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Walleye, Crappie, and Bass Bite Strong on Lake Winnebago
- 2025/04/21
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Artificial Lure here with your Lake Winnebago fishing report for April 21, 2025.
The spring bite is rolling strong across Winnebago and the Wolf River system. We kicked off the day with sunrise at 6:23 AM, and sunset will be at 7:23 PM. There’s no tidal change to worry about on this inland lake, but water clarity is holding steady around five feet. Today’s weather is classic spring—mid-40s, a touch cloudy, and a light southwest breeze giving just enough chop for good walleye action.
The walleye bite continues to be the star of the show. Post-spawn fish are working their way back from the upriver runs. Anglers are finding hungry walleyes stacking up around Kelly’s Point, Long Point Reef, and all along the east shoreline. Most folks are boating solid numbers using Berkley Flicker Shads or Shad Raps, especially in metallic clown, blue and chrome, or purple. As always, slip bobbers with a lively leech are a killer option when the wind calms down, particularly at dusk. Best catches have been in 7 to 12 feet of water.
Panfish are piling up in the shallows. Both perch and crappie have been active along weed edges, with perch up to 13 inches showing up in the buckets. Swedish Pimples in hammered copper or chartreuse are getting hit hard, and if you’re fishing vertical, tungsten jigs tipped with waxies or plastics are a reliable bet.
Bass action is heating up as the water creeps toward 50 degrees. Largemouth and smallmouth are cruising rocky points and shallow structure, with some solid 18-inch fish caught at Black Wolf Point and Miller’s Bay. Crankbaits and jigs in crayfish patterns are the top picks right now.
For baits and lures:
- For walleye, Flicker Shads, #5 Shad Raps in bright metallics, and leeches under slip bobbers are best.
- Perch and crappie are favoring Swedish Pimples and tungsten jigs with wax worms.
- Bass are taking crayfish-pattern cranks and jigs.
The hotspots you’ll want to check out today are Kelly’s Point and Long Point Reef for walleye, and Miller’s Bay or Black Wolf Point for bass. Panfish folks will do well working any shallow weed pockets that have a mix of gravel bottom.
Fish are biting well across the system, so get out and enjoy it. With stable weather and plenty of daylight, it’s shaping up to be a banner spring day on Winnebago. Tight lines and see you on the water.
The spring bite is rolling strong across Winnebago and the Wolf River system. We kicked off the day with sunrise at 6:23 AM, and sunset will be at 7:23 PM. There’s no tidal change to worry about on this inland lake, but water clarity is holding steady around five feet. Today’s weather is classic spring—mid-40s, a touch cloudy, and a light southwest breeze giving just enough chop for good walleye action.
The walleye bite continues to be the star of the show. Post-spawn fish are working their way back from the upriver runs. Anglers are finding hungry walleyes stacking up around Kelly’s Point, Long Point Reef, and all along the east shoreline. Most folks are boating solid numbers using Berkley Flicker Shads or Shad Raps, especially in metallic clown, blue and chrome, or purple. As always, slip bobbers with a lively leech are a killer option when the wind calms down, particularly at dusk. Best catches have been in 7 to 12 feet of water.
Panfish are piling up in the shallows. Both perch and crappie have been active along weed edges, with perch up to 13 inches showing up in the buckets. Swedish Pimples in hammered copper or chartreuse are getting hit hard, and if you’re fishing vertical, tungsten jigs tipped with waxies or plastics are a reliable bet.
Bass action is heating up as the water creeps toward 50 degrees. Largemouth and smallmouth are cruising rocky points and shallow structure, with some solid 18-inch fish caught at Black Wolf Point and Miller’s Bay. Crankbaits and jigs in crayfish patterns are the top picks right now.
For baits and lures:
- For walleye, Flicker Shads, #5 Shad Raps in bright metallics, and leeches under slip bobbers are best.
- Perch and crappie are favoring Swedish Pimples and tungsten jigs with wax worms.
- Bass are taking crayfish-pattern cranks and jigs.
The hotspots you’ll want to check out today are Kelly’s Point and Long Point Reef for walleye, and Miller’s Bay or Black Wolf Point for bass. Panfish folks will do well working any shallow weed pockets that have a mix of gravel bottom.
Fish are biting well across the system, so get out and enjoy it. With stable weather and plenty of daylight, it’s shaping up to be a banner spring day on Winnebago. Tight lines and see you on the water.