"Walleye, Perch, and White Bass Bites Strong on Lake Winnebago"

Good morning from the Lake Winnebago shoreline—this is Artificial Lure with your Sunday, August 24th fishing update, right here in the heart of Wisconnie.

Sunrise hit at 6:09 a.m. and it’ll set tonight at 7:50 p.m., giving folks a long stretch of daylight to wet a line. The weather today is just about perfect for late summer fishing: mostly sunny, high right near 72, with a crisp west-northwest wind rolling in at 10 to 16 mph and gusts reaching up to 24 mph. Water levels are a tad above normal, and both inflows and outflows are easing up a bit as we head toward early fall, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Expect that wind to keep the lake with a light chop—ideal for stirring up active fish, but it’ll push you around if you’re in a smaller boat.

With the lake sitting just over 3 feet above the Oshkosh datum and river flow on the Fox around 3,950 cubic feet per second, conditions should hold steady throughout the day. No tides here, but wind-driven current can make all the difference, especially along the west shore and around the mouth of the Wolf and Fox Rivers.

The bite’s been strong, especially in the morning hours, just before that sun gets high enough to send those big predators deeper or up under cover. Local crews—like the Diehard Angling crowd—report steady action all week. The main story has been walleye, white bass, perch, and channel cats, plus the usual drum and some solid sheepshead if you’re after fun tugs.

If you’re targeting **walleye**, trolling crankbaits in the 12–20 foot range has been money, with perch or fire tiger patterns being especially productive over those big sand and mud flats. Berkley Flicker Minnows and Smithwick Rogues have been top choices this week, but don’t overlook the old standby of a crawler harness, particularly with gold or chartreuse blades. For those who’d rather jig, slip bobbers and a fathead minnow pitched along rocky points or breaklines have put keepers in the box. Sunset’s got a deepwater cisco bite going too—run large white or silver cranks down 15–20 feet over the deepest pockets for a shot at a big girl.

**Perch** have been schooled up tight to weed edges in 6–10 feet. Local regulars are filling buckets with a simple rig—just a red hook and crappie minnow, or a chunk of worm, right on the bottom. Move around until you find the school; they’ll bite in a hurry when you’re on ‘em.

**White bass** are on the chase near river mouths, hitting small inline spinners or jigging spoons ripped back fast for reaction strikes. Birds working the surface mean feeding frenzies—don’t be shy, chase those seagulls and pitch right into the chaos.

Catfish fans are still connecting with chunky channels, especially after dark, using shrimp or cut bait in the river current.

For new hot spots: try the breaklines from Garlic Island to Black Wolf for a mixed bag, or set up near the mouth of the Fox up by Oshkosh, particularly if the wind’s stacking up bait. The reefs off the northeast side—Fischer’s Rip or Wendt’s—always hold numbers when there’s some wind and chop pushing in.

Best baits this weekend: perch-colored crankbaits and crawler harnesses for walleye, small minnows or worms for perch, silver jigging spoons for white bass, and cut bait for catfish. Early morning and last light are your golden hours.

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