Wisconsin Fishing Club

WFC Meeting Minutes
Aug. 8th 2011 Minutes
President Cliff opened our meeting at 7:02 p.m. with numerous fish talks.

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Fish Reports:
Lake Michigan has active steelhead. Walleyes are slow on Green Bay off of Oconto.

In Waukesha County, Pine Lake has produced small fish. Nearby on

Lake Nagawicka, the most fished lake per acre in Wisconsin, action is slow.

River anglers are taking bullheads near Xonia.

In Madison, lots of small bluegills, but some fish to 9” are being taken. All kinds of worms are working.

Rock Lake, in Lake Mills, usually has deeper suspended bluegills. The fish are 17’ to 22’ down. The bluegills are reaching 9 inches, and they are taking red worms.

Long Lake, aka Keg Nong Go Mong, gave up lots of bluegills on Berkley Honey Worms for Secretary Larry. White Dick Smith Panfish Grubs without any live bait also worked. The fish were everywhere along drop-offs having healthy, green aquatic
plants where no algae was present.

Sgt-at-Arms “Big” Dave trolled the Wisconsin/Michigan border Menomonee River mouth for pike, walleyes, smallmouth bass
and catfish. Wading worked too. The black-and-silver Shad Rap was also effective.

Little Muskego, in Waukesha County, produced lots of bluegills. The fish are a little smaller than in recent years, but keeper fish are still present. Berkley Gulp Leeches took these fish.

On Winnebago, out from Kalvis on Kalvis’ Reef, a limit of walleyes and numerous sheepshead fell for 1/8 oz. green jig tipped with leeches. Fish the reef tops when there is a chop. The perch are active a, and they range from 7” to 11”. Use as worm or a small piece of nightcrawler. Green beads or ice fishing jigs worked best.

Lake Delavan, one of Wisconsin’s favorite “up north” lakes for Illinois anglers, is producing lots of bluegills. The fishing boats are right next to each other.

In general, lots of bluegills are coming from lakes in southeast Wisconsin.

On the big lake, Vice-President George and his son landed 2 rainbow trout, a nice 30” king salmon and 9 coho salmon. While in Canada, George caught northerns to 36”, a ton of walleyes between 18” and 22”, but none bigger than 23”. The fish were on the bottom, and a barrel sinker 8” up from the bait on a 3’ long leader worked best.

George used chartreuse hooks with a small piece of nightcrawler in 25’ to 30’ on Donald Lake in Caribou National Park. The hot bait was treated Emerald Minnows from Cabela’s.

Art Schmitt, a WWII veteran, travelled to Minnesota’s Leech Lake where he used nightcrawlers and leeches for big bluegills, plus he caught perch, crappies, largemouth bass and northerns.

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The minutes were read by secretary & media director Larry. The minutes were approved as read.

Treasurer Dan said we have $1309.00 in our account. His report was also approved.

Members are urged to improve their computer skills and to read our informative newsletter.

Our club picnic is August 20, stating at 3 p.m. in President Cliff’s back yard. We took in $46.00 from our raffle.

President Cliff talked about fishing for suspended summertime panfish on Lake Monona. He said to look for large clusters of fish, and use a GPS to mark the spots.

Bluegills are found over the deepest water.
This is 40’ and deeper on this Madison area lake.
Put a couple of spikes on a small jig tipped with a small plastic grub or you can use Jerry Opicka’s effective method of using a dinner of 6 spikes on a pink-and-white Mini Mite by Cubby, http://www.cubbylures.com/. I use a baitless, plain white
Dick Smith Panfish Grub having the yellow head
with black eyes.

President Cliff said he prefers Daiwa or Shimano reels on light 7’ to 9’ rods having a slow action tip and hook setting backbone.

Good spots to try are the drop-offs by the rock bars off of Squaw Bay. Give the southwest shore some musky casting time.

Respectively submitted,

Larry Van Veghel
WFC & WCSFO Secretary and Media Director
http://www.examiner.com/x-15565-Milwaukee-Fishing-Examiner