Stocking advances spotted musky reintroduction project in Green Bay, Winnebago System
Musky stocking in Lake Winnebago (system) remains highly divisive among area anglers. The attached article gives an overview of the [...]
Kahut and Walser Win Walleye Weekend
Shawn Kahut and Brett Walser took top honors in this year’s Mercury National Walleye Tournament held in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The team's weight of 31.42 pounds was nearly 9 pounds better than the second-place team [...]
2016 Walleye Year Class is Strong on Lake Winnebago
"The Winnebago System experienced weak walleye year classes in 2014 and 2015, strong year classes from 2008, 2011, and 2013 continue to fuel a robust walleye fishery. In addition, the strong 2016 year class will [...]
Record Shattering Year Class for Crappies Highlights 2016 hatch
Huge year classes seen on Lake Winnebago on key game species! A big catch 2016 proved to be an outstanding year for hatch rates on Lake Winnebago. The fall trawling, or young [...]
Lake Winnebago monster a myth?
Facebook post of giant fish 'a joke' according to poster BY: Brooke Hafs POSTED: 2:39 AM, Aug 19, 2016 UPDATED: 10:11 AM, Aug 19, 2016 A picture of a seriously scary looking creature is making [...]
Winnebago System Great Lakes Spotted Muskellunge Yearling Acoustic Tag Study
The Winnebago System has historically been home to a low density population of muskellunge. Some limited muskellunge stocking occurred during the 1970s, but the largest effort to bolster the population occurred during 2002-2007 when [...]
Lake Winnebago, Lake Michigan and Bay of Green Bay Fishing Report 8-1-16
Another excellent week of weather greeted anglers on Lake Winnebago, with pleasant temperatures and occasional storms. Water temperatures were at 75 degrees on Sunday. Water clarity was variable by location, but most of the lake [...]
2016 Yellow Perch study results from Lake Winnebago
As many anglers have assumed, the population numbers are significantly down on Lake Winnebago for yellow perch. This study looks at the reasons this might be occurring, and looks at the near future of the [...]
Pounding perch on ‘Big Winnie’
TED PECK Technology can be overwhelming to an old river rat whose first trolling motor was a pair of oars and first depth finder a knotted rope with a big rock on one end and [...]
Mercury National Walleye Tournament (Walleye Weekend) Preview 2016
by Mark Schram, myfishingpartner.com The 38th annual Mercury National Walleye Tournament is just days away in Fond du Lac, WI on June 10-12, 2016. Also known as Walleye Weekend to the local folks, the Merc [...]