fishing has been good as reported to me by Critters down in Winneconne. In the recent MWS event competing anglers brought in nearly 95% of the available quota of fish. Water temps were 53 on Wednesday and there have been a few more white bass showing up.
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Down Run In Process, Stable Weather Should Mean Good Fishing
Although there might be a few pre-spawn fish somewhere in the system, most of the anglers I’ve talked to are catching post spawn walleyes. Crank baits thrown near shore has been productive as has drifting and jigging with a night crawler or minnow. Stable weather and a bit of a warm up should just make fishing that much better.
White bass have slowed but there are still some being caught, look for them all over the system this year.
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Cool Off Affects Fishing
Water levels have dropped below average for this time of year and have also dropped below the 50 degree mark. They rebounded today a bit from the drop to under 46 degrees to a whopping 47. The predicted rain could help to bring water levels up which should allow for a second flurry of spawning activity. My friend at Rustic Wolf Inn in Shiocton have been seeing pre-spawn fish moving up stream. That could extend the run to a second spawn near normal time around mid April. White Bass are in the river as are perch, but the cool down has affected overall success. Some anglers figure it out each day and do well while others are having less success. That’s typical of this time of year even if you fish every day, let alone are visiting the area.
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WOW!! OK, What’s Next
Walleye ARE spawning, HAVE spawned and are STILL HEADING to spawn, depends of where you are on the system. Although there are still plenty of pre-spawn walleye, the fishing should be really progressing towards a post spawn bite for the walleye over the next few days. This bolstered by some rising water levels for them to ride back down stream on. The cool off might hold back the white bass and if it returns towards more normal conditions and significantly drops the water temperature in the river, could make it the longest lasting run on record.
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Walleye, White Bass. Crappie, Perch, Smallmouth Bass YIKES!!!!!!
Water levels are still creeping up a bit and VERY warm for this time of year, almost 56 degrees as I write this. Walleye are SPAWNING, HAVE SPAWNED and WILL be spawning over the next few days as lots of fish enter the system. Fishing has slowed because of the large numbers of fish in the marshes already. There have been some post spawn females caught too. Crappie and perch have been being caught around the lower end of the system, especially around Winneconne and even Rainbow Park in Oshkosh. There have also been some good reports of white bass below Boom Island.
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There are pockets of fish biting as they move up stream. Water levels are rising quickly and warming up in a hurry. That could mean some early spawning activity from the fish in the system. We can tell that fish from Lake Winnebago are on their way as the action improves at Winneconne, limits have been coming off the bridge the last two nights. Those fish will enter the Wolf River system and go up stream as far as they can until water temperatures tell them to spawn. Also be sure to “Catch” my Outdoor Report, every Wednesday on AM 800 & FM 92.7 WDUX at 12:31 after the news at noon. A copy of the report is available on the episodes page at www.lifeonthewolf.com
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Walleye Report & GREAT NEWS!
Just letting you all know that the river is open from Gill’s Landing to the mouth at Lake Poygan. Anglers are out and I’ve been hearing everything from a few fish, mostly small, to a few nice keepers. It’s VERY early in the run so look for things to get going as the water temperatures rise a bit. We could use some rain!.
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