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Lake Geneva 5/10/09
Opening Day was Saturday May
2nd. Fishermen found an awesome day, sunny skies and light winds,
but the bite was slow. Fishing should be improving as the water
warms and the bass become closer to spawning.
The best action was small mouth bass. The fish this time of year are
suspending on the outside of drop offs, close to their spawning
flats. The bass are chasing the pods of shiners. Most of the fish
are being taken on small minnows fished on either a small split shot
rig or a slip bobber with a single hook. Another good method is
swimming a small grub at varying depths in the water columns. I
prefer smoke colored or a light green. The best locations were by
Elgin Club or by the Military Academy.
Largemouth bass can be caught in Trinkes both in the harbor and
outside the weed flat. Most of the fish were caught on night
crawlers with a single hook with a split shot. This fishing was
pretty slow. Another good location for Opening Day and the first few
weeks of May is the Abbey Harbor, fish around the boat docks in 3-4
ft of water.
Northern Pike are cruising the weed flats in 6-8 ft of water. The
best locations are in Fontana Beach or in Williams Bay. Fish the
northerns with golden shiners and slip bobbers for best results.
Perch are being caught in 6-8 ft. of water around the shallow weeds.
Due to the cool water temps the fish are still shallow, normally by
this time of year they are starting to move deeper. The best
location is by Knollwood or Rainbow Point. The fish are being taken
on small minnows or leaf worms fished beneath a bobber.
Good luck and I hope to see you on the water.
For guide parties,
please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050
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