27 August 2025
Walleyes, Bass, and Muskies Abound on Lake Winnebago
Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin Fishing Report - Daily
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Artificial Lure here with your August 27, 2025, fishing report for Lake Winnebago and the surrounding Wisconsin waters—let’s get right into it.
Sunrise hit at 6:09 AM, with sunset coming up tonight at 7:40 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to chase the bite. The forecast is calling for northwest winds around 10 to 20 knots and some gusts nearing 25, with waves at 1 to 3 feet on nearby Green Bay waters—expect chop, especially midlake. Cloud cover is rolling in through the afternoon, with scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder, but that hasn’t kept anglers off the water. Right now, surface temps are holding in the upper 70s, and fish metabolism is running high.
Recent catches tell the story: The walleye bite has been steady, especially along the west shore reefs and near Oshkosh at the mouth of the Fox River. Most anglers are catching 'eyes in the 16 to 21 inch range, with a couple reports of bigger fish picked up by trollers working crankbaits early and late in the day. Best results are coming on crawlers harnessed to spinners or slow-trolled behind bottom bouncers. Don’t forget to tip those rigs with a fat nightcrawler—live bait is king for Winnebago summertime eyes.
Bass fishing is heating up, too. Smallmouth are coming off the main lake’s rocky points and drop-offs—Ned rigs, drop shots, or even classic tube jigs are getting bit. Largemouth are hanging tighter to the shoreline weedbeds, and with the warmer water, spinnerbaits and weedless plastics are hot—cast right into the thick stuff for best results. Local social posts mention the bite picking up just north of Stockbridge and around the Friendship Park launch.
Northern pike have been active, with anglers reporting decent numbers in the 20–30 inch range, especially trolling spinners tipped with sucker minnows or big shad-style crankbaits. Steel leaders are a must—recent reports mention several bite-offs, especially around muddy bottom channels and inside the Neenah Menasha Sloughs.
Pan-fishing remains strong, with bluegill and perch found tighter to docks and wood structure in shallow bays by early morning. Use red worms or small plastics on a slip bobber. Midday, move deeper to vertical jig the outer edges of weedlines. The action has been "almost too good" out there, with mixed bags coming in before noon.
For the musky hunters, bucktails and rubber bulldawgs are drawing follows on windblown shorelines, especially by Pipe and Calumet County Park. Most fish are moving shallow early and sliding deeper as the sun climbs.
A few bonus catches have hit the social feeds: accidental sturgeon picked up while walleye fishing off the river mouth—reminder, these are strictly catch and release for most folks and a neat encounter for any angler.
Best lures today: silver or gold spinner rigs for walleye, chartreuse or pumpkin ned rigs for bass, big black-and-orange bucktails for muskies, and wax worms for panfish.
Hot spots to check out:
- Mouth of the Fox River near Oshkosh—morning walleye and late afternoon white bass.
- Stockbridge Harbor—smallmouth off the breakwalls and perch near the marina.
- Pipe boat launch—pike and musky near the reeds and weedbeds.
With metabolism high and fish on the feed, now’s prime time to hit Lake Winnebago. The weather may change up quick, so keep an eye on those clouds and wind gusts midlake.
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Sunrise hit at 6:09 AM, with sunset coming up tonight at 7:40 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to chase the bite. The forecast is calling for northwest winds around 10 to 20 knots and some gusts nearing 25, with waves at 1 to 3 feet on nearby Green Bay waters—expect chop, especially midlake. Cloud cover is rolling in through the afternoon, with scattered showers and maybe a rumble of thunder, but that hasn’t kept anglers off the water. Right now, surface temps are holding in the upper 70s, and fish metabolism is running high.
Recent catches tell the story: The walleye bite has been steady, especially along the west shore reefs and near Oshkosh at the mouth of the Fox River. Most anglers are catching 'eyes in the 16 to 21 inch range, with a couple reports of bigger fish picked up by trollers working crankbaits early and late in the day. Best results are coming on crawlers harnessed to spinners or slow-trolled behind bottom bouncers. Don’t forget to tip those rigs with a fat nightcrawler—live bait is king for Winnebago summertime eyes.
Bass fishing is heating up, too. Smallmouth are coming off the main lake’s rocky points and drop-offs—Ned rigs, drop shots, or even classic tube jigs are getting bit. Largemouth are hanging tighter to the shoreline weedbeds, and with the warmer water, spinnerbaits and weedless plastics are hot—cast right into the thick stuff for best results. Local social posts mention the bite picking up just north of Stockbridge and around the Friendship Park launch.
Northern pike have been active, with anglers reporting decent numbers in the 20–30 inch range, especially trolling spinners tipped with sucker minnows or big shad-style crankbaits. Steel leaders are a must—recent reports mention several bite-offs, especially around muddy bottom channels and inside the Neenah Menasha Sloughs.
Pan-fishing remains strong, with bluegill and perch found tighter to docks and wood structure in shallow bays by early morning. Use red worms or small plastics on a slip bobber. Midday, move deeper to vertical jig the outer edges of weedlines. The action has been "almost too good" out there, with mixed bags coming in before noon.
For the musky hunters, bucktails and rubber bulldawgs are drawing follows on windblown shorelines, especially by Pipe and Calumet County Park. Most fish are moving shallow early and sliding deeper as the sun climbs.
A few bonus catches have hit the social feeds: accidental sturgeon picked up while walleye fishing off the river mouth—reminder, these are strictly catch and release for most folks and a neat encounter for any angler.
Best lures today: silver or gold spinner rigs for walleye, chartreuse or pumpkin ned rigs for bass, big black-and-orange bucktails for muskies, and wax worms for panfish.
Hot spots to check out:
- Mouth of the Fox River near Oshkosh—morning walleye and late afternoon white bass.
- Stockbridge Harbor—smallmouth off the breakwalls and perch near the marina.
- Pipe boat launch—pike and musky near the reeds and weedbeds.
With metabolism high and fish on the feed, now’s prime time to hit Lake Winnebago. The weather may change up quick, so keep an eye on those clouds and wind gusts midlake.
Thanks for tuning in to today’s Lake Winnebago fishing report. Make sure to subscribe for daily updates and gear tips. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn