Walleyes, crappies, bass and northerns all hitting amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin's Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). With water temperatures now reaching the upper 50s, and in some areas 60 degrees, the walleyes are finalizing their move to traditional late spring/early summer haunts in the central Wisconsin area.  We are finding a lot of nice fish in the mid range depths from 6 to 10 feet of water, with a majority of fish holding in deeper … [Read more...]

Fishing opener in Eagle River, Wisconsin with great northern action, and a good bite for walleyes, crappies and perch. The Eagle River, Wisconsin area welcomed the Wisconsin fishing opener with some really good action.  Waters temps are in the low 50s, lake dependent. Northern in the Eagle River area are putting on a great bite.  Fish in and around weeds in 10 feet of water or less.  Rapala's and Mepps #3 or #4 are working, along with northern size minnows under a bobber.  Anglers are … [Read more...]

Crappies, smallmouth bass, and walleyes hitting very well in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). The cooler water temperatures have been keeping the crappies staging just outside their normal traditional spawning areas in the central Wisconsin area.  They are holding in about 10 to 14 feet of water, but can still be caught on slip bobber rigs.  We are running our baits about 4 to 7 feet down on slip bobbers … [Read more...]

Crappies and perch continue to put on a fair bite in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area are hovering in the low 50s. Crappies in the Eagle River area, are locating in 12 feet of water or less around weeds right off of break edges.  The crappies will be a couple of feet off the bottom.  Use a crappie minnow under a slip bobber, or a small tube jig.  All day bite.  Action is fair. Perch in the Eagle River area are locating in 10 feet of … [Read more...]

Bass and walleye still biting well in the central Wisconsin area. For you river rats out there, the walleye bite is still going strong in the central Wisconsin area. We are seeing a lot of nice fish in that 15 to 19 inch range with a few nice slot fish up to 28 inches being caught. Most of the fish that we been catching have been in shallow water with rocks in anywhere from 3 to 5 feet deep. We are, though, seeing a few fish starting to move into their summer haunts and we are starting to get … [Read more...]

Crappies and perch putting on a fair bite in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. The water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area have risen to the upper 40s, but that’s still a bit cool, so the panfish action continues to be somewhat slow. Anglers are definitely catching fish, but they’re not “jumping in the boat.” Crappies in the Eagle River area are locating in 12 feet of water or less – and that’s day dependent. If the water warms, the crappies will be caught in about 5 feet … [Read more...]

Good perch action, with crappie fair, in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area are holding in the low 40s. Perch are putting on a good bite in the Eagle River area. Fish 6 feet of water or less in back bays, with muddy bottoms and scattered weeds. The perch will be pretty tight to bottom. The Eagle River Chain of 28 lakes (largest freshwater chain of lakes in the world) is providing the best opportunities for perch right now. Use a crappie minnow … [Read more...]

Solid walleye bite, with both largemouth and smallmouth bass on the move, and wild turkey season starts April 11th, with very good success projections from the Wisconsin DNR ; all in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River of Wisconsin's Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). This past week has been very good for walleye fishing in the central Wisconsin area. We have been catching a lot of fish averaging 40 to 80 per outing but a lot of those fish have been small males … [Read more...]

Great early season walleye bite along with a few smallies showing up, and spring turkey season is just around the corner; all in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River of Wisconsin's Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). Even though we are just getting into April the walleye season has been off to a great start in the central Wisconsin area. With the warm temperatures in early and mid march we saw a drastic temperature spike causing the water temps to push well into … [Read more...]

Legendary spring open water panfish bonanza continues in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. The good news is that things haven't changed much from last week in the Eagle River area – the BETTER NEWS is that means the annual ice-out perch bonanza is in full swing. Lots of anglers are out in their boats on many Eagle River area lakes - -and the perch fishing is truly excellent. The best suggestion is to fish the Eagle River Chain of 28 lakes (the largest freshwater chain of lakes in the … [Read more...]