Yellostone Park, WI

Went camping with some friends at Yellowstone Lake State Park, WI, over the weekend. Terry brought his boat and we got a chance to do some fishing Sat. morning and Sat. night. In the morning we followed the south shore, casting crankbaits and spoons. I caught an 18" largemouth and a ~12" largemouth. We had a couple of additional hits, but that was it. In the evening, we set up 3 poles for trolling and worked our way around the lake, staying in about 10' of water. I caught one small walleye, and we lost two fish as we were reeling them in. Despite the fishing being slow, it was a gorgeous weekend and very nice to get outside the city for a bit.

Catching up

5/31/09 - Chuck and I walked the length of the Yahara river from Lake Monona to Tenney Park by Lake Mendota. It was a really nice, sunny day, which unfortunately meant the fish weren't very active. We saw a lot of white bass and largemouths, but couldn't get any to take an interest in our lures. I settled with throwing a worm on the bottom and picked up 5 or 6 rock bass, 1 bluegill, and 1 largemouth.



6/4/09 - Second try at catfishing off of the pier by Tenney Park. The water was calm and very clear. Even at night I was able to see the bottom a ways out. Last time, we got set up after the sun was already down, so this time I wanted to start earlier to see what will bite as the light is transitioning. I threw out two lines, one with a chicken liver and the other with a nightcrawler. The nightcrawler got three fish, a largemouth while it was still light out, a smallmouth as it was getting dark, and a drum once it was dark. No catfish!

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6/7/09 - I remember catching boatloads of crappie around this time last year on Lake Wingra. This was after the heavy rains and flooding, and the increased water level by shore probably brought the fish in. The water is much shallower this year, but I thought maybe I could still get some crappie like last year. Using a small plastic spoon with a rattle, I caught several bluegill, 1 crappie, and 1 largemouth. I also lost a crappie and a largemouth right by shore, probably due to the very small hooks on the lure I was using. As the sun was going down I switched to using worms and a bobber, and picked up over a dozen bluegill.

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