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Wisconsin is known for some of the best Walleye fishing in the Country.  There are plenty of waters from rivers to lakes that hold Walleye throughout Wisconsin. Many anglers prefer planning a fishing trip to the Northwoods of Wisconsin to catch their fish, most of the lakes in the Wisconsin Northwoods are known for great walleye fishing. Within a 45 minute to an hour radius, you have some of the finest lakes to fish in the entire state. The Eagle River chain of lakes has many lakes with an abundance of walleye. Minocqua, St. Germain and the Hayward Lakes area also have plenty of waters to fish for walleye.

Top Wisconsin Walleye Fishing Lakes

Lake Delavan

Located in Walworth County, Lake Delavan anglers can often reach the 3-fish 18-inch walleye limit.

Lake Mendota

Located in Dane County, Lake Mendota has a 3-fish 18-inch walleye limit.  On Lake Mendota try pitching a half night crawler or leech into pockets on the outside edge of the weeds on a 1/16-ounce black jighead.

Lake Shawano

Located in Shawano County, when walleye fishing Lake Shawano target some of the shallow reefs along the lake's east end that top out at about 10 feet by long-line trolling deep-running minnow-imitating lures. Once fish are located, switch over to a jig-and-minnow presentation, or a minnow under a slip-bobber during periods of low light.

Lake Winnebago

During the Spring and Fall, Walleye can be found close to the shorelines on Lake Winnebago.  In the Summer, large schools of walleye are found roaming the vast open water of Lake Winnebago chasing schools of gizzard shad, emerald shiners and young-of-the-year drum or sheepshead.

Lake Wissota

Located in Chippewa County, when walleye fishing Lake Wissota stay in the 15-25 foot range.  During the day use a jig and minnow and as night approaches anchor and cast some slip bobbers by any drop off.

Wisconsin Fishing Report

Bluegills have provided anglers with the most consistent action. Look for them along weeds in 8-18 feet of water. On some lakes, anglers had their best luck drifting over deeper water with the bait suspended 12-22 feet down. A small jig or hook baited with a giant redworm, leafworm, waxworm or butterworm suspended under a slip bobber has worked best. Casting or vertical jigging with a jig-and-plastic combo or small jigging spoon tipped with live bait also has produced.

Crappie fishing has been spotty but will pick up as the water cools. Look for them suspended along weed lines or over deeper structure. A 1/32-ounce jig or Aberdeen hook baited with a small fathead minnow works best. Casting a jig-and-plastic combo also works well. Early morning and evening are the best times.

Northern pike continue to be very active. Bigger pike were found along deeper weed lines in 15-22 feet. Soaking a medium sucker, chub or large golden shiner on a live-bait rig or slip-bobber rig has worked best. Casting chatter baits, spinner baits, inline spinners and crank baits around weeds also worked.

Largemouth bass found in various locations - deeper weed lines, weed flats, rock bars, points and shallow-water structure. Texas-rigged plastics, wacky rigs, jig-and-chunk combos, spinner baits, swim jigs and crank baits have worked well. Nightcrawlers, golden shiners and small suckers work best for live bait. Top-water baits have produced during early morning and night. Many bass also were caught in the slop with plastic frogs.

Smallmouth bass most active around shallower rock bars or weed flats. Casting top-water baits, tubes or swim jigs will work. Drop-shot rigs, tube jigs, grubs, crank baits, spinner baits or chubs fished along breaks also will work well.

Walleyes found around structure in 10-18 feet. A jig or live-bait rig baited with a nightcrawler, medium golden shiner or jumbo fathead will work well. Trolling crank baits or nightcrawlers on spinner rigs also has produced.

Musky fishing has picked up. Casting crank baits, Bull Dawgs and jerk baits along deeper weed lines has produced. During early morning and evening, top-water baits and bucktails have worked best. As water temperatures cool, suckers on quick-strike rigs will become more effective.

Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Fishing

Changing conditions continue to scatter anglers. Some boaters working close to the gaps have taken a few mature chinook salmon and brown trout. Large glow spoons and No. 4 J-Plugs run near the bottom off downriggers are catching these gap fish. Don't overlook 4- to 5-inch minnow baits for the spawning chinook. The action isn't hot yet, but that will be changing very soon.

Farther offshore, trollers are working the 60- to 110-foot depths. With the action mainly down 40-60 feet, full lead cores and downriggers are doing the best, with Dipseys also taking some fish. Large glow spoons are still the hot bait, with pearls and whites with accents also doing well. Glow or pearl J-Plugs are very good choices, too. The chinook appear to have started to divide, with mature 4 year-olds staging and moving toward shore and other species and younger kings focusing on bait schools.