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A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO COMES IN AND PATRONIZES, NOT JUST OUR BUSINESS, BUT ALL OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT BENEFIT FROM THE GREAT FISHING WE HAVE IN DOOR COUNTY. KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD, SAFE ICE COVER THIS YEAR SO WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE WEEKLY ICE FISHING REPORT TO KEEP EVERYONE IN THE KNOW. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE IS THE FINAL REPORT OF THE SEASON.
PERCH - THE PERCH FISHING OVERALL HAS BEEN NOTHING LESS THAN STELLAR. THAT FISHING SHOULD STAY GREAT AND EVEN GET BETTER AS WE SWIFTLY MOVE THROUGH FALL. A LOT OF THESE PERCH WILL PILE INTO THE SHALLOWER BAYS OF LITTLE STURGEON, RILEY'S BAY AND SAWYER HARBOR. THE BEST LIVE BAIT THIS TIME OF YEAR IS GENERALLY MEDIUM AND LARGE FATHEAD MINNOWS, BUT CRAWLERS AND LEAF WORMS WILL ALSO WORK UNTIL THE WATER GETS TOO COLD. ANOTHER GREAT AND VERY EFFECTIVE WAY TO CATCH A BUNCH OF PERCH IS BY CASTING WITH SMALL PLASTICS LIKE KEITECHS.
BASS - BASS FISHING REPORTS UP ALONG THE NORTHERN DOOR COUNTY PENINSULA, INCLUDING WASHINGTON ISLAND HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD AND GETTING BETTER EACH DAY AS WE PUSH THROUGH OCTOBER. SHORTY TUBES, NED RIGS, KEITECH PADDLE TAILS, ALABABMA RIGS AND SPINNER BAITS ALL WORK WELL THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND OF COURSE SUCKER MINNOW FISHING IS ALSO VERY POPULAR NOW AND LATE INTO THE FALL. IF YOU DO USE LIVE BAIT TRY TO USE A CIRCLE HOOK FOR THE SAFETY OF THE FISH.
WALLEYE - WE HAVE HAD SOME PRETTY DECENT WALLEYE FISHING REPORTS COMING IN FROM THE LOWER BAY OF GREEN BAY FROM SOME DAYTIME FISHERMEN. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SOME NICE REPORTS FROM UP HERE IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS FROM FISHERMEN TROLLING THE SHORELINE DROP OFFS AT NIGHT WITH SUSPENDING CRANK BAITS. GENERALLY, THIS TIME OF YEAR THE NIGHT BITE KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR AS THOSE WALLEYES WILL START FEEDING HEAVY BEFORE WINTER.
NORTHERN PIKE - THERE ARE LOTS OF NORTHERN PIKE AROUND RIGHT NOW.THEY ARE QUITE ACTIVE AND THAT TOO WILL CONTINUE RIGHT UP UNTIL ICE. THE STURGEON BAY SHIP CANAL, POTAWATOMI PARK SHORELINE AND OUT IN FRONT OF SAWYER HARBOR. THE STURGEON BAY FLATS ALONG WITH RILEY'S BAY AND LITTLE STURGEON ARE ALL GOOD SPOTS FOR PIKE HERE IN THE FALL. LARGE CRANK BAITS, SPOONS, PLASTICS AND LIVE BAIT LIKE SUCKER MINNOWS ARE ALL VERY EFFECTIVE.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THE LOCAL GUIDES AND CAPTAINS, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL AND VISITING FISHERMEN THAT SHARE INFORMATION WITH US SO WE CAN PROVIDE THE MOST ACCURATE AND IMFORMATIVE REPORT POSSIBLE.
UNTIL NEXT YEAR BE SAFE, HAVE FUN, AND GOOD LUCK FISHING AND HUNTING EVERYONE.