Rock Lake, Jefferson County (all postings)

Hello everyone,

Planning to fish some large mouth bass this coming weekend. What soft lure and crankbait is the best to fish? What color of bait and how deep to fish?

Thanks

Ok all you bowfishermen!!! Rock lake currently has the carp spawn/infestation going on right now! Last night a few carp around but today they were all over the place!!! You can find them at Mill Pond causing a heck of a racket and mess!!! Come out, bring your bows and help me and my neighbors thin the herd! I'm sure they are all over but, Mill Pond is where they are shallow, loud and plentifull! Any questions, PM me.

had little sucsess on public piers today

Caught some nice gills back in the marsh, they were biting on red worms.

Well, went out today hoping the fish I found last week would still be there or nearby. After a weekend of cold nights and wind, I noticed the water was really dirty and the fish were kind of kicked off their prespawn areas and not in their spawning grounds... A week or so of this weather and low winds should right the ship. I fished all over, focusing on 6-8 FOW with worms and jigs. Decided to go diving for my anchor that got stuck on Sunday night... Note to self, wait for warmer water or wear a wetsuit next time! Not my best decision but it didnt take long to warm up. Tried the marsh too, with little luck. Warmer weather will fix this problem.

well what to say A.M.got out at sunrise & rain/wind pretty much the whole time. went into some channels back in the marsh to stay out of the wind. in all between myself & @ of my kids 1/2 doz SM bass all to small. couple panfish 1 crappie & 1 18"LMoff the water by 10 soaked clean thru

May 4, 2013 The morning started out gray and cloudy, no wind. My kid had got onto a Joe Bucher web site that told the Wisconsin fishermen to work the flats and fish no deeper than 10 feet. Use live bait, but don’t forget your crankbaits. OK so that was our strategy. He would crank and I would drag and bounce minnows & worms.

We worked the East shoreline, where I had previous luck. We were looking for sandy and rocky areas. Nothing happened until we went into a corner in the shoreline that is used as a beach in the summer. Then he caught that LM on a crankbait that he took the picture of, obviously he was elated and the EFV had not been skunked. We went on a little farther down he got a strike to the boat and lost it, then he brought a SM 1.5LB. A little further down the shoreline I got a LM 1LB on the jig & minnow. Do you remember where that beach is at the South end of the lake where the old Railroad bridge is? He caught a 2ft northern there. We worked the rest of the lake on the West shore in the afternoon and it got sunny. We decided to troll at about 5PM and went over to the East shore where we started. I caught a 2FT Northern in 12 fow on a crankbait. And that was all the Rock would give us for the day. We left at 8PM

Crank baits 4 Live bait 1

Also, the lake policeman stopped and checked for license and boat registration. He scolded us because the battery was not strapped down. As he drove away he asked what did EFV stand for, so I told him. He said “sweet”!

EFV = emergency fishing vessel

not small just gotta compete with all my son and girlfriends food but the fish dont last long at all and I belive the limit is 25 not 50...lol but thats panfish then you add 5 bass 5 eyes and 3 large norts and you got a full one. especially when Im the only one the fam that eats fish so a limit lasts me. but you could max out easly if you get out there right time.

Must have a small freezer. Possession limit is 50.

Pretty much anywhere you can find that has public acces is good fishing the north end has a boat launch/park and there is a park just down the road with a couple of make shift style balcony peirs onver hanging lake, there are also a few public piers but you'll find them they're on the east side(sorry but just cant tell you which area is better than the other). Otherwise just drive around the lake alittle someday you'll find all the public access spots there are quite a few some on dead end roads and aKorth park on west side, some produce really good on days and some dont all depends on time and day you go. I go right after work in mourning so have really good luck with gills and smallies, filled my freezer last summer in the first month of the opener. hope this helps alittle..

I am new to Lake Mills and am looking for a good spot to fish from shore? Any suggestions?

I was out with itchman1 yesterday for about 5 hours. About 2 hours wasted going after crapps in the marsh. Switched over to gills and pulled out 2 limits in 3 hours all over 7.5". Waxies and uncle Josh meat. A good start for boat season!

Was out all weekend, Fishing was slow! Ended up with 1 bass and 2 small northerns. Tried a little of everything: jigs, soft plastics, crankbaits, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits.

Caught a few small bluegills as well. Hoping to make it back out soon.

I fished from 9-2 yesterday and water on main lake was 51-52.Water in marsh was 63 when I left.Never fished the marsh with white caps!!! Ended with 10 gills from 71/2-8 inches and lots of smaller ones going back.80 Deg. air felt good ,speay from waves on main lake was cold.

Master Baitter, do you by any chance remember what the water temp was? Thanks