Lake Wisconsin, Columbia County

Water temp 59-60. Out from 7-1. Only saw 4 boats the whole time. Tried everything from jigging to casting to trolling. Only managed 1 short and sheepshead.  The current is very fast, and watch out for debris. Almost hit a tree floating down the channel.  Buoys have all been pulled. Fishing is very slow right now, should be picking up in a couple weeks or so....hopefully

Went out later Saturday from 4:30pm - 6:30pm to Okee Bay bridge. Limited on time but was somewhat happy with trip. 4 Stripe bass, 3 saugers (shorties), 1 sheephead and mid 20's catfish.

Light bite all caught on medium fatheads. The 3 or 4 boats I saw drifting the area caught nothing while I was there and I was on shore.

Got out Saturday morning.  As Mark said, the current was strong by the railroad tressel.  Tried jigging for a while with no luck.  Moved around trolling a few areas.  Caught a few shorts, few white bass, few small mouth.  Guy in our boat hooked into something big, but we never got to see it.  Might have been that 20lb walleye.  Got 1 keeper walleye (15.5").  Cold when we got hit with that rain for a short time. Water wasn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. 

I've fished this lake a few times on land and less in a boat. My only experience in boat has been to fish near the ferry bridge and around Okee bay. Would the recent rain fall have any major effect on these areas?

A report or two down indicated the water temp heading in the right direction and with this much rain, I'm guessing it's cooling off quicker.

thanks

Tried the lake last night from 7-11:30 near the rr bridge. Water temp is hovering around 70 and is super muddy with all the rain and high water we currently have. Only managed one 33-inch channel catfish around 10:00. Fun to catch, but was not the target species. I think I will wait until the water drops down a bit and try the river, or try the lake closer to the mouth next time.

Esox

Two healthy 25s tonight..been a while, jig and plastic