Fish Reports

They are catching good eater sizes sauger just East of the Rockriver and Barkriver meet.As for Eyes very few and small.

Thanks for the update Andy. I’ll be getting the boat out this weekend. If your hands can take it PM me.

Picking up some catfish too jiggin that stretch.

Hey Bola, Where are you ?

Catching fish, which you could be doing also. NOT Reports soon.

I am going to try to get out thursday afternoon. The kid is off school so if it is not pouring rain we will try it for the first time this year…

I’ll be out in the morning, thinking Newville area.

Good luck guys.

When are you getting out? your not going to let that newborn keep you from fishing are you?

Let’s just say negotiations are not going well.
The kid is definitely a screamer .

Not to mention the boat is behind a 3 foot wall of snow and in 8 inches of meltwater.

I’ll get out as soon as I can so I can loose some jigs

Derek

Heres what you do Derek. You say “wife – you look like you could use a break. Why dont you go see your girlfriends or go out for a night. I will stay home and watch our child.” Thats an automatic IOU!

I do the same thing

Went out today around noon at Newville for 2 hours. Water temp was 38.3 to 38.7, water level seemed fairly low for this time of year. Caught an 18″ on silver knuckleball with a superdoo and had a really small walleye on a silver knuckleball with a ringworm, funny thing is he only had ahold of the ringworm and didnt let go until he was boatside. Both fish came from Newville Bridge to I90 bridge.

I went out yesterday at Blackhawk Island for the shake down cruise and that is what it was. Right off the bat the main motor would not start. After about one hour of messing around I got it running. Then it did not run right, but I still needed to entertain the 5-year old so we did a little fishing (very little). For those of you who have raised kids, I am now going through your(joyous?)pain. Out of about one hour of fishing I probably was able to make 10 casts. I think I had one bite on a minnow cranking the bottom, but that was it. I saw one fish caught but there could have been more as my eyes were mostly on my son trying to keep his line out of everything but the kitchen sink. Good luck! – jim

Was out this evening south of Janesville. Got into some backwater and tried minnows and jig/minnow. Nothing… Did see lots of geese and some divers. Was nice to get out.

Fished the Blackhawk Island area from 11-3p.m. today. It was a great weather day but a slow fish day, so I left early. Caught 2 dink walleye and 1 sauger (16″). Caught my fish on plastics (gulp). Didn’t have any luck with the minnows. Caught my fish shallow (<10′) as the deeper drifts weren’t generating any action. Water temp was 38-39.6 surface.

Was that you with a bluish or gray colored boat and Johnson motor?

I was in a dark green 14’Lund with an Evinrude motor by myself. Where you out there also?

I live on the river south of Janesville before the Hwy 11 bypass. The river is up some or the guy in the bluish grey colored boat would be lower unit hunting right now. At best the section in front of Cedar Crest is only 2 foot deep during high water and he was cooking through that area. If you are walleye fishing this section, try the west side of the river between Willard Ave bridge and the boat landing upstream, there are some natural current breaks and a few small holes. The smallies have been getting a bit aggressive too but they are all in 12 to 14 inch range. Good luck!

Thanks for the info. I fished more by the chem. plant. I went down to where the sand gravel bar is by cedar crest and it’s 3′ deep, I knew it was there though. Was checking out the waterfowl where the creek dumps into the river. I haven’t spoted any holes between the bridge and the launch and the current is kind of strong to be fishing main stream anyway. I live by Rockport Park so keep me posted on the fishing as I am back to school now. Good luck to you also.

I live directly across from the creek, which by the way is full of suckers right now! Time to get out the headlamp, a 12 pack, a gunny sack and a bat and go slubbin cluckers! I call them my visitor walleyes…lol!

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April 29, 39, May 1, 2005 at DNR Station in Janesville

For operating in parts of: or all of:
• Sturgeon Bay Ship canal
• Fox River
• Lake Butte des Mortes
• Lake Winneconne
• Lake Poygan
• Wolf River
• Rock River
• Lake Koshkonong

WHAT IS THE LIMITED OUPV?
A Limited OUPV license permits work for pay on selected inland federal waters in a power driven vessel with 6 or fewer passengers. The 24-hour course builds on the student’s experience on the water, offering the same privileges as the regular OUPV but in a more limited geographic area.
Approved by U.S. Coast Guard
LIMITED OPERATOR OF UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSEL COURSE
Qualify to work on select Wisconsin waterways and learn how to be a safe and responsible boater with a course for the Limited Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessel license.

• charter fishing
• guiding
• sailing instruction or charters
(on any boat with a motor)
• water taxi
• moving boats

The United States Coast Guard recently increased its scrutiny of boat operators. Now is the time to get your training and certification!

• It’s quick: This is a 24-hour course held over three 8-hour days with a 50-question exam.
• It’s easier to qualify: Only 90 days on specific waters.
• It’s focused: The license provides full rights to work on the water, within the license area

Participants will learn:
• Rules of the Road
• Navigation aids for safe boating
• Proper and safe operations of a vessel
• Handling emergency situations
• Navigation techniques including charts, GPS and compass
• Boat handling and docking
• Federal Code of Regulations for Mariners
PLUS: The fee includes materials, charts, a 250-page student manual, and the final licensing exam. Those who successfully complete the course receive a certificate which can be submitted with the completed application for a license to the USCG Regional Exam Center, along with a request for the specific geographic area.
a certified PRESENTER:
Captain Gary Kulibert has been on area waters for over 40 years. He is a U.S. Coast Guard-approved instructor and a certified American Sailing Association instructor. His company is also certified to teach Limited OUPV in three U.S. Coast Guard Regions; OUPV for Inland, Great Lakes and Near Coastal Waters; and Assistance Towing. Much of his work is done on his 30-foot Catalina sailboat, North Winds.

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