Wisconsin Fishing Reports & Outdoor Report for September 6, 2018

[Rick]

Wisconsin is finally moving into a period of dry weather after unprecedented rains in August and early September. There are still state properties that remain closed due to flood damage, including Wildcat Mountain State Park and the Elroy-Sparta, 400, portions of the Military Ridge and other state trails.Many waterways across the state are extremely high and slow-no-wake ordinance remain in place, including the Madison lakes, and portions of the Rock and Wisconsin rivers. The lower Wisconsin River has been setting record flows for the dates in September based on 100-plus year data collection. There are no sandbars and with this much water there are all sorts of hazards such as strong currents, underwater obstacles and floating debris. Due to the multiple storms this week past low numbers of anglers were out on Green Bay. Walleye fishing has slowed but musky fishing was picking up with one pair of anglers reporting catching a 54 incher and others catching a few at 49 inches. Yellow perch fishing also appears to be picking up with some boats catching more than a dozen. Door County bass action has slowed a bit in the last week but some pier anglers are still catching some nice fish.

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