Spawn sacs, fished near the bottom, were the best bait. Steelhead fishing has been good at times on Oak Creek in south Milwaukee. If snowstorms cover food supplies for more than a few days, most of these early migrants will move south again. Great horned owls, our earliest nesters, should be hatching eggs soon. Anglers are hopeful that late ice will produce better sport.
All snowmobile trails are closed.
Cross country ski trails are icy and in very poor condition. Sightseers traveling the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive are enjoying many wildlife sightings. Deer, wild turkeys, pheasants and redtailed hawks are very common roadside visitors and can be observed throughout daylight hours. Anglers are picking up walleye and sauger below the dams on the Mississippi River. Crawford County - The ice went out below Lock and Dam 9 this week allowing walleye and sauger fishing by boat and some nice catches were made.