Fishing remains fantastic on Lake Geneva!

Most of the fish are located between 10 and 15 ft of water.  With the warming water temperature the bait of choice has switched from fat head minnows to nightcrawlers.  Smallmouth bass remain on the spawning flats in 12-15 ft of water.  Look for the fish by Elgin Club, Knollwood and the Military Academy.  The best approach has been nightcrawlers fished on a split shot rig or drop shotting 4 inch Houdini worms.  The best color is green pumpkin or watermelon seed.  Rock bass remain literally everywhere in the 5-16 ft depth range.  They can be caught on basically anything you want to throw.  I’ve been catching most of my fish on nightcrawlers on a split shot rig or white hair jigs.

            Largemouth bass are starting to get aggressive in the shallows.   They are located in the 4-8 ft depth range.  The best approach has been Senkos in green pumpkin or the small mimic shiner crank baits.  Look for the fish in Trinkes Bay or by Knollwood.  Some of the bass I caught last week were in excess of 18 inches. Bluegill fishing has become very good.  The fish are starting to move in to spawn.  The best location has been by Colemans Point or in Williams Bay on the break line.  The best depth is 12-14 ft of water.  You want to either anchor or slowly drift so you can find the active schools of spawning fish.

            Northern Pike have been a bit slow.  There have been a few caught in the weed flats in 8-10 ft of water.  Most of the fish are coming off of white spinner baits or slip bobbering larger golden shiners.  The best location is in Williams Bay or on the beach in Fontana.

            Yellow perch are also in the shallows.  They can be caught by Belvidere Park in 8-10 ft of water.  The best approach is small fat head minnows fished on a Thill slip bobber.  The only problem has been that the average size is about 5 inches.  You will need to do a lot of sorting to find the bigger fish.

            Good luck and I hope to see you on the water.  For guide parties, please call Dave Duwe at 608-883-2050