Yummy Sheephead
Sportsmen and sportswomen are an interesting breed. As I travel across the country I encounter various kinds of fishing stories, regional tactics and other traditions. The one thing I find humorous is the regional cuisine [...]
Bridges on the Iceway
Lake Winnebago continues to be one of the most unique lakes in the United States, and that uniqueness is very evident come every January. As the lake’s ice thickens, vehicle (cars and trucks) travel starts [...]
Results of the 2012 Spawn on Lake Winnebago
Cause and effect 2012 has been an excellent year for the Lake Winnebago fishing season once we got past the poor ice conditions. The walleye fishing was at a pinnacle, and the perch were more [...]
Are Tournaments Destroying Lake Winnebago’s Walleye Population?
Love ‘em or Hate ‘em tournaments on Lake Winnebago remain a white hot debate issue by local fishermen. Some maintain that the walleye fishery is in danger of depletion based solely on the number of [...]
Midwest Walleye Circuit (MWC) announces its 2013 Schedule
2013 March 23-24 Illinois River at Spring Valley, Illinois April 12-14 Detroit River/Lake Erie at Trenton, Michigan May 17-19 Lake Erie at Huron, Ohio May 17-19 Pueblo Reservoir at Pueblo, Colorado May 31-June 2 Lake [...]
Walleye winning their way back
Hard work pays off for ol' marble eyes on Lake Winnebago. by Lisa Gaumnitz: Twenty years ago walleye fishing on Lake Winnebago stunk. Literally. Scant rain and snow in the late 1980s dried up walleye [...]
What is Blue Green Algae?
Huge mats of the stinky Blue Green algae have taken over Lake Winnebago. But why is this algae different from other algae found on the system? The Blue Green Algae (Real name is Cyanobacteri) is [...]
Winnebago System Trolling of Crank baits
Lake Winnebago is an incredible body of water with conditions dictating different methods of fishing on a daily basis, The system includes the Fox and Wolf rivers, Lake Poygan, Lake Buttes Mortes, Lake Winneconne and [...]
Winnebago’s Top 21 Walleye Anglers for 2011
Have you ever wondered who the best tournament walleye angler was on Lake Winnebago in 2011? I have had this discussion with several other fishermen, and decided to devise a system to put together a [...]