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Ice walleye
Winnebago.
Hayward to the Winnebago system
Wisconsin freshwater fishing
What's biting in Wisconsin freshwater in October: smallmouth bass, black crappie and yellow perch at their peak, with largemouth bass, bluegill and sauger around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 22 fish here month by month, from Lake Winnebago to Mississippi River.
Big muskie month
Northern muskie and walleye lakes around Hayward and the Vilas County chain, the Winnebago system's walleye, white bass and sturgeon, driftless trout creeks, and the Mississippi.
Lake WinnebagoWolf RiverChippewa FlowageMadison chainLake GenevaMississippi River
Updated
Now · October
Big muskie month
Suckers.
Muskellunge (muskie)WalleyeNorthern pikeBlack crappie (speck)Smallmouth bassYellow perch
This month here
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Smallmouth bass
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Muskellunge (muskie)
Big-fish month: suckers and big rubber baits
Channel catfish
Rainbow trout
Brown trout
Brook trout
Lake trout (mackinaw, togue)
Largemouth bass
Bluegill
Sauger
Flathead catfish
Brown bullhead
White bass
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
Bowfin (mudfish)
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Sturgeon spearing
Winnebago.
March
Last ice
Panfish.
April
Wolf River walleye run
Fremont.
May
White bass peak; opener
Mother's Day.
June
Muskie opener
Hayward.
July
Summer walleye
Weeds.
August
Muskie
Weed edges.
September
Fall
Walleye.
October · now
Big muskie month
Suckers.
November
Last open water
Giants.
December
First ice
Bays.
Fish guides for Wisconsin freshwater
When, where and what to use, fish by fishBlack crappie (speck)BluegillBrook troutLake sturgeonLargemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Smallmouth bassWalleyeWhite bassYellow perch
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