OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- What's the best way to maintain a healthy walleye population in the Lake Winnebago system? The state Department of Natural Resources is updating the Winnebago Walleye Management Plan. It's the first major [...]
There has been a lot of debate between anglers recently about the need for the Winnebago System to make adjustments to the walleye bag limits. With the low population of bait fish, exploation rates [...]
There were 69 lake sturgeon harvested from Lake Winnebago today, making today the 2ndlargest harvest of the season behind only opening day when 83 fish were registered. Today’s harvest is also very similar to yesterday’s [...]
The big question coming into today was how long the spear fishery on the Upriver Lakes would last. We were only 2 adult females away from the 90% trigger and 11 adult females from the [...]
Battle on ‘Bago 2018 rule addendum for walleye: The lack of young of year gizzard shad has resulted in an exceptional walleye bite on the Winnebago System this winter. In past years, the number of [...]
Lake Winnebago Ice Report 2/3/18 Photo from Friendship Fishing Club Overall. Lake Winnebago has solid ice conditions across the entire lake. The surface of the ice is essentially snow-free; however, that may change [...]
Musky stocking in Lake Winnebago (system) remains highly divisive among area anglers. The attached article gives an overview of the [...]
Shawn Kahut and Brett Walser took top honors in this year’s Mercury National Walleye Tournament held in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The team's weight of 31.42 pounds was nearly 9 pounds better than the second-place team [...]
"The Winnebago System experienced weak walleye year classes in 2014 and 2015, strong year classes from 2008, 2011, and 2013 continue to fuel a robust walleye fishery. In addition, the strong 2016 year class will [...]
Huge year classes seen on Lake Winnebago on key game species! A big catch 2016 proved to be an outstanding year for hatch rates on Lake Winnebago. The fall trawling, or young [...]
