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Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 16, 2020

The warm water certainly made catching fish more difficult, especially during the day. In the rest of the state, you’ll want to cover water with crankbaits or some form of live-bait rig for walleyes on

Wisconsin Fishing Report – July 2, 2020

The walleye bite continues to be pretty good, despite some bug hatches starting to occur on some larger lakes, and shorter periods of aggressive feeding activity.

Wisconsin Fishing Report – June 18, 2020

It seems early, but weeds are developing quickly and they are already giving up a mixed bag of fish in many parts of the state. Look for those weed bites to remain strong.

Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 21, 2020

Walleye reports have become more consistent over the past week as water temperatures continue to warm. Most really good bites in the northern half of the state are still coming from shallow water, less than

Wisconsin Fishing Report – May 7, 2020

There were quite a few reports this past week that indicated suspended crappies in 8 to 12 feet or so, just outside the bays or other shallow locations. As for walleyes, success has been better

Wisconsin Fishing Report – April 23, 2020

With nicer weather reportedly on the way, look for crappies and panfish to be staged just outside those traditional spring locations, but expect them to start making a big push to the shallows as water

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