Another unstable week of weather battered Lake Winnebago and surrounding areas, creating difficult conditions for anglers. In general each day featured rain, strong winds or flat calm conditions. Water temps are ranging from 68-73 degrees [...]
A series of weather fronts moved through the Lake Winnebago region, leaving the area with rain, variable temperatures, and frustrated anglers. Water clarity on Lake Winnebago was variable by the day, and sometimes by the [...]
NEENAH – Blue-green algae washing ashore on the northern end of Lake Winnebago. It could potentially put people’s health at risk. Neenah Parks Department workers Ty Hegg and Connor Behm checked out the conditions at [...]
The Mercury National Walleye Tournament (a.k.a. Walleye Weekend) concluded on Sunday with Brian Arneson and Christopher Pickhardt of Fond du Lac walking away with first prize in 2015, $13,000. The winning weight of 36.08 [...]
The Lake Winnebago region has been immersed into a prolonged mild cold front, typified by winds and rain. The lake’s water column has become high stained in the south (2-3 inch visibility). The north end [...]
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering free boat safety checks in Fond du Lac County. The checks are free and voluntary. It is suggested to get your boat checked to find any violations which [...]
MADISON – Another quarter mile of breakwall will be built in Lake Poygan to protect its highly erodible wetlands and its water after the State Building Commission Wednesday approved a $378,000 project. The lakebed fronting [...]
Winnebago Waterways group continuing work Nearly two years ago, a group surveyed people about what issues they'd like to see improved around the Lake Winnebago System. Even though progress has been slow, the work of [...]
Anglers in Oshkosh soon will not be allowed to cast their lines from city boat launch docks. The Oshkosh Common Council voted 6-0 Tuesday to ban fishing from the city-owned docks. Instead of holding a [...]
A rainy Memorial Day weekend has concluded and Lake Winnebago saw plenty of activity from area fishermen during the pockets of good weather. Water temps on the main lake hovered in the low 60’s, with [...]
