Ma's Bait Fishing Report

A beautiful fall day is upon us and we have been hearing good fall fishing reports. The current water temperature in the river is 45 degrees. Crappie reports on the river remain good but have slowed somewhat. Anglers are report small jigs with small bright color plastics are working the best. Some panfish action has been reported at Pony Creek but still somewhat spotty there. Walleye action has been good but at times there has to be some sorting to get the larger fish. The bite seems to be best in late afternoon. Presentations that are producing the most fish are bright colored jigs or wolf river rigs fished in deep holes tipped with minnows or 3 in Gulp alive minnows. Areas in the river with best action are Red Banks and slightly North and the the mouth of the Rat River. The back bays and river channels are also producing large crappies and perch.

White Bass are still being reported from Gill's Landing up river as far as New London small blade baits and jigs tipped with minnows seem to be providing the most action.

Lake Trout season closed Saturday for Lake Michigan and its tribitaries.

Saturday marks the opening of the beaver and otter trapping season all zones.

Those of you who harvested bucks last year and had your picture on our bulletin board you can stop by and pick them up if you want we will have them here for you until the end of the year. Keep checking our photo gallery as we update it with this years trophies. Feel free to add your own.

Trappers the Groenwold truck will be here Friday Novemember 6th from 1:30pm-2pm buying raw furs,squirrel tails and deer hides its next visit will be Novemember 27th. If you can not make the truck we are buying fresh deer hides at Ma's now for $2.00.

With the time change we have gone to new hours Monday-Saturday 6am-5pm and Sunday 6am-4pm.

At the shop this week check out the new ice fishing merchandise with more arriving daily. This week save 15% on rods,reels and rod combos and rainwear including Frogg Toggs all would make excellent gifts!

Stop in this weekend and checkout or weekend specials!!

Happy Fishing!

The recent rain has raised the river a foot which has resulted in good fishing reports over the weekend. The current water temperature is 44 degrees. Excellent white bass reports came from up river starting in the red banks river as far upas Gill's landing. The most sucessful anglers were using bright colored blade baits and small spinners. Walleye angler have also had luck with crawlers and minnows on jigs or rigs. The best colored jigs have been blue,charteruse and red.

For those sturgeon spearers who have not purchased your tag for 2010 you must do so by October 31st. Deer registration have picked up over the weekend with lots of reports of bucks begining to run. Waterfowlers have also reported increased action as of late. Southern Zone coyote,mink and muskrat trapping opens on Saturday. Southern zone fox also starts Sat,

Starting Sunday with the time change our hours will change. Sunday 6am-4pm,Monday-Saturday 6am-5pm.

In the shop this week save 15% on Redeye,Cotton Cordell & Rat-L-Trap lures and get a jump on your holiday shopping with 15% off gift items new items are arriving weekly. As always stop by over the weekend and take advatange of the in store weekend specials.

Happy Fishing!!

FISHING ON THE RIVER CONTINUES TO BE SPOTTY. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS 46 DEGREES. WALLEYE FISHING HAS PICKED UP DOWN RIVER WITH SOME FISH BEING CAUGHT ON BOTH CRAWLERS AND MINNOWS. SOME ANGLERS HAVE HAVE GOOD SUCCESS ON WOLF RIVER RIGS WHILE OTHERS ARE DOING WELL VERTICAL JIGGING THE MOST USEFUL COLORS HAVE BEEN CHARTREUSE AND BLUE.

CRAPPIE FISHING IS STILL GOOD BUT HAS SLOWED DONE SLIGHTLY ANGLERS ARE STILL DOING WELL ON MINNOWS AND SMALL PLASTIC MINNOWS. JIG COLORS PROVING TO BE PRODUCTIVE ARE PINK,ORANGE AND CHARTERUSE,

SOME WHITEBASS ARE BEING CAUGHT BUT THE BITE IS VERY SPOTTY. NORTHERNS ARE ALSO BEING CAUGHT BUT HAVE BEEN MOVING INTO LAKE PARTRIDGE.

33 DEER WERE REGISTERED HERE DURING THE FOUR DAY ANTERLESS HUNT. BE SURE TO STOP IN AND CHECK OUT OUR HUNTING SUPPLIES INCLUDING AMMO BEFORE HEADING OUT TO WOODS.

THIS WEEK IN THE SHOP SAVE 25% ON CAMPING SUPPLIES AND 15% ON RODS,REELS & ROD COMBOS IS NOT TO EARLY TO START THIN KING ABOUT HOLIDAY GIFTS. ALSO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEKENDS IN STORE SPECIAL,

hAPPY FISHING.

FISHING HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT SLOW OVER THE WEEKEND,HOWEVER LOTS OF REPORTS OF LIMITS OF LARGE CRAPPIES AND SOME LARGE BLUEGILLS CAME INTO THE SHOP. THE WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS CURRENTLY 47 DEGREES. SOME WHITEBASS ARE BEING CAUGHT MAINLY DOWN RIVER BUT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY MOBIL TO LOCATE THEM. MORE FREQUERENT REPORTS OF WALLEYES ARE BEING REPORTED. GOOD NORTHERN REPORTS ARE STILL COMING IN WITH THE MAJORITY OF ACTION COMING FOR THOSE ANGLERS SOAKING SUCKERS.

WHITE LAKE IS PRODUCING GOOD CATCHES OF BLUE GILLS AND NORTHERNS. LARGE NORTHERNS ARE STILL BEING CAUGHT ON PARTRIDGE LAKE. WALLEYE FISHING HAS ALSO RECENTLY PICKED UP ON LAKE POYGAN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SUCESSFUL YOUTH DEER HUNTERS. THURSDAY IS THE START OF THE ANTERLESS DEER HUNT IN HERD CONTROL UNITS AND THE HUNT RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY. SATURDAY NOON MARKS THE START OF PHEASANT,HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE,SOUTHERN ZONE COTTONTAIL RABBIT AND BOBWHITE QUAIL SEASON. SATURDAY IS ALSO IS THE OPENER FOR ZONE B RUFFED GROUSE AND SHARP TAIL GROUSE.AND HUNTING AND TRAPPING OF RACOON FOR RESIDENTS. ALSO NORTHERN ZONE COYOTE,MINK ,FISHER AND MUSKRAT TRAPPING. BOBCAT AND NORHERN ZONE FOX ALSO OPENS ON SATURDAY.

IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK SAVE 15% ON ALL APPAREL EXCLUDING RAINWEAR AND LANDING NETS. STOP BY THIS WEEKEND TO SEE THE IN STORE SPECIAL. ALSO ASK ABOUT THE GREAT MOOSE HUNT AND GET STARTED.

HAPPY FISHING!!

NOW WE ARE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WEATHER COIN WITH LOWER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES NOW. THE CURRENT WATER TEMPERATURE IN THE RIVER IS 53 DEGREES TODAY. THIS WEEK WE ARE HEARING MUCH BETTER REPORTS ON WHITE BASS DOWN RIVER WITH BEST LOCATIONS BEING SOWN BY THE MOUTH OF THE RAT. HOPEFULLY WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES THE FISH WILL MOVE THIS WAY. ANGLERS ARE STILL DOING VERY WELL FOR CRAPPIES TOO THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM EARLIER BUT THE SIZES ARE UP AND A FEW BONUS PERCH ARE BEING CAUGHT. A FEW WALLEYES ARE BEING REPORTED IN THE RIVER BUT THOSE FISHING LAKE POYGAN ARE FINDING GOOD SUCCESS FOR WALLEYES.

THOSE WHO CHOOSE THE WOODS THIS WEEKEND THE YOUTH DEER HUNT IS OCTOBER 10-11 REMEMBER THE NEW MENTOR HUNT ALLOWS THOSE 10 AND 11 TO HUNT. THOSE PICKING UP THE MENTOR LICENSE DO NOT NEED HUNTERS SAFETY BUT MUST HAVE THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO GET A LICENSE. GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOUTH HUNTERS. REMEMBER WE ARE A REGISTRATION STATION FOR THIS AREA.

STOP BY THE SHOP AND SEE OUR NEW RIVER'S EDGE TREESTANDS AND YUKON BLINDS. WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE SELECTION OF DEER HUNTING AMMO. THESE ITEMS AND ALL HUNTING SUPPLIES ARE ON SALA THIS WEEK 15% OFF ALONG WITH RODS,REELS AND ROD COMBOS. ALSO STOP BY THIS WEEKEND FOR SPECIAL IN STORE SPECIALS.

HAPPY FISHING