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Lake Geneva 9/13/09 -
9/31/09
Well there’s good news and
bad news on Lake Geneva. Since Labor Day has come and gone, the
pleasure boat traffic has dropped off a lot. There is plenty of room
for the fishing boats. The bad news of course, is that the fishing
is just not that great.
The largemouth bass are in small schools. Once you hit a school you
can catch a few but then you’ll have to keep moving to find the next
schools. The majority of fish seem to be in the 1 ½ to 2 lb range,
so there not huge either. Look for them in 20 ft of water. Try drop
shotting or lindy rigging live nightcrawlers. For the drop shot rig,
use a 4 inch green pumpkin worm or pearl and black sassy shads. The
best location is by Trinkes Bay or by Knollwood.
The northern pike bite is still miserable. That disease they had
last year must have knocked the population way down. There are few
being caught in deep water and a few in the shallows. The best fish
have been caught while casting white spinner baits in 10-12 ft of
water over weeds. Try for the fish in Fontana or Williams Bay. Pike
fishing should improve once all the fish move shallow. Fall is the
time to slip bobber fish for them in the shallow weeds.
Smallmouth bass can be caught in about 14-16 ft of water, sometimes
deeper. They have not really schooled up as they usually do this
time of year. The water temperature has been a challenge this year.
Some big fish have been caught, in excess of 20 inches, but it’s
search and find. The best bait is lindy rigging nightcrawlers.
Depending on the wind I use a ¼ oz to ½ oz weight, with a 24 inch
leader. The best location has been by the Military Academy or Elgin
Club.
Perch have been all over the 8-12 ft range. As usual, you need to do
a lot of sorting to catch a decent limit. Slip bobbers fished with
fat head minnows are producing most of the action. Look for the fish
by Rainbow point or by Knollwood.
Rock bass are literally everywhere. There’s no problem catching
them, sometimes the problem is keeping them off your line while
you’re fishing for other species.
Some of the best fishing is yet to come once the lake turns over.
Don’t go hunting just yet.
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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