Oconto County - Snowmobile trails in southern Oconto County are closed. Panfish action on inland lakes in southern Oconto area has been slow but is expected to pick up as snow cover melts. Anglers are beginning to catch large northern on Green Bay in the Oconto area, with several reports of fish over 30 inches being taken. After being near flood stage, the waters receded to a fishable level for a couple of days. Anglers using a variety of flies took very good catches until more rain and melting snow made the river unfishable again.
Fishing is sure to improve as waters recede.
Milwaukee County - Fishing has been poor on the Milwaukee and Menomonee Rivers because of high water levels and muddy conditions. During the past week brown trout were hitting in the Milwaukee River at the Summerfest grounds. 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.