Swan Lake

Thanks Barefoot.  The twins are hitting Petenwell to try and get their 15" white bass this weekend.  If they fail, hopefully Swan Lake can come through for them in August.  

Crawdaddy,
    I typed a very long history of yellow & white bass in Swan Lake. It vannished just before hitting submitt button. Short version--->
   Both are in Swan, whites more recent.  Then they also cross breed, so often need the identification key info to be 100% sure. We've had what looked to be record size yellows that are not true yellows. Have caught many true whites in 15-18" range, but not in last few years. Now not many over 12-15. Most yellows now are small, bait thieving, pests. Plenty are eating size, not many over 10-12.
   I'll let you know if we run into any big ones. Most fun to catch in July-August as they surface feed on fry & small minnows the last hour of daylight or anytime it's flat calm water. They boil at the surface, toss a small spinner in front the comotion and they slam it.

crawdaddy,

Sorry, I meant white bass.

bg25

crawdaddy,

Here's what I found online: It appears to be just whiteness.

bg25

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=are+there+white+bass+or+striped+bass+in+Swan+lkae+in+Columbia+cty+wi&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8">are there white bass or striped bass in Swan lkae in Columbia cty wi

Are the fish in Swan actually stripers?  Or are they white bass?  Some kids I fish with are doing Wisconsin high school master angler and need to catch a 15" white bass.  Those are hard to come by on the Wolf River system. Lots of white bass, just not many that hit 15".

Fished there last week. Stripers have all turned into Zombies. Lots of dead ones laying on the bottom. Pelicans were eating good. Fishing was not very good. 

Last mushy, black, sheet piled up on rocks and disolved Tue. the 10th. Was unsafe with wide open water long way out from shore a few days before. Last on with atv and  fished the 3rd. Then, put all the gear away

Any ice left?  

Wear spikes, it's slick & lumpy. Probly need a long plan to even get back on.. Stay away from places that had tents or shanties, the wind really swirling around them eating the ice fast yesterday & today. Got a buch of gills early morning, the ran atv & snowmobile through a few yards of foot deep water to get on dry land. Winched the big tentshack off thru same.

Yes, easy on/off at pub. landing. UTVs and even a few pickups and small suvs been on. The 80 acre area the wind ripped open and froze Jan 21st with no snow cover, is now the best ice on the lake at 12-14", hard & clear. 
   Might need a plank to get on after forcasted days of 40s and 50s?
   Panfish action has been slower and spotty since the 2 week deep freeze. But, still getting some nice perch & gills & little gills near sunken structures. Others getting Yelliw bass & perch wandering around in 20-40+fow.