gengberg September 8th, 2008
As of September 8, 2008:Fishing, Outdoor, and Event Reports for Eagle River, Wisconsin,
Wausau/Central Wisconsin area; Lake of the Woods and Rainy River out of
Sportsman’s Lodge (Baudette, Minnesota).
1. THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
– Excellent walleye bite continues, with limits of eaters, and some
trophies going to 29 inches plus being caught and released on the south end
of Lake of the Woods, out of Sportsman’s Lodge.
– Northern, crappies, bluegills hitting best, with a good to average bite
for walleye, decent smallmouth and largemouth action, and musky slow, in the
Eagle River, Wisconsin area.
– Great fall season bite for walleye, smallies and musky, with hunters
gearing up for bear, turkey and deer seasons in the Wausau/Central Wisconsin
area.
- - EDITOR’S NOTE: Information for all upcoming Wisconsin hunting and
trapping seasons is posted at the end of these reports, with gracious thanks
to guide Phil Schweik of Hooksetters Fishing & Hunting Guide Services,
Mosinee, for providing the excellent information.
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2. WEEKLY OUTDOOR AND FISHING REPORTS, and current calendars:
***Eagle River, Wis. (VILAS COUNTY) — as of September 8, 2008:
(Head): Northern, crappies and bluegills hitting best, with a good to
average bite for walleye, decent smallmouth and largemouth action, and musky
slow, in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area.
Northern are hitting strong, but the action can be sporadic, in the Eagle
River area. Fish anywhere in, around and over the weeds in 3 to 8 feet of
water. Best action coming on spinner baits.
Good bite for big crappies in the Eagle River area. The crappie are
suspending at various depths, depending on the lake. As an example, in 40
feet of water, the crappie will suspend between 15 and 18 feet, so anglers
are moving up and down the water column, starting at the bottom and coming
up, until they find the schools. Best baits have been minnows and a variety
of Berkley Gulp.
There’s plenty of action for smaller bluegills in the Eagle River area. The
gills are locating in shallow weeds in the evening, and during the day will
be found over brush piles in 15 to 20 feet of water. Berkley imitation pink
waxworms, or minnows are both working.
Walleye action is average to pretty-good in the Eagle River area, albeit
most of what’s being caught is on the smaller size. The walleye are
locating in 20 to 23 feet of water, with weeds a big plus. Anglers are
either jigging with a minnow right on the bottom, or “free hooking” the
minnow in the back, with a weight attached, allowing the minnow to swim
around about 14 inches off the bottom. Early morning or evening hours are
the best times.
Smallies are providing a decent bite in deep water in the Eagle River area.
Fish deep rock and gravel bars. Artificial worms and bigger minnows are
working, with early morning and late in the evening providing the best
action.
Largemouth are doing OK in the shallower weeds in the Eagle River area.
Fish 2 to 8 feet, and use a wacky rigged plastic worm, dragging it along or
on top of the weeds, or jig with a minnow just as you would for a walleye.
The Eagle River Chain of 28 lakes (largest freshwater chain of lakes in the
world) is providing some nice action.
Musky in the Eagle River area are slow. In the early morning and evening,
the musky are locating in shallow weeds. During the day, the fish are in
deep weeds which come up to 2 to 4 feet under the surfaced. Action during
the day coming on slow rolling a bucktail over the top of the weeds. Early
morning or evenings, topwaters or a small spinner bait worked slowly will
work. On the Three Lakes Chain, a front spinner Thunderhead topwater, in
pink with black dots has been producing pretty well.
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