03 September 2025
Lake Winnebago Fishing Report - Walleye, White Bass, and Perch Bite Strong as Season Cools
Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin Fishing Report - Daily
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This is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin fishing report for Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025.
The weather’s been a gift today for lake anglers. The National Weather Service out of Green Bay posted mostly sunny skies this morning, with gentle southwest winds around 5 knots shifting to the south and picking up to 10-15 knots this afternoon. Water remains choppy but manageable, with one to two-foot waves most of today. A southwest wind is usually a winner when targeting active late summer fish—so if you were waiting for the “go” sign, today is it. Sunset tonight is right around 7:25 PM, and sunrise this morning came up just after 6:21 AM, giving you nice long windows at both ends for those dusk and dawn feeding frenzies.
Nobody’s ever looking for a tidal report out here—we’re fresh water all the way—but what really matters is fish activity. And it’s been a solid bite. The Lake Winnebago Daily Fishing Report podcast has been highlighting lots of movement, especially in the mornings and late afternoons. With the season cooling just a touch and the sun angle shifting, the walleye and white bass are shifting shallow, working bait balls along the east and west shorelines. Anglers have been reporting good catches of eater-size walleyes, most ranging from 15 to 19 inches, with the occasional over-slot showing up near the reefs and main lake humps.
Perch anglers are finding active fish around the weed edges and gravel patches in 5 to 9 feet, with a few jumbos showing up midday, especially near Oshkosh and along the rocky points between Quinney and Pipe. According to Outdoor News and local club talk, white bass schools have been popping up hard around the river mouths and out near the bridges. Crappie are still suspending over brush and deeper timber, but some are starting to relate back to weed beds as water clarity improves.
Lure choice has been all about matching the hatch and working a little color—including purple/white swimbaits for white bass, #7 Flicker Shads in chartreuse or firetiger for walleye, and a trusty slip bobber with a half-nightcrawler for perch. Minnows or plastics tipped with a piece of crawler have outperformed plain offerings, and early mornings with glassy water have seen excellent action on blade baits or little spoons.
A couple of hot spots for you:
- First, the Fond du Lac Reef area—just offshore—is loaded with perch and walleye. Try working the edge in about 8 feet early and slide deeper as the day heats up.
- Second, the mouth of the Fox River near Oshkosh, especially in the evenings, has been a white bass magnet, with bonus catfish and sheepshead mixed in for those who drop a bit deeper outside the main current line.
Don’t forget—if you’re looking for numbers, don’t sleep on “the Horseshoe,” that southern mid-lake structure. And keep an eye out for follow-up musky hits in the weedier bays—the season isn’t prime yet, but someone always ends up with a surprise local ‘ski.
A quick heads-up: Black bear season opens today in Wisconsin, so the landings are hopping with both hunters and anglers—be courteous at the ramps.
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The weather’s been a gift today for lake anglers. The National Weather Service out of Green Bay posted mostly sunny skies this morning, with gentle southwest winds around 5 knots shifting to the south and picking up to 10-15 knots this afternoon. Water remains choppy but manageable, with one to two-foot waves most of today. A southwest wind is usually a winner when targeting active late summer fish—so if you were waiting for the “go” sign, today is it. Sunset tonight is right around 7:25 PM, and sunrise this morning came up just after 6:21 AM, giving you nice long windows at both ends for those dusk and dawn feeding frenzies.
Nobody’s ever looking for a tidal report out here—we’re fresh water all the way—but what really matters is fish activity. And it’s been a solid bite. The Lake Winnebago Daily Fishing Report podcast has been highlighting lots of movement, especially in the mornings and late afternoons. With the season cooling just a touch and the sun angle shifting, the walleye and white bass are shifting shallow, working bait balls along the east and west shorelines. Anglers have been reporting good catches of eater-size walleyes, most ranging from 15 to 19 inches, with the occasional over-slot showing up near the reefs and main lake humps.
Perch anglers are finding active fish around the weed edges and gravel patches in 5 to 9 feet, with a few jumbos showing up midday, especially near Oshkosh and along the rocky points between Quinney and Pipe. According to Outdoor News and local club talk, white bass schools have been popping up hard around the river mouths and out near the bridges. Crappie are still suspending over brush and deeper timber, but some are starting to relate back to weed beds as water clarity improves.
Lure choice has been all about matching the hatch and working a little color—including purple/white swimbaits for white bass, #7 Flicker Shads in chartreuse or firetiger for walleye, and a trusty slip bobber with a half-nightcrawler for perch. Minnows or plastics tipped with a piece of crawler have outperformed plain offerings, and early mornings with glassy water have seen excellent action on blade baits or little spoons.
A couple of hot spots for you:
- First, the Fond du Lac Reef area—just offshore—is loaded with perch and walleye. Try working the edge in about 8 feet early and slide deeper as the day heats up.
- Second, the mouth of the Fox River near Oshkosh, especially in the evenings, has been a white bass magnet, with bonus catfish and sheepshead mixed in for those who drop a bit deeper outside the main current line.
Don’t forget—if you’re looking for numbers, don’t sleep on “the Horseshoe,” that southern mid-lake structure. And keep an eye out for follow-up musky hits in the weedier bays—the season isn’t prime yet, but someone always ends up with a surprise local ‘ski.
A quick heads-up: Black bear season opens today in Wisconsin, so the landings are hopping with both hunters and anglers—be courteous at the ramps.
Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss tomorrow’s on-the-water intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn