January 30, 2025
By In-Fisherman Staff
In-Fisherman Editor-in-Chief joins Bret Alexander to chase big whitefish in Green Bay. Why whitefish? They are abundant, make amazing table fare and easy to catch. All through the ice. The boys talk tactics and likely areas to find them during the winter months.
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00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:30.780: Among the most famous tourist destinations in North America is Door County Peninsula, Wisconsin. It's just northeast of Green Bay picturesque bays and harbors dot the western shoreline on the Green Bay side of Lake Michigan, as well as the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan.
00:00:30.780 --> 00:00:50.640: Proper harbors are filled with boats and bustling with activity. Stately lighthouses, guard harbors with one of the most famous at the mouth of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal area. Communities hum with activity during summer as visitors head to restaurants and to see the sites, the fishing is fantastic.
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00:00:50.640 --> 00:01:20.610: In the door county peninsula, shortly after ice out, walleye feed heavily in near shore areas. Tree spawn small miles also move shallow at this time holding on or near the many Rocky Shoals. These shoals continue to attract fish during summer, although walleyes also move offshore and are found in open water in the central and upper part of Green Bay starting in July. By this time, salmon also arrived moving up the coast from farther south in Lake Michigan.
00:01:20.610 --> 00:01:36.750: Protected harbors also are overlooked. Site fishing spots for carp. Winter fishing is no less spectacular. Walleye and perch have long been the main targets, but in recent years it's fishing for whitefish that has transformed this fishery.
00:01:36.750 --> 00:01:58.440: Hey folks, I tell you what, there's a lot of happening and destination top fisheries around the country. You know, Devil's Lake is happening again for the perch. Awesome perch bite on Devil's Lake. You go to Lake of the Woods, great for walleyes obviously, but one of the real happening things, and this is kind of the epicenter in my mind for great destinations, Green Bay outta Sturgeon Bay.
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00:01:58.440 --> 00:02:04.830: And you've got a great wildlife fishery, but the big thing happening in the last years has been these whitefish…
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