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FISHING REPORTS
from some of the BEST PLACES TO FISH !
15th July, 2009: FISHING REPORT:
Wausau, Central Wisconsin Area
by Joel DeBoer of
Wisconsin Angling Adventures
Beautiful summer weather in the greater Wausau
area, although a bit dry of late, has led to excellent angling opportunities in
our region. Some nice panfish, including slab crappies and jumbo bluegills, are
finding their way into our livewells. Minnows, small leeches, and night crawlers
are all working, as are small jig and rubber combinations. Look for areas
containing blow-downs or stumps and work the wood thoroughly, even during
mid-day hours. Where deep weeds are available, try suspending live bait such as
small leeches or works along the edge for big bluegills as well. For the fly
fisherman, morning and evening are producing nice catches of panfish using small
poppers or dry flies.
The Smallmouth Bass continue to be quite active, especially early and late in
the day. Quality fish continue to be present, with fish into the low 20” range
available to anglers. Jig and Mr. Twister combinations, lipless crankbaits, and
surface baits are all working well. As the sun climbs, try working docks,
log-jams, and other shady areas with a small flipping jig or Texas-rigged worm
for continual bronzeback action.
The walleye bite has been decent, with legal sized walleyes including some "slot
fish" (20"-28") continuing to show up in the bottom of our Frabill nets. Jigging
has been an effective method for staying on active fish, and the trolling bite
has also been good as fish scatter over the flats in search of food. Slip
bobber’s rigs with weedless jigs tipped with live bait will provide all-day
action when worked in heavy wood cover. This is a great way to pick up bonus
smallmouth, catfish, and crappies as well.
The Musky fishing has also been good, and has included action from some very
impressive northern pike as well. “Burning” bucktails such as DC-10’s and Magnum
Mepps Musky Killers and erratically twitching both jerkbaits and twitch baits is
producing on both species of Esox. As the heat of the day approaches, muskies
and some nice bonus pike are being taken out suspended once the weed/wood bite
appears to die down. With the continued warm weather and ever-increasing surface
temperatures, use extreme caution when landing and releasing these predators.
The high temps place a great deal of stress on them and handling needs to be
kept to an absolute minimum. Enjoy the summer action; I’ll see you on the
water...
For more information
Contact:
Joel DeBoer
Wisconsin Angling Adventures
Tel: +1 715-297-7573
joelthemuskyman@charter.net
"Fishing's our business... and business is good!"
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