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November 19, 2009

Bucks are in rut right now. Most leaves are on the ground, fall colors are past peak. Pheasant stocking was delayed due to wet weather last week. Releasing the pheasants after two or three days of rain in a row is too stressful for the birds. Wildlife staff this week did a prescribed burn at a Glacial Habitat area near Rush Lake.

Sheboygan County - –
In Sheboygan shore anglers have been catching rainbow and brown trout and coho salmon on both spawn and crank baits in the marina. In the Sheboygan River anglers have been catching fair numbers of chinooks, browns, and steelhead between Esslingen Park and the Kohler dam. Most fish have been taken on flies and spawn.

Ozaukee County -
Shore anglers in Port Washington have been catching good numbers of brown and rainbow trout and coho salmon near the power plant and in the north slip. Both skein and spawn sacs produced fish. Anglers fishing Sauk Creek have taken a few chinook, browns, and steelhead on spawn near the mouth and steelhead and coho on flies farther upstream.

Milwaukee County -
In Milwaukee shore anglers have been catching brown trout on spawn in the lagoon at Lakeshore State Park and in McKinley Marina near the Sailing Center. Fishing has been slow in the Menomonee River, but some chinook and coho salmon have been caught in the Milwaukee River in Estabrook Park. Black flies and spawn have both been productive. In Oak Creek, anglers have been catching a few chinooks and coho on yarn in orange, green, or red.

Racine County -
Shore anglers fishing in the Racine launch basin near Pershing Park have been catching a few brown trout. Fire tiger colored crank baits have produced the most fish. Flows on the Root River came up over the weekend, but water levels are starting to drop back down. The Root is still holding good numbers of chinooks, coho, steelhead, and browns. Large black or olive colored flies have been productive throughout the river, and spawn sacs have been effective in the bends in Island Park. Fish were processed at the Root River Steelhead Facility on Monday, November 2. So far this season, a total of 1,681 chinooks, 904 coho, 79 steelhead, and 36 browns have been passed upstream. The next processing day will be Thursday, November 5.

Kenosha County -
In Kenosha a few browns have been taken in the harbor on skein under a slip bobber, but fishing has been slow overall. Fishing on the Pike River has been slow

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