Wisconsin Fishing Report: West Central Wisconsin Fishing Conditions

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Date	30-Oct-09
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Conditions : West Central Region: Crawford County - The Mississippi River rose steadily all week. It rained for almost two straight days last week. Last week, before the rain the river was holding around the 7.6 foot. The river is at 8.3 feet and on the rise as of Oct. 26. The rivers forecast is for an 8.7 foot crest later this week. Water clarity continues to be very good but floating weeds are continuing to come down the river causing some difficulties for anglers and congestion at some boat ramps. The Wisconsin River also rose this week also but not as rapidly as the Kickapoo River. The Kickapoo River crested late last week near the action stage level of 10 feet. The Kickapoo River is dropping rapidly. Water temperatures are starting to drop in area waterways. Bluegill activity was very spotty this week because of the increasing water and floating weeds. Some nice sized gills were being caught in back water sloughs that have little to no flow. Fishing at Cold Spring was spotty this week. There were some days of decent bluegill and crappie action. Perch fishing was slow again this week. Walleye and sauger action was decent, although a lot of little fish were being caught. Anglers using live bait have switched over to minnows. A few days last week the sauger really bit well at the Lynxville dam, below Deer Island (upstream from the Lynxville boat landing), and outside Prairie du Chien on the East Channel. Smallmouth and largemouth bass action was fair. Smallmouth activity on local wing dams and rocky shore lines has been good. Largemouth bass can be found in a variety of habitats to include the slop, weed edges, wing dams, and in the timber. Plastics, spinner baits, and crank baits have worked well. Duck hunting has been running hot and cold in the area. Duck hunters in the Wisconsin River bottoms are still finding a bit more water, but fewer ducks.

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