Last week was a hot one on Green Bay and this week looks like another roaster! Surface temps have
been around 76 to 77 Deg, but up to as much as 81 Deg at times. The warm weather has defiantly
turned on the Walleye and Perch activity overall.
University Bay has seen some good catches of eater Walleyes in the early morning and late in the day or
when there has ben a good breeze. Trolling crank baits like #7 Flicker Minnows has been best running
1.8 to 2.0 Mph. Brighter colors like Firetail FIretiger and Prime Time have been good.
East shore Walleye activity around the reefs like Maccos, Volks, Vincent, and 2 Mile has been very good.
Jigging Shiver Minnows and Hair jigs along jigs and crawlers or search baits have all produced some good
catches of 15-20” Walleye along with some bigger fish. Trolling #7 Flicker Minnows in purples patterns
over the tops of the reefs in the mornings and evenings has also produced good catches of Walleye.
Jigging and trolling early and late in the day around Geano’s Reef continues to be productive.
The Green Bay “Mud Bite” has certainly popped with the heat. From Longtail and the entrance light
area all the way to Oconto there are active schools of Walleye feeding. Trolling Crank baits like #9 or

11 Flicker minnows in flashy colors like Slick Sunset and Green Alewife or Purple Flash have all been

good choices. If pulling Crawler harnesses is your thing that has also been very good out in the mud.
Antifreeze blades along with purples have been productive. Watch your electronics and keep your baits
just above the fish you are marking.
The Perch bite has exploded around the area with the warm weather. Use your electronics to stay on
schools of active fish. Off the edges of the rock structures in 8’-16’ of water. Chaudoirs Dock area,
Macco’s Reef, Volks and Vincent reefs all on the east shore have been good. Geanos reef, and Oconto
Shoal have also seen some good Perch catches this past week. The best tactics have been dead sticking
Perch rigs or drop shot with minnows and crawlers, although the word is the crawler chunks have been
slightly better with the warm water.
Reminder, the Chaudoir’s Dock boat ramp will be close starting 7/13 for the next 6 weeks approximately
due to dredging work.

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Storm dodging was partially the story last week moving into the holiday weekend. Most days weather
was good overall to get out and chase both Walleye and Perch on Green Bay. Lost of reports are
coming in on the lower bay areas of plenty of the 10”-13” Walleyes from spring 2025 spawning. This is
a great sign for years to come out on The Bay.
University Bay has slowed up a bit due to the very dirty waters with all the rain runoffs. Some Walleyes
are still showing up around College Reef and kidney island and the 6’-8’ of water around Bay Beach.
Trolling #7 flicker minnows in brighter colors has been best like Firetiger and Slick Mouse.
Walleye anglers continue to find some action in the Geanos Reef area both trolling and jigging. Anglers
are finding a few walleyes around the reef trolling crawler harnesses and Flicker Minnows and casting
jig/crawler and hair jigs. Trolling Flicker minnows off the east side of the reef from 15’-20’ of water has
been producing some bigger fish when anglers are willing to be patient and only get 5-8 bites. Gold
colors and purple chrome colors have been good on sunny days.
East shore Walleye activity also continues to be decent around the reefs like Maccos, Volks, Vincent, and
2 Mile. Jigging Shiver Minnows and Hair jigs along with search baits have all produced some Walleye
activity. Trolling Flicker Shads or Minnows in perch patterns or purples over the tops of the reefs in the
mornings and evenings has also been good at times.
The Green Bay “Mud Bite” continues to improve. Anglers report seeing some bait fish schools out in
deeper water off Oconto, Pensaukee and Chaudoirs dock. Mud trolling either crawler harnesses or
crank baits like #9 Flicker Minnows have produced some Walleye.
The Perch bite has begun to ramp up more this past week with the heat in the weather. Some decent
catches were reported around the shipping channel, Geanos Reef, Vincent Reef, Dykesville, Chaudoirs
Dock and Oconto. Remember to use your sonar to locate fish and then work an area. Minnows and
crawler pieces on dead sticks and drop shot rigs were the best.
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Overall, the weather this past week was very kind to anglers, but this coming week might not be as kind
with some good winds expected. Water temperatures on Green Bay have stabilized nicely and this
should really begin to get the Walleye and Perch fired up.
University Bay still continues to produce some decent catches of eater sized Walleye along with quite a
few short fish. The big trouble is still a bit of floating weeds, so checking your baits often is key. #7
Ficker Minnows continue to be the best baits for trolling. White based colors with purple or chartreuse
on them have been best due to the slightly dirty water. College Reef, Kidney Island area along with
Dead Horse Bay all have seen decent activity.
Green Bays East shore areas around Vicen Reef and Volks Reef have also been good with some wind for
catching a few eater sized Walleye. Both trolling and casting. #7 Flicker Minnows have been the best
trolling bait and anglers casting both hair jigs and shiver minnows are having some success on the reefs.
The Geanos Reef area continues to see a good bit of action for both trolling and jigging for Walleye.
Anglers are finding a few walleyes around the reef trolling crawler harnesses and Flicker Minnows and
casting jig/crawler and hair jigs.
The Green Bay “Mud Bite” is beginning to see signs of life. Anglers report catches of around 5-7 fish out
in the mud trolling either crawler harnesses or crank baits like #9 Flicker Minnows.
The Perch bite remains almost non-existent currently. Your best bet continues to be using your
electronics to seek out the fish before setting up. Hopefully this warm weather will push more Perch
into their summer patterns.
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Weather this past week overall was very good for fishing opportunities only a few “Stormy days” to
dodge weather.
The lower Bay areas around Deadhorse Kidney Island, College Reef and Frying Pan Shoal still are giving
up some Walleye catches. The trouble has been the Cottonwood on the water and the tons of floating
weeds around from the storms. Trolling Flicker Minnows in size #7 has been good if you can keep your
lines clean.
Green Bays East shore walleye action has come to a screeching halt. A few fish have still been caught
working the 12’-20’ of water areas from Bayshore north to Macco’s Reef. Many reports of schools of
Alewife in those areas have come in and that has slowed that action. Windy days have been better but
overall it is slow.
The Geanos Reef area has begun to pick up for both trolling and jigging. Anglers are finding a few
walleyes around the reef trolling crawler harnesses and Flicker Minnows and casting jig/crawler and hair
jigs.
The Perch bite remains almost non-existent currently. Your best bet continues to be using your
electronics to seek out the fish before setting up. Drop shot rigs with both minnows and crawler pieces
have produced some catches around reefs Vincent Reef, Dykesville and Macco’s Reef. Reports of a few
fish out in 22-24 feet of water off Bay Shore have come in also.
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This past week was spent dodging wind and some storms and some rain if you were trying to get out on
Green Bay to chase some fish. Also, many areas on the lower bay folks reported having to deal with
floating weeds and tons of floating Cottonwood on the water. The weather report for this coming week
also look like some scattered storms and some rain.
The lower Bay continues to be decent fishing for Walleye. When there is some wind to add a nice
“Walleye Chop” anglers are finding catches of good numbers of Walleye ranging in sizes from 12” to mid
20”. Trolling Flicker Minnows in white based colors has been the best bet. Colors like Slick Mouse, Prime
Time and Pink Lemonade have all been good. Of course, you will have to deal with your share of other
fish like White Perch, Sheephead and Catfish. College Reef, Frying Pan Shoal, and Deadhorse Bay have
all been productive at times.
Green Bays East shore Walleye has slowed significantly. A few fish have still been caught working the
12’-20’ of water areas from Bayshore north to Macco’s Reef. Many reports of schools of Alewife in
those areas have come in and that has slowed that action.
The Geanos Reef area has been slow also with very few reports of good success both Trolling or Jigging.
There has been some action or Walleye reported from both the Pensaukee Area and Oconto area up in
the emergent weeds. Most of those reports are coming from anglers pulling bottom bouncers with
small spinners or Smile blades in 8’-12’ of water.
The Perch bite remains slow overall. Your best bet continues to be using your electronics to seek out
the fish before setting up. Dead sticking minnows and crawlers have produced some catches around
outside areas of the reefs like Volks reef, Vincent Reef, Dykesville and Macco’s Reef.
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Another week of overall great weather had many anglers out and about. The Alewife invasion has
moved in but overall, it does not seem as strong as the last few years, but we will see what progresses
the next couple weeks.
The lower Bay areas like College Reef, Frying Pan Soal and Dead Horse Bay all seem to be producing
Walleye at times trolling. The Morning bite or evening bites seem to be the best for getting past all the
Sheep Head, White Bass and Catfish that are also lurking. Trolling 4’-8’ seems to be the best with #7
Flicker Minnows. Colors like Purple Flash, Slick Mouse and Fire Tail Perch are all doing well along with
many custom colors with Purple/White combinations in them.
Green Bays East shore Walleye bite from Point Sable up to Macco’s reef has slowed a bit especially to
the north due to more bait showing up. But if the wind is bowing a bit the shallow rocky areas are still
giving up decent catches both casting jigs and crawlers or hair jigs and trolling #7 Flicker Minnows.
A few anglers are reporting getting some Walleye around the Geanos Reef area. Both casting in the
morning and evening with Jigs and Crawlers and hair jigs have been good at times with there is a little
wind.
The Perch bite continues to be on a slow start for most anglers looking around. Your best bet is to use
your electronics to seek out the fish before setting up. Dead sticking minnows and crawlers have
produced some catches around outside areas of the reefs like Geanos, Volks and Vincent.
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Well, we finally had a week of more “Normal seasonal weather and temperatures. This allowed many
anglers the opportunity to get out on Green Bay and explore. The dreaded Alewife invasion has begun
but not too bad as of this report. Only time will tell the next few weeks how bad it gets. We did have a
big bug hatch last week which seemed to be wound down by last weekend.
University Bay and Deadhorse Bay including Frying Pan Shoal continues to give up a few Walleyes
especially in the early mornings and late in the day before sundown. Trolling Flicker Minnows seems to
be the best, especially colors like Purple Flash, Slick mouse, FIretiger, and Pink Lemonade.
Reports have come in of anglers getting a few fish around Pensaukee and Suamico pulling crawler
harnesses shallow.
Green Bays East shore from Vincent point Sable up to Macco’s reef has continued to shine with most
days that have a little wind producing Walleye both casting and trolling in less than 10’ of water. When
it is calm or mid-day anglers willing to grind it out have been rewarded by trolling 15’-20’ of water with

9 flicker minnows. There have been lots of reports of bigger fish over 24” caught on a regular basis

along those areas. Please use selective harvest and release the bigger Walleye.
Musky anglers continue to have success trolling and casting all around the Fox River. Shallow waters
seemingly being the best in low light conditions.
The Perch bite has been picking up a little as the water warms. Reports have come in of a few successful
anglers working rock sad transitions areas around Dykesville Vincent Reefs Volks Reef and even up b
Chaudoirs Dock. Dead sticking minnows or crawlers have been the most productive. No real reports of
big limits but 6 to 8 fish per angler in most areas have been common.
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Overall the last week Mother Nature cooperated very well for most anglers. A few windy afternoons
and always a couple full windy days but with the overall warmer weather the water temperatures have
begun to move an hold on to a warming trend.
University Bay and Deadhorse Bay including Frying Pan Shoal have all seen improved catches of Walleye
as Sheephead finish up their spawning. Trolling #7 Flicker Shads or Minnows in 5-8 feet of water has
been best and the better color choices have been Firetiger, Mouse, and Purple patterns like Primetime.
The Suamico area has continued to report slower than normal action, with dirty water and some slimy
weed growth beginning.
The east shore once again continues to be the most consistent Walleye fishing. Both trolling or casting
15’ of water or less along rocky areas like Vincent Reefs All the way to Dykesville and all the way up to
Chaudoir’s Dock. Trolling #7 Flicker minnows has been good most days also casting hair jigs when the
wind is blowing into the rocky shallow areas lets than 8’ of water has produced some outstanding
catches. If the wind is calmer the fish in these areas have been moving out to 15’ of water or deeper. A
few Perch catches have begin to show up over the weekend for guys willing to spend the time looking
with their electronics. Minnows on dropshot rigs or dead sticks have been good. No real big numbers
as of yet but catches of 5 to 8 Perch per angler have been reported.
Musky anglers reported a very good opener weekend. Most anglers spent time casting Buck Tails and
Jerk baits in the shallows in the Fox River and some even reported trolling up a few big girls at night on
the river.
If folks are looking for a good action fishing day for the kids venture down to the Fox and cast hair jigs or
a jig and crawler and you will get enough Sheep head to entertain just about any age group! You may
also be surprised with a few lingering walleyes!
Small Mouth anglers are reporting getting plenty of fish on all the Bays in Door County as the fish are
heavily into their spawning all up and down the peninsula. Swin baits and Tubes have bene a great
choice along with Marabou Hair jigs when looking to tangle with that trophy Small Mouth.
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For the first time in a while Mother Nature brought us a fairly steady weather pattern to assist with
fishing success, well at least until Sunday’s major cold front. Up until that point both Walleye and Bass
Fishing were on fire on Green Bay.
University Bay and Deadhorse Bay remained fair fishing due to the very dirty condition of the water
clarity. Most days anglers trolling brighter colored Flicker Minnows or Shads are finding some success
along the sore lines from Bay beach to the Eagles Nest. Also, on the edges of Frying Pan Shoal and
around College Reef. There has been no shortage of Sheep heading around in University Bay for some
sustained action. Great for taking some kids out on the water fishing.
The Suamico area has been reported as slower, but several reports have come in of a few Pike around
along with an occasional Walleye.
The Geanos Beach/Reef area has also slowed up a bit due to the winds bringing in cooler water temps
last week. Anglers trolling around the reef with Flicker Minnows report a few Walleyes hitting the net
daily. Water clarity is better and more natural colors like Perch patterns have been better.
The east sore continues to be the most consistent Walleye fishing around both trolling or casting 15’ of
water or less along rocky areas Vincent Reefs All the way to Dykesville and all the way up to Macco’s
reef. Trolling #7 Flicker minnows has been good most days also casting hair jigs when the wind is
blowing into the rocky shallow areas has produced some outstanding catches. If the wind is calmer the
fish in these areas have been moving out to 10’-15’ of water.
Small Mouth anglers in Door County are reporting seeing more fish in the shallow bays like Sand Bay,
Riley’s Bay and Little Sturgeon. Casting the shallow warming water areas in the bays using swim baits
like Keitech Easy Shiners or the Rapala Mayor or Jerk baits like the Mega Bass Vision have all been good.
Reminder Perch season opens Wednesday May 20 th and Musky season opens this Saturday May 23rd
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Overall weather patterns here in Green Bay have been on the cooler side and that has meant the fishing
has been up and down daily. Overall, the activity has been good more days than not when the winds
have let anglers get out to try their luck.
University Bay and Deadhorse Bay both continue to improve overall with Walleye activity. Trolling #7
Flicker Minnows on shallow shorelines or sand bars like Frying Pan Soal has seen a slight uptick in action.
With the continued dirty water brighter color patterns have been doing better vs natural patterns.
The Suamico area saw some decent catches on and off this last week. Anglers choosing to cast shallow
win blown shorelines have had some success on Jigs with crawlers and Jigs with plastics and Ripn Raps.
Trollers running 10’’-12’ of water with Flicker Minnows have seen good catches of both Pike and
Walleye at times. Watch your electronics to locate areas holding fish.
The Geanos Beach/Reef area has also had good days getting some Pike and Walleye action. If there is
some wind try jigging or trolling shallow along the reef or shore lines if calmer out stay of the reef in 10’
-12’ of water with you trolling presentations.
The east sore continues to give up some Walleye trolling or casting 10’ of water or less along rocky areas
like Point Comfort All the way to Dykesville and all the way up to Macco’s reef. Trolling #7 Flicker
minnows has been good most days also casting hair jigs when the wind is blowing into the rocky shallow
areas has produced some catches. If the wind is calmer the fish in these areas have been moving out to
10’-15’ of water.
Small Mouth Bass anglers have been pretty tight lipped up in the Door Peninsula due to several Bass
Tournaments over the next couple weeks. Many anglers are finding fish in shallow wind-blown areas
around Riley’s Bay, Sand Bay and Little Sturgeon. Casting Paddle tails like Keitech Easy Shiners and The
Mayor from Rapala have been good choices for hungry pre-spawn Bass.

Reminder Perch season remains closed until May 20 th and Musky season remains closed until May 23rd
Please consider a selective harvest methodology in your Walleye targeting this season. Pleases consider
releasing your larger Walleye, a good length limit would be 22”-23”.
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