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November 19, 2009

In the Manitowoc and Two Rivers area, trout and salmon anglers had an alright week of fishing. Pier fishing was better midweek and slowed down over the weekend coinciding with the thunderstorms that moved into the area. Anglers had to contend with some strong winds and high seas creating difficult trolling conditions on Lake Michigan. In between unfavorable fishing conditions anglers had some success fishing the piers and trolling shallower water depths landing some quality sized fish. In Manitowoc most boat anglers were trolling between 20 to 60 feet of water. Many anglers were trolling with flasher and fly combinations or spoons. Some large catches came off green and orange J-plugs. Most success was reported near sunrise and late afternoon. Anglers had a slower week of fishing off the north and south piers. Most anglers were casting 3/4 oz. spoons with reflective green, silver, or blue. Few anglers fished off the bottom with alewife. The average chinook landed off the piers ranged from 15 to 18 pounds. A few nice Skamania strained rainbows were also caught off the piers ranging from 11 to 13 pounds. Perch anglers had another fair week with a couple good days that produced nice sized perch ranging from 6 to 10 inches. Perch anglers had success fishing off the rocks in the marina or off the north pier stub. Most successful anglers were rigging up with a minnow or crab tail with a bobber. In Two Rivers anglers were also trolling shallow anywhere between 15-45 feet of water. Many boat anglers were trolling to the north along the Point Beach Park and toward the nuclear power plant. Boat anglers were running planner boards, dipsy divers, downriggers, and lead core-line. Glow in the dark spoons and J-plugs were producing some nice catches. Boat anglers on average had catch sizes ranging from one to five fish. Catches were dominated by chinook salmon and rainbow trout with fewer coho salmon and lake trout landed this week. Chinook salmon ranged from 12 to 20 pounds and rainbows were ranging from 5-10 pounds. On the piers anglers were spread out during the week on the north and south pier. Anglers were casting bright colored spoons and deep diving stick baits producing some nice sized chinook salmon and rainbow trout. One angler fishing the south pier on Wednesday afternoon landed a really nice brown trout weighing in at 12 pounds.

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