Monster Sheephead caught in Oklahoma
11-year-old Petra S. caught this 36-lb 10.4-oz (5.6-oz shy of state record). Keep 'em in Okie-ville -- and off our planer boards!
Build your own Ice Shanty
Check out this idea! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SA1Zftf26k
Cold weather walleyes
During the last decade, more and more walleye anglers have found that trophy walleyes can be caught when the weather is cold late in the fall and into early winter. Many Upper Midwest anglers and [...]
Deadly Fish Disease Could Cause Mass Die-Offs In Lake Winnebago, Researchers Say
Oct 25, 2015. Source: http://www.natureworldnews.com/ What causes freshwater fish to develop red splotches and swollen, bulging eyes? Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison discovered that a deadly disease known as viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, or VHSv, is [...]
Sturgeon Spearing Deadline Approaches
Oct 31st marks the last day to obtain a sturgeon spearing license for the Winnebago systems 2016 season. Permits must be acquired prior to the deadline to be eligible for the start of the season [...]
Winterizing your Outboard Motor
As the dog days of August fade into the fall colors of October, some boat owners procrastinate preparing their boats for the upcoming winter. Winterizing your boat is the single most important item a boat [...]
Lake Winnebago Fishing Report 10-11-15, plus Fox River, Port Washington and Milwaukee Harbors
The Lake Winnebago region has a Fall nip in the air, as our extended summer has started to fade away. Generally, fall colors (leafs) are about two weeks behind normal years, and fishing trends mimic [...]
Holey Boat – Yeah, it has a hole in it!
That's right, a boat with an intentional hole in it. Crazy cool how someone would even think of that: Holey Boat, a flat-bottomed craft into which a pair of holes have been cut and then [...]
National Walleye Tour Comes to Lake Winnebago and Bay of Green Bay in 2016
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. (September 28, 2015) - The Cabela's National Walleye Tour (NWT) recently announced the 2016 schedule, which includes three regular-season events and a championship, all nationally televised and taking place on some [...]
Fall walleye stocking underway
Roughly 355,000 extended growth walleye have already been distributed primarily in the northern lakes this fall as the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative fall stocking is well underway. A new record stock is expected to occur this [...]