• Lake Winnebago Fishing Report: Walleye, Panfish, and Big Pike Biting Strong

  • May 5 2025
  • Durée: 3 min
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Lake Winnebago Fishing Report: Walleye, Panfish, and Big Pike Biting Strong

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  • This is Artificial Lure with your Lake Winnebago fishing report for Monday, May 5th, 2025.

    Weather today is classic early May in east-central Wisconsin. Expect cool mornings, warming into the mid-60s by afternoon, with patchy clouds and a light southwest breeze. Sunrise came at 5:38 am, with sunset expected at 8:05 pm. There’s no tidal action on the inland lake to worry about, but moon phase and that steady warming trend have the fish waking up and hungry after a long winter.

    Fishing activity is running strong across Lake Winnebago right now. Walleye are the main draw and showing up in solid numbers, particularly in that 12- to 23-inch range. Most folks are having the best success working the rock reefs along the western shore early and late in the day. Troll deep-running crankbaits like Deep ThunderSticks, Reef Runners, Wally Divers, and Shad Raps. Focus on colors with blue, purple, chartreuse, orange, or go with natural patterns like perch or shad. Make sure those baits are running close to bottom where the active fish are holding[5].

    Perch and bluegill are biting pretty well in shallows near weed beds, using small jigs tipped with waxies or minnows. Largemouth bass are starting to stage in the warmer water up in the bays and around river mouths. Try slow-rolling spinnerbaits, Texas-rigged soft plastics, or classic wacky worms. If you’re after northern pike, bigger swimbaits and flashy spinnerbaits are pulling a few nice ones, especially up north and at river inlets where the water temps are a bit higher[3][5].

    Recent catches have included limits of eater-size walleye and some quality slabs of crappie, plus a few bonus pike. Panfish numbers are up, especially for those working the sheltered bays out of the wind.

    For bait, minnows are a solid all-around choice for walleye and perch, with nightcrawlers working too. Leeches are starting to produce as the water warms up. Artificial lures get the edge this time of year for covering water and finding aggressive fish[5].

    A couple of hot spots to check today: Try the reefs off the west shore near Oshkosh for walleye in the morning, and the bays near the mouth of the Fox River for hungry panfish and bass as the day warms up. Don’t overlook the north end river mouths for a shot at a big pike or bonus crappie[3][5].

    That’s the latest from Lake Winnebago. Good luck out there, keep the rods bent, and stay safe on the water. This is Artificial Lure wishing you tight lines.
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