Milwaukee River/Estabrook Park, Milwaukee County (all postings)

Havent been down there in a couple weeks but I would imagine the fish are out of the river. That being said, there still could be some stragglers around.

So there are still steelies in the river?

USE A WOLF RIVER RIG DO IT NOW!MAKE SURE YOUR LINE IS GOOD SALMON EGGS WORK FROM LAST YEAR BRING YOUR DOG U R RIGHT DO NOT GO ALONE

Me and a fishing buddy both found Steelhead on the swing at 1250 cfs last Friday but it was tough. I was using an egg sucking perch I tied up and my buddy had a B&W Clouser . Unfortunetly, I lost my Steelhead after it made it into the fast current and bolted downstream. The Smallies seemed to be digging that pattern too when it got into the more slack water. Biggest was 17". If you do some exploring you should be able to find a few spots where you can wade even when the river is running between 1000-1500 cfs but be careful and don't go alone.

I've been down that way twice but nothing there. I've been catching a good amount of smallmouth between locust and north ave, biggest was about 18'. Good luck

Hey Kings- the water is pretty darn high still and nearly impossible to wade. Shore fishing on rigs, spoons, jigs have turned up nothing. Keep up! Lines will be tight soon enough.

Are the fishing reports still being posted to this site? Anything going on yet down at Estabrooke?

Hey there, greating looking fish, I am thinking about getting out for the first time this season to check the river out, I haven't been to Milwaukee in while, not sure if any fish are in the systems yet

Any suggestions on where and what tie on?

fesh on!

Ya eyecatcher is right. Made it down to the river at 430 and drifted for an hour. There is only shelf ice along the sides of the bank. Usually, i have no problems walking onto that ice but when i did today it was cracking loud and wasnt safe for a guy my size only 135lbs. River is definitely up a little bit but clarity and flow is perfect in my eyes. Lots of slush moving through as well.

I have ice fished the river a few times, but you really need at least 2 weeks really cold weather to get her frozen. I know my life isnt worth a steel or post spawn brown lol

Good luck!

I would exercise extreme caution if attempting to fish or even check this river. It is a lot bigger, deeper, and faster than most of the rivers that people ice fish. On my way to work today, stopped by to see if there were any spots to open water fish and there are plenty if that tells you anything. Wouldn't want to lose ANOTHER person to this river this year. Be smart guys.

I'm gonna check the ice depth I think. No reason this river won't hold people; I ice skate on the river behind my parents house!

Is there ever any fishable ice in the places where's there's no current?

I fish that strech of river all the way till the ice covers it.dont rule it out it holds some great steelhead fishing all the way to ice covers it I think if ice was ever safe there id ice fish there that would be crazy though

Cold day, Water is pretty LOW. Seen a couple of nasty looking kings. None look good except the Brown I landed! I released the fish after some picks. Gave me an awesome fight! Season is coming to an end it was nice to land a nice fish this late in the year.