Ice on Green Bay is done. Do not come here hoping to jump on a piece of ice please.
The Fox River is in full swing with fish spread from the mouth of the river all the way up to the dam at
DePere. Please remember the limit on the Fox right now (Until Sat May 3 rd) is 1 fish over 28” for
Walleye. The best tactics this last week were casting hair Jigs or Blade Baits. Dark Purple colors and
variations were the best. Do not overlook gold jigs and blade baits also. Working the shallow flats and
the channel edges from 10’ up into 2’ of water were good. Folks vertical jigging the channel with
jig/minnow and jig/plastic combos also had some success. The night trolling bite has also started with
reports of some bigger fish showing up trolling Rapala Thunder sticks and Smithwick P-10’s after dark.
University Bay when the wind is pushing the ice out to the north has been fishable at times and guys are
reporting some catches along the East shore both casting and trolling. Further up the Bay has been still
hampered by the ice moving around with the winds. It will not be long now before we will be talking
about Suamico, Geanos, Oconto and Door County fishing. Remember the limit on the open waters of
Green Bay for Walleye is 1 fish over 15” (Until Sat May 3 rd)
Perch fishing is currently closed on Green.
Be safe!
Capt. Robert Claus
FinFanatic Charters
