Little Green Lake

Little Green Lake is located about 1 mile from Markesan, WI and offers one of southeastern Wisconsin’s best Musky waters.   This is a “grade A” Musky factory featuring both hybrid and true strains of the fish. 

There is one major bait shop on the lake which also offers the best launching point.  “The Landing on Little Green Lake” offers an assortment of live bait and Musky lures.  If you catch a musky on the lake, it is tradition to register it at the bait shop. Launch cost is $3.   

Although Little Green Lake is celebrated for the Musky, it is also a great body of water for Pike, Large mouths, Walleyes, and pan fish.  Small mouths are also present but not in large numbers.   

Many bass anglers will work the Radtke’s Bay area and Musky Bay targeting large mouth bass along the boat docks or shorelines with either Texas rigged worms, spinners, or tube jigs. Top water lures can also work well if conditions are in your favor.  The weedy bay to the west of the boat launch offers a great environment to work some drop shot crawlers or wacky worms in the weed patches.   

Pan fish, especially bluegill and crappie, can be found in the shallow weed beds in all areas of the lake.  Check the shoreline timber as many fish will relate to this structure.  As summer progresses many times these fish will move into deeper water and suspend.  Check at the bait shop to ask what stage the pan fish are in before hitting the water.   

Muskies can be found in almost all areas of this lake.  Musky Bay, Kearny’s Bay, Lake View Bay, and the sunken island on the northeast corner of the lake are great places to start.  Pick your method of attack, as most will produce a follow or two.   

Walleyes seem to be growing in population in this lake.  The deep hole along the stony embankment on the north shore offers the greatest opportunity.  Reports of fish in the upper 20 inch range are not uncommon.  During late spring and early summer, work the break line off of the point on the north end of Radtke’s Bay.  Pitching jigs in the shallower water and work the bait back to deeper water.  

This lake turns to pea soup every year in mid summer.  The algae bloom is incredibly thick, and is being managed by the DNR to reduce some of the issue.  The last several years they have also been managing the weed growth, to reduce the thick growth which exists in the lake.  

If you are looking for a diverse body of water where some anglers can target Musky, while others fish for bass or pan fish, this might be your lake.  My advice is to hit this lake early in the season before the algae blooms and the weeds become too thick.    

Little Green Lake statistics:

Acres: 466

Max Depth: 28 Feet

Miles of Shoreline:  4.2 

Location:  Green Lake County