Lake Winnebago Fishing Reports

A week of constant weather change summed up this past week.  The week started with near drought conditions and ended with heavy rains and localized flooding.  Outside temperatures ranged from the 40’s to a highs [...]

A strong warming trend defined this week’s weather, and fish responded throughout the system.  Water temps have varied from 46 degrees at the start of the week to locations reporting temperatures in the mid 50 [...]

A relatively stable week of spring type weather greeted anglers this week on the Winnebago system.  The majority of the system is ice covered with many of the rivers and tributaries now featuring open water. [...]

The weather has been anything but consistent.  In the last week we encountered a snow storm, an ice storm and temperatures ranging from below zero to over 50 degrees.   The lake ice has taken a [...]

The past week featured some very sloppy lake conditions with temperatures reaching into the lower 50’s on Tuesday.  The ice has a layer of water on the top, and some places have over 5” of [...]

The area has seen consistent temperature changes during the last week and this trend is predicted going into this weekend.  One trend was very evident:  as the temperature goes up, the bite gets better.  As [...]

Lake Winnebago has been on a steady weather pattern during the past week or so.  Ice depths on Sunday varied from 24” to nearly 30” of ice in the locations which we drilled.  Vehicle travel [...]

Constant change has summed up the last week of weather.  Temperatures into the upper 40’s and wind chills to -40 degrees have hammered the area.  A heavy snow pack has been eased and travel on [...]

Weekend rains removed the heavy snow cover from Lake Winnebago, and the following days produced some very cold temperatures.  Ice was thickening rapidly, but this looks to be short term after 10+ inches of snow [...]

Another week of seasonal temps entrenched the area this week.  Lake Winnebago and all connected lakes and rivers remain ice free and are suitable for boat traffic. Very little boat activity remains on the main [...]