Manitowoc County
- Fishing success compared to last week was slower, but anglers still caught a few salmon. There were reports of a handful of salmon being caught off of the Two Rivers northern pier using either spoons or cleos. During the week there was a report of a 24 pound chinook salmon caught using a green and silver colored kastmaster at the Two Rivers piers. The Two Rivers ramps had success in catching salmon and rainbow trout using spoons as well as flasher flies. In Manitowoc there were reports of chinook salmon being caught in the Manitowoc river as well a northern pike using cleos as well. At the Manitowoc Ramp there were reports of chinook salmon as well as coho salmon being caught in small numbers with one particular group using a moonshine spoon to catch both chinook and coho salmon. Most returning boaters reported that the majority of boats were extremely close to the pier heads while during afternoon no boats were over a quarter mile away from the piers and breakwall. Many boaters reported cooler water near breakwall, while warmer water was located outside of breakwall. There was only one report of a chinook salmon being caught off the Manitowoc piers this weekend.
Kewaunee County
- Kewaunee: Fishing pressure was low during the beginning of the week and high towards the weekend, but some chinooks have been caught outside of the can. The anglers that had success had luck trolling crankbaits. In the next few weeks, we should expect a few more chinooks to make it up to shallower water.
- Algoma: Storms and high winds kept most people in during the beginning of the week. Chinooks and rainbows are still scattered between 80-250 feet due to the recent turnover. Many small chinooks have been caught recently, with some high-quality fish being found. Spoons have been producing the most fish, with a handful coming on meat rigs, anywhere from 25-50 feet down.
Sheboygan County
- Sheboygan Shore/Piers: Fishing pressure along the piers started a little slower this week, but really took off throughout the weekend. There were numerous of anglers seen on the south pier and a few on the north pier. Majority of them were seen fishing right at the mouth as high winds and waves made fishing further out rather difficult. Many were targeting chinook salmon, and browns. Others were not fishing for anything in particular. There finally were a handful of fish being reported caught off the piers, most of them being kings, a few smaller browns, some smallmouth, and carp. Anglers were seen with a variety of bait, but the most popular seemed to be spoons. There also were a decent amount of anglers using live bait as well. There were only a couple anglers seen fishing along the shore in the harbor but no fish were reported.
- Sheboygan Ramp: The ramps this week were pretty busy overall, there was always trailers seen during survey time. Many of them were fishing boats, but a few were seen just pleasure boating. Many anglers weren’t targeting anything in particular, just whatever would bite and some were only targeting salmon. It was definitely a hit or miss weekend. Some Anglers came in empty-handed, majority came back with one or two total fish, and others came back with a few more. The most reported fish caught were kings, with a few Rainbows and Lakers. Most anglers reported fishing shallower and closer to shore/harbor and using flasher flies and spoons. There were no trailers seen this week at the Cleveland ramp, as it is out of the water and not accessible.
