08/09/07 Delavan Lake clear 92 degrees. Winds SSW 5-10 mph. H20 temp. at surface 79.8 degrees. We had a great trip today catching 6 northern pike ranging from 24-31" and 4 largemouth bass ranging 16-19 3/4" all caught lindy-rigging suckers in 20-25 feet of water. We also caught 3 walleye running 16-17" on 4-6" suckers if you can believe it.

08/06/07 Delavan Lake sunny 93 degrees. Winds calm. H20 80 degrees. I had a real nice time guiding a party of three today. Despite the smoldering heat with no wind, we ended up catching some nice fish. We worked the 20-30 foot range ending up with 3 northern pike 29-31" using lindy-rigged suckers and 3 largemouth bass ranging from 17-18" using crawlers and leeches on split-shot rigs. In between the gamefish we managed to catch 25-30 bluegills ranging 7-8.5".

08/05/07 Geneva Lake clear 73 degrees. Winds calm. H20 temp. 80 degrees. I decided to troll Geneva with a friend to round up some walleyes ending up catching smallmouth and rock bass. We fished from 10:30 - 2:30 a.m. Great action just not the targeted species.

What a Birthday Gift!

08/01/07 Delavan Lake clear/partly cloudy 92 degrees. Winds SSW 5-10 mph. Water temp. 81.6 degrees at surface clarity low. We had an excellent day fishing northern pike along with some real nice bonus bass. We worked the deeper water 25-35 feet ending up with a few hits and misses, moving into 15-20 feet of water hitting the jackpot. Drifting lindy-rigged suckers caught us 22 northern pike ranging from 18-34" Two being keepers. We also caught 5 largemouth bass ranging from 17-20" also caught on suckers. This will go down in the books as a day to remember celebrating one of my client's birthdays catching some great fish!

07/31/07 Bohners Lake clear 90 degrees. Winds calm. H20 79 degrees at the surface. Water clarity low. Bob Reipenhoff of the Milwaukee Journal and I hit the water looking for northern pike and largemouth bass. We worked many artificial baits for the first hour or so with little to no avail switching to lindy rigged suckers fished in the 14-17 foot depths. We ended up with 4 northern pike ranging from 24-30" and 3 bite offs. We also caught 3 largemouth using shiners on split shot rigs ranging from 10-18". The previous trip out on Bohners was more productive simply due to a windier day helping the bite.

07/31/07 Geneva Lake clear 93 degrees. Winds calm. H20 79 degrees at surface. We worked the 25-35 foot depths for northern pike ending up with 10 pike or so ranging 26-31" using lindy rigged suckers and chubs trolling along steep breaks near Geneva Bay. The fish were biting quite light due to the calm water, we had to feed the fish some line before setting the hook.

07/30/07 Geneva Lake clear 82 degrees. Winds calm. H20 temp. at surface 77 degrees. Working the depths today at 35-38 feet produced some nice northern pike and smallmouth bass. Working a combination of lindy-rigged suckers/chubs/leeches we ended up with a nice mixed bag. When the bite slowed up a little we switched over to split shot rigs with crawlers and leeches catching suspended fish. Of course a few rock bass made their appearance today also. My clients the Condron's had a great stay at the Cove in Lake Geneva. It has worked out really well picking my clients up at the local municipal pier in Lake Geneva while staying in town on vacation. If you are looking for a great place to stay you can reach Pat at the Cove 262-249-9460 and Reddy Guide Service can pick you up dockside for your convienence.

07/28/07 Geneva Lake partly cloudy 80 degrees. Winds ENE 5-15 mph. H20 temp. at surface 76 degrees. Worked 20-35 feet of water lindy rigging suckers and crawlers. We ended up with 3 northern pike ranging from 28-31" with 6 bite offs. We switched gears and fished shallower water in the 12-17 foot range catching largemouth and panfish. One of my clients caught a beautiful 20 3/4" largemouth bass. All in all a pretty good morning on the water.

07/27/07 Geneva lake clear 80 degrees. Winds 5-10 mph. H20 temp. at 78 degrees. Fished the east end of the lake in Buttons Bay and around Maytag point. We concentrated on the 20-25 foot depths catching 17 smallmouth bass ranging from 8-21" caught on crawlers and leeches lindy-rigged drifting. We also ended up with 20-30 bluegills and pumkinseeds in the 7-9" range.

07/15/07 Delavan Lake clear 80 degrees. Winds light and variable. H20 78 degrees. I had the chance to fish with a dad and two sons on a fun-filled outing. We ended up with a nice mix of bass and panfish. We fished split -shot and drop-shot rigs with crawlers in 12-25 feet of water. The northern pike were short biting today as you can see in the picture of the sucker to the left. Most of the hits/misses were in 25-35 feet of water lindy-rigging suckers on the bottom.

07/25/07 Geneva Lake partly cloudy 81 degrees. Winds SSE 5-15 mph. H20 76 degrees. I had the chance to take out a party of five for an eventful outing. Unfortunately my camera was not working today, but my clients had a back up camera to catch memories and fish! We ended up with a nice mix of northern pike, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and many bluegills and pumkinseeds. We fished 30-40 feet of water for the smallies and pike, and 12-15 feet of water for the largemouth and panfish. The rigs we used were lindy rigged suckers and chubs along with split shot rigs with crawlers drifting with the wind.

Bohners Lake

07/24/07 Bohners Lake Rain/clearing later 80 degrees. Winds light and variable. H20 temp 78 degrees at surface. Water clarity was poor. I had the chance to pre-fish Bohners Lake for an outing with Bob Reipenhoff coming up in a few days. The northern pike were biting ferociously while the rain was coming down, and shut off like a light switch once the sun came out. I ended up with 10 pike, 33" being the largest fish. All were caught in 17-20 feet of water using bucktails, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and lindy rigging suckers on the bottom. I also ended up with 6 largemouth bass ranging from 8-15". The bluegills I caught were on small twister tails and were 6-8" in size.

Smallmouth Fever!

07/22/07 Geneva Lake clear 75 degrees. Winds calm. H20 temp 77 degrees. We concentrated on catching smallmouth bass today, and we found some active fish early in the morning! We ended up with 6 smallmouth ranging from

16-19 1/2 ",

3 northern pike ranging from 26-30", all caught in 26-33 feet of water. We also ended up with some nice gills in the 8 1/2 to 9 1/2" range caught in 12-17 feet of water.

07/21/07 Delavan lake clear 70 degrees. Winds SSE light and variable. H20 temps 76 degrees surface. Fished 12-20 feet of water ending up with a mix of bass, bluegills, walleyes and of course bullheads. Most fish were caught either split shotting or drop shotting crawlers. One keeper walleye was caught trolling 17-20 feet of water after dark.

A Team Building Experience!

07/20/07 Delavan lake Clear 80 degrees. Winds SSE 10-15 mph, calming down around dusk. H20 77.6 degrees. I had the chance to host a friendly fishing tournament between co-workers on a recent outing, and we had a blast! My friend Dave helped out with the trip boating a nice 22" walleye, our boat ended up with a nice mix of northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and a mess of bluegills.

07/19/07 Geneva lake Sunny/clear 79 degrees. Winds light and variable. H20 temps 74 degrees at the surface. Fished for northern pike today ending up with a few nice pike. Most fish were caught in 25-35 feet of water lidy rigging chubs close to the bottom. Most of the pike were light biters today, forcing us to wait 10-15 seconds before setting the hook. We also caught a few largemouth in 12-17 feet of water on split shot rigs with crawlers.

Back Online!

07/16/07 Silver Lake, Kenosha County, Sunny/partly cloudy 78 degrees. Winds ESE 10-15 mph. H20 temps 77 degrees. I had the chance to take Bob Reipenhoff from the milwaukee Jornal out today. We focused on the outer weedlines looking for mainly bass and walleye. We fished 10-17 feet of water ending up with one Gar, 1 17" walleye and six largemouth bass ranging from 8-10" in size. We just beat the rain, thunder and lightning by minutes.