Fishing Report as of 5/22/26

Dumper Dan Fishing Lodging and Waterfront Store had some good Brown Trout fishing in Sheboygan all the way to Whistling Straits.  The fish were being caught in 10 to 20 feet of water.   5 pound all the way up to 16 pounds were being reeled in.  They were being caught on spoons mainly stinger and salmon candy trolling on planer boards, down riggers and sly divers, with 1 or 2 color lead core.  Trolling speads were 2.1 mph. check out their website for more info www.dumperdan.com  or the face book page for more pictures.  

Dumper Dan Fishing Lodging and Waterfront Store were reporting Coho Salmon south of Sheboygan all the way down to Port Washington.  There were found in 30 to 60 feet of water.   Dodger Fly combinations were working very well.  Red Dodgers with small green flies did the trick on Sly divers with one or two color lead core.  Water temperatures were 45 degrees on the surface.   Check out the web site for more information. www.dumperdan.com or their face book page for pictures.

Up in Sturgeon Bay many shoreline and boat anglers were going after and catching their share of Small mouth Bass.  A good mix of Soft and hard plastics lures were being used with some good results.   Many of the boaters were fishing in 6 to 12 feet of water.  The surface water temperature was rather cool yet at between 45 to 55 degrees depending on the location.  There were also a number of boaters going after Norther Pike in 15 to 25 feet of water.  Plastic lures were also doing well with catching the pike.  

Little Sturgeon Bay: Anglers targeting smallmouth bass had the best success fishing rock points, reefs and humps in water depths between 5 and 15 feet using tube rigs. Some anglers stated the water temperature was still too cold for smallmouth bass. Anglers targeting walleye mostly had limited success, although a few anglers had some success catching walleye using hair jigs in depths under 17 feet. The water temperature over the weekend was 48-50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sawyer Harbor: Moderate fishing activity was observed this week. Walleye anglers had the best success fishing with hair jigs in depths under 18 feet of water. Anglers targeting smallmouth bass had limited success. Some shore anglers fishing in Potawatomi State Park observed smallmouth bass cruising near the shore in the shallows but were unable to catch any.