here is a very good site for the wisconsin river .go to wisconsin valley improvement company .just type in that heading and hit search and it well come up ..

some smallies are being caught at gotham down stream along hwy 60 . rocks are what you look for . umpie wis river guide service

the cats are bitting but usally better at night . use big live bait for your bigger fish . i guide on the lower wis river and we had good luck last weekend . umpie wis river guide service

i guide on the lower wisconsin river and i use suckers most of the time .bullheads are a better bait for two reasons . 1 they stay alive longer .2 they are natural bait in that body of water . i do agre that sun fish and blue gills are good bait too .keeping anything alive is tought. i took a 12 inch pvc pipe 24 inches long and put ends on it and a 6 foot cable on it and in keep bait alive for weeks . i have found out over 20 years of fishing and guiding that there is no best bait . . the place you put your bait is more importion .hope to see you on the water . umpie wis river guide service

i agree that those baits are the best for flat heads . i guide for catfish and i start with thse baits . those cat fish normally bite at night and the fresher the bait the better . i have found that flat heads bite normally from 1-4 hours after dark to 1 -2 hour before and after sunrise .use big bait 4-12 inches long and again the fresher the better . i hook my bait in the tail with 5/0 to10-0 circle hooks. that type of hook needs no hook set and the bait has more action . need more imfortion e-mail me on my report page . good luck and keep your line tight . umpie wis river guide service

those are all the right places to look and live bait is the best bait also . if you are going for a lots of pounds you should go for channels . there is more of them and they are easier to ketch . in my guiding business the big flat heads are easier to ketch at night .good luck and have fun ..umpie @wis river guide service