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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Mother Nature had some fun with Opening Weekend fishing here in WI. Sub-freezing temperatures for
opening morning then late day higher winds leading into gusty winds on Sunday. The good news for
Green Bay anglers was that overall, most had good to great fishing action.
University Bay and Deadhorse Bay both saw anglers trying their luck for Walleye. The water remains
fairly dirty, but some Walleye were had trolling #7 flicker minnows around the shallow shoreline areas
mostly. Brighter color patterns were better in the murky waters.
Working up the East shore, both North and South of Bayshore County Park anglers trolling from 6’ out to
18’ reported having some success. Both #7 and #9 Flicker Minnows were reported doing some damage
and a mix of Chrome Green and Blue along with the usual purple patterns all seemed to be productive.
Suamico Bay had reports of a few fish caught early but overall, the action there has been slower. The
Geanos reef area has seen a few anglers both trolling the shallow sand shorelines and around the reef.
Both have been producing a few fish again #7 Flicker Minnows was the preference. Angler looking to jig
were finding a few eager fish around the 6-8’ humps on the reef. Hair jigs in darker colors along whit a
jig and crawler both produced a few fish.
The Door County shorelines have continued to see good catches of post spawn Walleyes on and off the
past week. Casting hair jigs with Purple dominating the productive colors has been working for most
anglers. Trollers working 15-25’ of water have reported doing well on Rapala Husky Jerks and Flicker
Minnows. Trolling at slower speeds like 1.4-1.7 mph has been the best top trigger some bites.
Small Mouth Bass anglers have been reporting action continuing to improve. Finding some warmer
waters is key to getting some good action on these Pre-Spawn fish. Tube Jigs hair jigs and Jerk baits
have all had some catches.

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
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The weather settled out nicely this last week and allowed the runoff from the heavy flooding to relax a
bit. Still use caution in most areas traveling around Green Bay as there is still a fair amount of debris on
the water. The water temps are warming all over the Bay and this has driven 90% of our Walleye
spawning activity to near completion.
The Fox River remains dirty, but visibility has improved much, and this has allowed the fishing activity to
get better. The warming waters are starting to kick on the Sheep head and White Bass activity in the
river. Reports of Walleye catches are still coming in from anglers casting crank baits up at the Dam in
DePere. The few night trollers on the Fox have reported catching post spawn fish every evening running
P-10’s and Flicker Minnows.
University Bay has started to show signs of life once again. Reports are the trolling bite with #7 Flicker
minnows in brighter colors are producing a few Walleyes. Shallow shorelines and along the area in front
of Bay Beach have been productive.
The East shore from around Volks Lading all the way up to Macco’s Reef has shown some signs of post
spawn Walleye looking for a mean in the shallows. Casting hair jigs and blade baits can be a good tactic
along rocky shore areas. Trolling #7 Flicker Minnows or Shads in brighter colors or White bases patterns
have been producing catches. The water along there remains dingy from the runoff.
The Door County shorelines have seen good catches of Por Spawn Walleyes on and off the past week.
Casting hair jigs with Purple dominating the productive colors has been working for most anglers. Don’t
overlook jigs and plastics like Keitech Easy Shiners as they have been doing well in darker Goby color.
This area has also shown a variety of fish like a few Brown Trout, Small Mouth Bass, Pike and Musky.
Night trolling of the shoreline has been good from Sugar Creek to Sturgeon Bay has been good most
nights. Running P-10’s and other stick baits shallow has been the choice of most anglers. Day time
trollers are also reporting good action but trolling 15-30 feet of water once the sun is up higher.
The West Shore of Green Bay has been fairly quit but over the weekend a few more fish have started to
show up in their shallow post spawn areas like around Suamico and Geanos Beach area. The water
clarity has remained a bit more stained over on the West shore.
Small Mouth Bass anglers have been reporting staring to see fish moving into the Shallow Bays with
warming water around Sturgeon Bay. Tube Jigs hair jigs and Jerk baits have all had some catches. This
should start to improve as the weeks move on.

Reminder this coming weakened Saturday May 2 nd is WI fishing opener and the Walleye limits on Green
Bay and the Fox River switch. Green Bay moves to a 15” min length with a 5 fish daily bag limit and the
Fox river moves to a 3 fish daily bag with no min length limit.
Perch season remains closed until May 20 th
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”.

Remember that Musky fishing on the bay and it’s tributaries opens May 23rd not May 2nd.
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The heavy run off from all the rains has dumped a bunch of debris all over the Green Bay system.
Everything from small branches to full sized trees and logs have been seen floating. So be careful out
there for a while in any of your boating activities.
The Fox River was extremely dirty this last week but despite the “Chocolate Milk” anglers reported a
decent bit at times for the post spawn fish moving down river. Night anglers are having success casting
cranks below the power lines and nighttime trollers below the172 bridge are putting some nice fish in
the boat using P-10’s in brighter colors. Jigging channel edges with bright lade baits and Jigs and bright
plastics have also seen some daytime success.
Fishing out on Green Bay has seen an increase in numbers of post spawn fish. The dirty water and heavy
run-off has made it challenging in many areas but anglers that use their side imaging and forward-facing
sonar to locate groups of nomadic fish have had good to above average success. Areas to target are
shallow sand edges from the Oconto River south, also the shallow break out from the Peshtigo River.
Other areas of interest should be the shallow sand edge along from Pensaukee to Oconto and both
north and south of Geanos Beach along the West shore. Casting hair jigs, jig/plastics, jig/minnow
combos also Rip n Raps have all been good tactics when you locate some fish. Try your best to stay
away from bigger groups of anglers to keep your presentations in front of active fish. Trolling in these
areas has also seen an increase in both daytime and nighttime catches. P-10’s and Flicker Minnows have
been the preferred baits.
Out on the East shore from Chaudior’s Dock up to and around the Sturgeon Bay shorelines has also seen
good activity. Casting hair and blade baits has been good once again using your electronics to locate
areas holding fish. Trollers both day and night have reported an increase in action as the water has
warmed with all the rain in the area. The Sturgeon Bay area has seen more Pre-Spawn vs post span fish
showing up currently but that will change rapidly with the warming weather this week.

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Rain, rain, and more rain, it sounds like we are on pace for a rector April. Our grand Lake MI and Green
Bay needs it though! Walleye along the West Shore and the Fox River are all shifted into full on
Spawning mode with the warmer water and higher flow rates.
The Fox River has been up and down for action based mainly on the water clarity. This current weather
is going to make the water even more turbid for the coming week. If you are venturing out for a day
time fish, try using baits that are brighter in color along with giving off some vibration. Blade Baits and
Ripn Raps in chartreuse, or white body tones will be more productive in the chocolate milk water. If
you are using a jig and minnow or plastics also switch up using brighter colors.
Night trollers were reporting some very good catches on the Fox using P-10’s as the primary bait. With
the dirty water expect that bite to slow down.
University Bay has been reported as being slow for action both trolling and casting. A few fish have
been caught working the east shore line from the University up to the Eagles nest. Trolling Flicker Shads
or P-10’s shallow in less than 8’ of water has resulted in a few fish being taken.
A few anglers are starting to venture out to fish around Suamico and Geano’s up to Pensaukee. All that
turf has been reported as very slow with very little to no action.
Up in the Oconto to Peshtigo area fish have moved into the rivers heavy to begin their spawning and
that is making for a tougher bight out on the Bay.
The east shore around Bayshore has seen little activity but that should change this week after the rain.
Areas up from Sugar Creek to Sturgeon Bay are also reporting in as super slow with much colder water
temps being reported over the West shore.

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