Troy Peterson from Mr. Bluegill Guide Service gives us his latest fishing report from Lake Winnebago on June 21st, 2024.
Lake Winnebago Fishing Report: 6-21-24
June is here and there’s not a better time to be out on Lake Winnebago fishing for walleyes. The bite has allowed anglers to fish for walleyes in a variety of different ways. The bite should only pick up in the next couple weeks as June continues.
Lake Winnebago Fishing: Trolling for walleyes
Trolling classic crawler harnesses has been great on calmer days. On windy days trolling crankbaits has been very effective. Flicker shads, Shad Raps, and Northland Rumble Shads are all catching fish. The best colors for both spinners and crankbaits have been pink, perch and white.
Reefs and mud flats have been the best locations to troll and pick up feeding fish. Deeper mid-lake flats seem to be more effective on the calmer days. Anglers can expect numbers of walleyes to move up onto the shallow main lake reefs on windy days.
Lake Winnebago Fishing: Casting for Walleyes
The casting bite bas been super good recently and tons of fun. Plenty of walleye being caught pitching jigs and it’s a nice change up from trolling. On calm days target areas with weeds and fish along the weed edges. There is also a decent bite happening in the rivers on calm days.
Windy days: Fish the wind blown structure up close to shore and the shallows. Find the rock piles, find rubble, anywhere there’s some structure. Don’t be afraid to go way in, as shallow as two or three feet.
Baits:
Jerk Baits: Purple and white shallow running jerk baits have been effective in the rivers and open water on those windy days
Ned Rig: A 2″ tube style ned trailer has been super effective in chartreuse and purple, been killer especially in the weeds
Swim Baits: Willow bladed swim baits in the 3-3.5″ inch range with a gold blade has been great. Especially on those windy days when the water has been stirred up. A jig worm head with a paddle tail can also be effective on those calm days
Crankbaits: Casting crankbaits has been another tactic that is working well. Use shallower diving crankbaits that get into the eight to ten foot depth range.
