Some lakes in southern Wisconsin have about six inches of water standing on top of them covered by a thin layer of ice Ice fishing is fair to good on most lakes. Some fair to good catches of bluegill and perch taken on lakes near Spread Eagle and Florence. Angling on Marinette and Oconto counties lakes has been very slow because of a lack of solid ice cover. Northern pike, bluegill, and black crappie have produced the best action on lakes and flowages in the Crivitz area. Northern pike, yellow perch, bluegill, and black crappie have provided the best action on lakes in the Mountain and Lakewood areas.
Ice flows cover most of the Lower Wisconsin River.
An increase in water levels has cause slushy conditions on the backwater sloughs. Anglers are catching very few fish. Anglers are catching walleye and sauger on Lake Wisconsin. Beaver Dam Lake has produced catches of crappie and a few are very large. Occasional panfish, mostly crappie, are being taken on Fox Lake.