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Lake Geneva 9/20/09 -
9/28/09
Lake Geneva continues to be
an extreme challenge for fishermen. One thing I truly enjoy is the
lack of heavy boat traffic after Labor Day. It makes for a peaceful
and beautiful time to fish the lake. Now if the fish would only
cooperate.
Yellow perch have been biting in the 10-12 ft depth range. On
Sunday, I caught several 9-10 inch fish, with the biggest being 12
inches. I caught very few small fish on this trip. Conservatively, I
could have kept 15-20 nice fish. The best location was by Knollwood.
I caught the fish on a split shot rigged nightcrawler. I think if I
would have had some fat head minnows, it would have been even
better. This bite should last a good month or so. If the fish aren’t
be Knollwood, look for them by Rainbow Point or Belvidere Park.
Largemouth bass are in the 8-10 ft depth range. Look for them in the
scattered weeds outside of most of the piers. Some fish are being
caught on wacky rigged senkos- the best color is green pumpkin - or
live nightcrawlers fished on a split shot rig. The best location is
east of Cedar point or by the Military Academy.
Smallmouth bass have been very spotty. I’ve tried deep and shallow,
the best depth I have found is 14 ft of water. Look for the fish by
Fontana Beach, Knollwood or over by Linn Pier. Some fish are being
caught on lindy rigged suckers and nightcrawlers also fished on a
lindy rig. Most of the fish are positioned about 1-2 ft off bottom.
Rock bass are biting in about 12-14 ft of water. They are
aggressively taking nightcrawlers. Some of the fish I caught this
week were way over 1 lb. The best location was by Knollwood or by
the Military Academy.
Northern fishing has been very slow. The only success is coming in
the 10-12 ft range. The best lures have been the shallow diving
walleye bandits or white spinner baits. They are in the weed flats
such as Fontana Beach or by Trinkes. With the water cooling, the
fish should be moving in within the next few weeks.
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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