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Lake Winnebago, WI

Lake spanning Winnebago/Fond du Lac/Calumet counties, Wisconsin. Largest inland lake in WI (137,700 acres). Walleye, white bass, lake sturgeon. Famous February sturgeon spearing season. Adjacent Upriver Lakes (Butte des Morts, Winneconne, Poygan) extend the system to the Wolf R.

80

Overall bite score

Scored 27 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled100
Pressure trendNOAArising64
SolunarComputedmoon 34% lit70
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA100
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

11 tracked species in Lake Winnebago, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillabundant
Northern Pikeabundant
Walleyeabundant
White Bassabundant
Yellow Perchabundant
Largemouth Basscommon
Saugercommon
Brown Troutpresent
Lake Sturgeonpresent
Lake Troutpresent
Lake Whitefishpresent

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyWinnebago/Fond du Lac/Calumet
StateWisconsin
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge04079000

Calumet Harbor (Stockbridge), Oshkosh public ramps, Menominee Park (Oshkosh), Fond du Lac Lakeside Park. Multiple state + city launches around perimeter.

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