Wisconsin Fishing Reports & Outdoor Report for March 22, 2018

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Some cold nights are retaining the snow and ice cover in the far north, but with no new snow in the last week, snowmobile trails have now closed in all but one county in the north where trails are listed as poor on the Wisconsin Department of Tourism's Snow Conditions Report (exit DNR). The deep snow has allowed cross-country ski trails to remain open and in good to fair condition in several northern parks and forests.Northern parks and forests, Like Pattison State Park, still have good conditions for cross-country skiing. Photo credit: Gervase Thompson, DNRNorthwoods lakes still have over a foot of ice but anglers have mentioned some slush under the snow. Fishing has picked up a bit with anglers catching some crappies. Lake Wisconsin is still holding on to its ice, but barely. Looks like it will melt off any day now. Despite a Coast Guard ice breaker making it out of Sturgeon Bay through Green Bay ice conditions on the east shore have remained stable. Fishermen are still accessing the ice of Green Bay on foot off Door County. Fishing action has been good over the last week with most anglers still catching whitefish, some still taking limits. The Sawyer Harbor boat launch in the city of Sturgeon Bay, is now free of ice as of this week, and a few boat fishermen are already taking advantage in pursuit to trout, walleye and northern.

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