The bay off Charlie Bluff and Kiwanis Pond was a hot spot for panfish. Many bluegills and crappies were caught with a jig and wax worm. The Wisconsin Power and Light ditches off Highway 51 are an active spot for large bluegills and crappies. Pheasant hunters are finding few birds in the Rock County area. Pheasant hunting and muskrat and mink trapping all close on Dec. 31.
Many geese are in the local fields and are difficult to call in.
The Rock Prairie goose season closed on Dec.15 while the rest of the southern exterior zone closes on Dec. 20. Hunters have seven days after the close of the season to remove blinds on state land. Snowmobile trails in Rock County remain closed. Fishing pressure has been heavy in the Trempealeau Lakes area. Some walleyes and crappies continue to hit in Lake Arbutus.