Not a Table Rock Report! - Sturgeon Bay, WI Smallmouth

[DavidB]

It's a great, relaxing trip.  A group of us from Louisiana who spend a week on Table Rock every April, have made two September trips to Sturgeon Bay.  As Champ stated, the fish will rip the rods out of your hands.  They have "shoulders", and 4 and 5 pounders are common, with an occasional 6.  It can be very rough on the Green Bay side or on Lake Michigan, but the guides take the wind into account and trailer to areas that are at least moderate.  Our first trip, we spent a very rough day on a point on Lake Michigan, but it was our best day of fishing, over heavy rock 5-10 feet deep, with swim baits.

The small villages are just a few miles apart on the peninsula, and are worth the visit.  Nice shops and restaurants in each one.  We found the people to be warm and friendly, much like all of you when we visit the Rock, each year.  Hope some of you get a chance to go.  We used Dale Stroschein's guide service both times we went, by the way, and hope to go and use them again.

 

[watermen2]

Very fun area!  Looks like a great trip.

[196champ]

If anyone is thinking about making a trip and hiring a guide I would highly recommend Jimmy Doering, Cast N Catch Charters LLC.

Very fun to be in the boat with and does an excellent job, he has guided many to 7+ pound smallmouth and finally caught one himself yesterday!