Ma's Bait Fishing Report

THE WEATHER CERTAINLY IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE FALL. HOPEFULLY GOOD FALL FISHING IS CLOSE BEHIND. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE ON THE RIVER IS 63 DEGREES. LAST WEEK THE WHITE BASS FISHING HAD IMPROVED BUT STILL HAS BEEN VERY SPOTTY. BLADE BAITS HAVE BEEN THE BEST FOR WHITE BASS WITH SILVER,GOLD,AND BLUE AND SILVER WORKING THE BEST. THE CRAPPIE FISHING REPORTS HAVE STILL BEEN GOOD WITH SMALL JIGS TIPPED WITH SMALL PLASTIC TAILS AND MINNOWS PROVING TO BE THE MOST PRODUCTIVE. THE BEST COLORS SEEM TO BE PINK,WHITE AND CHARTREUSE.ANGLERS ARE ALSO PICKING UP SOME BLUE GILLS.

NORTHERN FISHING HAS STILL BEEN GOOD ON THE RIVER AND THE WEEDY SHALLOW BAYS OF PARTRIDGE LAKE WITH WEEDLESS SPOONS AND SPINNERS OR SUCKER RIGS.

DEER AND TURKEY REGISTRATION HAS STILL BE SLOW. SOUTHERN ZONE WATERFOWL HUNTING OPENS UP THIS SATURDAY.

IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK CHECK OUT OUR NEW ARRIVAL HUNTING ITEMS. ALSO SAVE 33% OFF FOOD PLOT SEED AND 15% DOG TOYS AND TRAINING ITEMS AND 15% OFF OUR RAPALA BAITS. IF YOU ARE HERE THIS WEEKEND BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR IN STORE WEEKEND SPECIALS. ALSO THIS WILL BE THE LAST CHANCE AT OUR CLEARANCE TABLE THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE SHOPPED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER CHECK OUT THE GREAT BARAGINS.

HAPPY FISHING!

THE TEMPERATURES ARE STILL A LITTLE WARM FOR THE SEASON BUT ARE GETTING CLOSER TO NORMAL. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IS 67 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH FISHING HAS BEEN SLOW GOOD REPORTS ARE STILL COMING IN ON CRAPPIES ON THE RIVER IN THE WOOD SMALL JIGS LIKE PINKIES AND SMALL WHITE PLASTICS HAVE BEEN PROVING THE MOST PRODUCTIVE. IMPROVED WHITE BASS CATCHES ARE BEING REPORTED AS OF YESTERDAY SMALL CASTING SPOONS AND BLADE TYPE BAITS HAVE BEEN WORKING THE BEST, THE BITE IS SSTILL SLOW AND SPOTTY BUT HOPEFULLY THE RECENT GOOD REPORTS ARE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME. AREAS OF THE RIVER DOWN BY THE MOUTH AND THE ROCK WALL HAVE BEEN YIELDING THE BEST CATCHES. NORTHERN FISHING HAS STILL BEEN GOOD IN THE RIVER AND BACK BAYS IN THE WEEDS ON SPINNER,SPOONS AND SUCKER RIGS.

WHITE LAKE AND PARTRIDGE LAKE HAS ALSO BEEN GOOD TO NORTHERN AND LARGE MOUTH ANGLERS WEEDLESS BAITS WORK THE BEST.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 9 AM MARKS THE OPENING OF DUCK SEASON IN THE NORTHERN ZONE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL DUCK HUNTERS. STOP BY THE SHOP AND CHECK ARE EXPANDED SELECTION OF HUNTING ITEMS.

THIS WEEK IN THE SHOP STOP BY TO SAVE 33% ON FOOD PLOT SEED AND 15% ON RODS,REELS,AND ROD COMBOS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO PICK UP SOME NEW GEAR FOR FALL FISHING. ALSO SAVE 15% ON HATS. THE HARDWARE BLOWOUT IS STILL GOING ON WITH A LARGE SELECTION OF ITEMS LEFT. MANY ITEMS WILL BE PERFECT FOR YOUR FALL BUILDING PROJECTS LIKE BLINDS AND ICE SHANTIES. CHECKOUT THE CLEARANCE TABLE FOR SOME LAST CHANCE BARGAINS.

HAPPY FISHING!

WITH TEMPERATURES STILL UNSEASONABLY HIGH AND WATER LEVELS LOW WHITE BASS ACTION HAS BEEN VERY SPOTTY AT BEST. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING IS 69 DEGREES. GOOD CRAPPIE ACTION IS STILL BEING REPORTED IN THE DOWN TIMBER AND SOME OF THE BACK BAYS SUCESSFUL ANGLERS ARE USING SMALL MINNOWS OR PANFISH WORMS. WE ALSO HEARD GOOD REPORTS OVER THE WEEKEND OF BLUE GILLS. LARGE NORTHERNS ARE STILL BEING CAUGHT IN THE RIVER ON PARTRIDGE LAKE AND ON BACK BAYS OF LAKE POYGAN. ANGLERS USING SPOONS,SPINNERS AND SOAKING SUCKERS IN SHALLOW WEEDY WATER ARE HAVING THE BEST RESULTS.

LARGE MOUTH ACTION HAS ALSO BEEN GOOD ON LAKE PARTRIDGE WITH TOPWATERS AND SENKOS.

WEEKDAY ANGLERS HAVE HAD ADDED SUCESS OVER WEEKEND ANGLERS WITH A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN BOAT TRAFFIC.

HUNTING REGISTRATIONS WERE SLOW ON OPENING WEEKEND. 5 DEER AND 0 TURKEYS WERE REGISTERED ON THE OPENING WEEKEND. THIS WEEK ON THE HUNTING FRONT PERIOD 1 OF CANADA GOOSE SEASON IN HORICON AND COLLINS ZONE STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 16TH. BEAR HUNTING IN ALL ZONES WITH ALL METHODS ALSO OPENS SEPTEMBER 16TH. THIS WEEKEND THE 19TH & 20TH IS THE 2009 YOUTH WATERFOWL FOR YOUTH AGE 10-15. ALSO SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH MARKS THE OPENING OF WOODCOCK SEASON AND EXTERIOR GOOSE HUNTING SEASON IN NORTH AND SOUTH PORTION. GOOD LUCK TO ALL HUNTERS! SEND IN YOUR PICTURES FOR OUR GALLERY.


IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK SAVE 15% ON PFD'S AND RAINWEAR AND 25% ON FOOD PLOT SEED. STOP BY THIS WEEKEND AND TAKE ADVATANGE OF SPECIAL IN STORE SPECIALS.

IF YOU STOP BY THIS WEEK AND PAT IS WORKING WISH HIM WELL ON HIS MARRIAGE THIS WEEKEND.

GOOD LUCK CAROL & PAT!!!!

HAPPY FISHING

MA

LABOR DAY HAS COME AND GONE MARKING THE UNOFFICIAL END OF SUMMER,SO THE GOOD FALL FISHING SHOULD BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. FOR THOSE WATCHING THE WATER TEMPERATURE THIS MORNING IT IS 68 DEGREEES. BOAT TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY OVER THE WEEKEND ON THE RIVERSLOW DOWN SOME OF THE FISHING BUT ANGLERS GOING OUT EARLY OR STAYING OUT LATE STILL ARE REPORTING GOOD NUMBERS OF CRAPPIES. SEVERAL NICE NORTHERNS WERE ALSO REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND WITH 4 OVER 36 INCHES REPORTED. NORTHERNS ARE BEING CAUGHT IN THE SHALLOWS ON WEEDLESS SPOONS OR LARGER CRANKBAITS ALSO SOME NORTHERN ACTIONS ON SUCKERS.

PARTRIDGE LAKE IS ALSO PRODUCING LARGE NORTHERNS IN THE BACK SHALLOW WEEDY BAYS ,BRIGHT COLORED WEEDLESS SPOONS AND SUCKERS ARE WORKING THE BEST. LARGE MOUTH ACTION ON IOPWATERS ARE ALSO BEING REPORTED.

THE SOUTHERN END OF LAKE WINNEBAGO FLATS ARE YIELDING GOOD NUMBERS OF PERCH.

THIS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH MARKS OPENING DAY FOR ARCHERY DEER SEASON IF YOU HAVE NOT BOUGHT YOUR LICENSE YET REMEMBER AFTER SATURDAY A 3 DAY HOLD GOES ON YOUR LICENSE. IN ADDITON SEPTEMBER 9TH MARKS THE OPENING OF BEAR HUNTING IN ZONE C AND ALL OTHER ZONES FOR DOG HUNTERS:SATURDAY IS ALSO OPENER FOR FALL TURKEY,RUFFED GROUSE IN ZONE A,WOODCOCK,COTTONTAIL IN NORTHERN ZONE.CROW AND SQUIRREL.

REMEMBER WE HAVE LICENSES HERE AT MA'S AND WHILE YOUR HERE TAKE A LOOK AT ARE HUNTING EQUIPMENT. WE ARE EXPANDING OUR SELECTION OF HUNTING ITEMS AN TO CELEBRATE THIS AND THE SEASON OPENERS THIS WEEK TAKE ADVATAGE OF 15% OFF OUR ENTIRE SELECTION HUNTING ITEMS INCLUDING AMMO AND TREESTANDS.

ALSO IN THE SHOP TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 25% OFF FOOD PLOT SEED AND 15% OFF JIGS IN TIME FOR FALL FISHING.

WE ARE STILL A REGISTRATION STATION FOR DEER AND TURKEY.

MA AND HER TEAM HAVE SET A GOAL OF $1000 FOR THE FOX VALLEY STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER. WE WILL BE WALKING ON OCTOBER 3RD. WE HAVE REACHED 9% OF OUR GOAL WITH YOUR GENORISITY PLEASE HELP US OUT FURTHER SPONSOR OR JOIN OUR WALKING TEAM,PUT SOME MONEY IN OUR COLLECTION JAR,BUY A PINK RIBBON OR SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY BUYING A "SAVE THE TROPHY RACK" T SHIRT.

HAPPY FISHING

COOLER WEATHER HAS ARRIVED SLOWING DOWN THE FISHING OR THE FISHERMEN. WE ARE STILL HEARING GOOD REPORTS ON THE CRAPPIES IN THE RIVER. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ANGLERS ARE STILL DRAGGING THEM OUT OF THE WOOD. NORTHERN FISHING ON THE RIVER HAS ALSO BEEN GOOD LATELY WITH SOME LARGE FISH BEING REPORTED. THOSE ANGLERS SOAKING LARGE SUCKERS HAS BEEN GETTING THE MOST FISH BUT THOSE FISHERMAN CASTING WEEDLESS BRIGHT COLOR SPOONS ARE ALSO DOING WELL.

WEST END OF POYGAN HAS BEEN A HOT SPOT FOR CATFISH ON CRAWLERS AS OF LATE. SOME PERCH ARE ALSO BEING REPORTED IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA BUT IT HAS BEEN SPOTTY.

TROUT ANGLERS ARE REPORTING GOOD CATCHES ON AREA STREAMS WITH THE RECENT RAINS.



TUESDAY MARKS THE OPENING OF EARLY CANADA GOOSE AND MOURNING DOVE SEASON.

AS YOU ARE GETTING READY FOR HUNTING SEASON SO IS MA'S BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR HUNTING SUPPLIES MORE ARRIVING SOON. AS ALWAYS IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU ARE LOOKING FOR WE WILL TRY TO FIND IT FOR YOU JUST ASK.

IF YOUR STOPPING BY THE SHOP THIS WEEK CHECK OUT OUR WEEKLY SPECIALS. THIS WEEK SAVE 15% ON FOOD PLOT SEED,RODS,REELS,AND ROD COMBOS AND GIFT ITEMS. OUR NATIONAL HARDWARE BLOWOUT ALSO CONTINUES SAVE UP TO 75% OFF THE ENTIRE STOCK ;THERE IS BOUND TO BE SOMETHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR FALL FIX UP JOBS. ALSO BE SURE TO STOP BY THIS WEEKEND FOR THE IN STORE WEEKEND SPECIAL.

WE WILL BE CLOSING AT 3PM ON LABOR DAY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH. LABOR DAY WILL ALSO BE THE END OF OUR SUMMER HOURS. EARLY FALL HOURS WILL BE MONDAY-SATURDAY 6AM-6PM AND SUNDAY 6AM-5PM.


HAPPY FISHING!

MA