March 28, 2019 Fishing Update
Let’s Go Fishing!
Are you ready? Get set! Fish! The open water season is upon us. I’ve been out on the Fox River and the Wolf River.
I went on the Wolf River today to see if it was fishable. Unfortunately it’s not. I put the boat on the water and all seemed well. That is until I started a drift. Holy cow, we were moving at 2.4 mph. A fast drift out there is around 1 mph. 2.4 was ridiculous. I like to vertical jig and it just couldn’t be done effectively. I anchored for awhile to pump jigs in a few spots without any luck. Water temperature was 36F. Give the river a little while to settle down, warm up a touch and then it should be game on?
The Fox River out of DePere has been pretty good. I still prefer to vertical jig. However, if it’s a jig dragging bite, I’ll anchor and drag jigs. We haven’t caught huge numbers of fish but we caught enough to make it worth going. Water temperature has been 37 my first time out and 38.5 my last time out.
For me live bait has been doing better than plastics. Shiners along with a 1/4 ounce jig worked best. Shiners with a 3/8 ounce jig also worked. Green, green chartreuse, and orange chartreuse worked well for jig colors.
As far as plastics go, I really like catching fish on artificials. Ring worms or paddle tail type plastic worms are fun to try. I like a purple body with a chartreuse or white tail. Of course you just need to have confidence in something. I always like to try Gulp! Minnows as I’ve had so much success over the years with those. Mix things up and listen to the fish.
Every day seems to be different for finding the fish. One day we found them on the break lines between 8 and 12 feet of water. Another day we found them in the deep channel between 21 and 28 feet of water. Pay attention to where you hook up and try to repeat it. Although we like it when we get on fish immediately, don’t expect it.
I’d love for you to join me: Captain Kirk this spring for some early season walleye action. Check out more of my website: www.FishingGuideWisconsin.com for additional information. Or email questions to FishingWithCaptainKirk@gmail.com.
Be safe. Have fun. Catch fish!