04-23-2007, 12:50 PM
[font "Verdana"][size 1][center]Fish Report 4/22/2007 Milwaukee Fishing Lake Michigan [/center]
By Capt. Jim Hirt
April fishing is very good. Most of our charter trips are catching limits on Browns with a few Rainbows. The water flowing into Milwaukee harbor is 52 degrees and the lake is 44. We have been fishing the temp breaks in front of the river mouth and harbor gaps marking fish at all depths. Lots of bait fish around. Our best presentations are Yellow Bird planer boards with 25 foot leads behind the boards and downriggers 20 to 25 feet down. Slide Divers are producing very well set to #1 with 20 feet of line out. We had some fish on downriggers but the majority of fish came in the top 15 feet on Slide Divers and Yellow Birds. The way I set up a planer board is with 20 lb. mono to a 1/4-ounce bead chain sinker. Use 8 feet of 18 lb. Seaguar Fluoro Premier fluorocarbon leader from the sinker to a size #1 Cross Lock snap and lure. The fish have not been too particular. Most 3-4 inch spoons are taking fish. Some of our best producers have been Vulcan Silver Sky, Nestor Wobblers Michigan Stinger Jawbreaker, Tourney Winner and most of their silver orange spoons. Depending on wind direction the north and south gaps are producing fish. Fished part of each trip Saturday and Sunday for Chinooks but did not find any. There is also Lake Trout being caught in 40 to 80 feet of water north of Milwaukee I have no info on what or how deep. Our best boat speed was 2.4 mph. Have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing!! [/size][/font][font "Verdana"][size 1]Copyright© 2007, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved.[/size][/font]
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By Capt. Jim Hirt
April fishing is very good. Most of our charter trips are catching limits on Browns with a few Rainbows. The water flowing into Milwaukee harbor is 52 degrees and the lake is 44. We have been fishing the temp breaks in front of the river mouth and harbor gaps marking fish at all depths. Lots of bait fish around. Our best presentations are Yellow Bird planer boards with 25 foot leads behind the boards and downriggers 20 to 25 feet down. Slide Divers are producing very well set to #1 with 20 feet of line out. We had some fish on downriggers but the majority of fish came in the top 15 feet on Slide Divers and Yellow Birds. The way I set up a planer board is with 20 lb. mono to a 1/4-ounce bead chain sinker. Use 8 feet of 18 lb. Seaguar Fluoro Premier fluorocarbon leader from the sinker to a size #1 Cross Lock snap and lure. The fish have not been too particular. Most 3-4 inch spoons are taking fish. Some of our best producers have been Vulcan Silver Sky, Nestor Wobblers Michigan Stinger Jawbreaker, Tourney Winner and most of their silver orange spoons. Depending on wind direction the north and south gaps are producing fish. Fished part of each trip Saturday and Sunday for Chinooks but did not find any. There is also Lake Trout being caught in 40 to 80 feet of water north of Milwaukee I have no info on what or how deep. Our best boat speed was 2.4 mph. Have a great fishing season. Let's go fishing!! [/size][/font][font "Verdana"][size 1]Copyright© 2007, James J. Hirt, All Rights Reserved.[/size][/font]
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