Lake Wissota

State Park landing is open.  Water temp is 39.  

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How much ice off state park landing and back by yellow river / moon bay?

 Good day on the small lake yesterday. Had to snipe and hole hop. Everything was deep, 26-37'. But if you had them on your flasher you could usually raise them. Kept 12 for the freezer as Everything came from deep. Merry Christmas and tight lines. 

Fished a bay on the Small Lake. Some slush on the ice in a band near shore. 5 inches of ice where we set up. Between 3 of us caught about 15 bluegills. Only two keeper size. Not the typical size structure on this lake.

Walked on Wissota at the State Park Landing on Friday, Dec.11. There was one sled track going out about 100 yards with 4" depth on hole drilled about twenty yards off shore. Walked toward that persons farthest out drilled hole but snow started getting slushy as I got toward the shore pier. Used spud bar and with 3 hits went through so turned back and set up shop for an hour. No fish marked.
Also drove to State Park beach and there were no tracks of anyone attempting to fish here either.

6 trips on Wissota over the past two weeks, one smallmouth bass, one undersize walleye. Any slower we would be buying fish and throwing them in.

Water temp 62.  Yesterday was cold and windy so not great conditions.  Lots of crappies at 15-20' on edges where it drops to deeper water.  Mostly smaller fish with a few over 10.5".  Only one had a big belly I'd say was an obvious female with eggs.

Was out yesterday.  Water temp was still 45 with a full moon over the weekend.  I found a prespawn staging area where a lot of crappie were congregating in 14-20'.  I caught and released over 50.