Monona on Friday, Winnebago on Sunday

Went out on Monona on Friday and caught my limit of bluegill. My friend Chuck joined me for the afternoon and we enjoyed some awesome Mountain Creek's, a very cheap, yet surprisingly drinkable Wisconsin beer.



Today Chuck and I drove up to Lake Winnebago and tried jigging on a spot just out from Oshkosh. We caught a good number of perch - the only problem was that most of them were between 3 and 4 inches! However, we were quite entertained and had a good time. I also caught a pumpkinseed that was very colorful. He and one of the 4" perch have joined my aquarium.



On the drive back we stopped by the place where the sturgeon are registered. They're speared through a hole in the ice, which is why they look pretty beat up. They were really impressive fish though, and I was glad I got to see some for the first time.

Lots of perch

Round 2 for the weekend, this time an hour and a half up north. The perch were biting! Caught them at a depth of about 17 ft using wax worms and small minnows on jigheads.

Jigging in Madison and Aquarium Update

Finally I got out on the lake! I've been dying to try out the gear that Jeff is loaning me, and with temps in the mid 30's, today was the perfect day. Went out at about 7:30 with a few friends and set up shop at a depth of about 8 feet of water. We set a few tip-ups with shiners and then got to work enticing the bluegill with small jigs and waxworms. There were plenty of fish down there, but we had our work cut out for us getting them to bite. After 4 or 5 hours if fishing we went home with 12 keeper bluegill and 1 perch. We also saw a few big crappie and largemouth swimming around but weren't able to catch any.







I haven't put up pics of the aquarium in a while, so here's what it looks like now. The residents are 1 pumpkinseed, 1 green sunfish, 2 smallmouth bass, 1 white sucker, and 1 shiner. I added a few more artificial plants which I think are a nice touch. I also have a 10 gallon tank set up for minnows and shiners - to serve both as food for my fish in the big aquarium and to use as bait when I go fishing.