9/15 Rochester Area Fishing Summary

Lake Zumbro: Fishing continues to be good with nice bluegills and crappies leading the way. A small jig tipped with a waxie or piece of nightcrawler, or a small hook with bait is working well for gills and crappies. Fish have been active at 6-12 ft. The white bass are usually suspended over deep water and are running large. They can be caught on flashy lures or minnows. Northerns are being caught in several areas by accident, but seem to be often in shallow water chasing baitfish. Try using sucker minnows or throwing large lures. You may catch a musky as well, but remember to handle these large fish gently so they can be released. Any musky under 40 inches needs to be released. Catfish are being caught on nightcrawlers and prepared catfish baits.

Foster Arends Lake: As the water temp cools, the fish should start moving shallower again. Try using powerbait, minnows, waxies, or worms.

Chester Woods: Producing some bluegills and crappies around submerged wood. Largemouth Bass are being caught, but most are small.

Willow Creek: Producing some nice bluegills and bass. There are a few larger bass being caught by people able to fish away from the shore. Small jigs, crappie minnows, waxies or worms will work. Try setting your bait 4-10 ft. deep for the bluegills. Try spinnerbaits for larger bass.

Country Club pits: Producing some panfish and bass. Try small jigs, minnows or worms.

Game Haven: Producing bluegills, crappies and bass. Small jigs, crappie minnows, waxies or worms will work.

Mississippi River backwaters: Some of the traditional areas like Wilcox, West Newton, the Finger Lakes, and the Dike Road are producing nice bluegills, crappies, bass, and northern. Small jigs, minnows, waxies or worms will work. Some northerns and bass are also being caught on sucker minnows, larger spoons and surface lures. The white bass are very active in a few areas. Northerns are showing up in areas with cooler water.

Stop by HOF for all your fishing needs. We carry the best selection of fresh live bait including crappie minnows, fathead minnows, sucker minnows, nightcrawlers, baby nightcrawlers, and leaf worms. Our large selection of tackle is sure to produce fish for the local waters. Our custom fishing rods are top quality and the lowest prices in the area. We are located 1 1/2 miles north of the 37th St. and North Broadway intersection.

Good Fishing,
Mike

Thanks Mike. Guys, these fishing reports and tips are a free service that Mike at Hooked On Fishing Bait and Tackle does for ALL of us. We can ALL show our appreciation by supporting his business when we buy bait AND tackle. Its only fair. We need to support the little guy or someday they might not be there. Then what would we do? No bait shop, no place that knows and sells the tackle that fish are acturally being caught on in your area. No more fishing reports on your area lakes and rivers. We really need to think about how much we rely on this shop to be there when we need/want these things.

Thanks for the free reports and tips Mike that make our ”catching” easier and for having the tackle on hand that catches fish in our area. Thanks for getting up early every morning so we can have a place to get what we need for our day of fishing. Thanks for being there for US.

Thanks, Bill

Yes Bill, Mike does a bangup job not only selling and providing what really works, but keeping us informed.
I kiddingly told him, I should retire, he should expand and I could open up a coffee shop for grumpy old fisherman so they have a place to spin their tales. He just grins. Mikes’s Hooked on Fishing and Sit and Chat.

AND of course after a couple pots of coffee [caffine] they will be to take the chatting out into the boat on the river.
Thanks, Bill

Throw in a few donuts and I’ll be there!!

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Throw in a few donuts and I’ll be there!!

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