Artificial Lure here with your Lake Winnebago fishing report for Wednesday, October 8th, 2025. Local anglers woke to mostly sunny skies, lighter northwest winds, and a cool start courtesy of last night’s widespread frost. While the mercury climbs towards a pleasant 79°F today, overnight lows still threaten another frost—classic autumn transition. Water temperature reports from local fishers and Lake-Link put surface readings in the lower- to mid-60s, signaling those annual migrations and setting up a solid bite window for gamefish.Sunrise hit the water at 6:59 AM, with sunset expected about 6:28 PM. Plenty of daylight for a productive trip, especially as fish are responding to the shorter photoperiod and cooling water by moving shallow and upping their feed activity.Recent catches around Lake Winnebago suggest strong mixed bags. According to reports shared on Lake-Link and local guides, **walleye** action has perked up, with fish showing up along the rock piles, humps, and breaklines in 16–22 feet—especially near the mouth of the Fox and in Harold and Asylum Points. Vertical jigging is the top producer: tip a 1/8 oz. jig with a lively shiner or fathead, or toss chartreuse blade baits if baitfish are thick. Anglers are also picking up bonus **sauger** and **jumbo perch** using minnows just off bottom at the weed edges.**White bass** are feeding in classic fall fashion, with schools herding shad and minnows along channel edges and reefs. Cast silver or white crankbaits, spoons, or shad-imitation swimbaits for fast action. Surface boils and chasing fish have been spotted near the railroad bridges and Oshkosh flats.**Northern pike** are lurking at the mouths of tributaries and near overhanging weed beds. Mid-size bucktail spinners, firetiger spoons, and even live suckers on quick-strike rigs have produced decent bites. Look for them especially when the wind pushes bait into shallow cover.For **panfish**, especially perch and bluegills, target the edges of wild celery beds and eelgrass in 4 to 8 feet. Drifting small jigs tipped with waxies or working tiny crappie minnows under a bobber takes the larger specimens home. Afternoon heat brings the best bite.**Catfish**—both channel and flathead—have been solid for folks bouncing stinkbait or cut bait in the deeper current near locks, dams, and stump fields. Early morning and late evenings see the most aggressive takes.Best baits right now? For walleye, stick to jigs and shiners or fathead minnows. Perch love small minnows and pieces of nightcrawler. White bass and pike are hot for flashy artificials. Bluegill and crappie prefer waxies or tiny plastics.Hot spots you shouldn’t miss:- **Asylum Point**: Especially the north shoreline by the lighthouse, where mixed bags of panfish and walleyes are being pulled.- **Harold Point**: Rock reefs and drop-offs here have stacked up with active walleyes and perch.- **Menominee Park**: The docks and shoreline structure are great for shore-bound anglers chasing panfish and the occasional catfish, as World Atlas and locals say this spot is consistently productive.Tides aren’t a factor here—being an inland lake—but wind-driven currents and bait migrations play a crucial role, so let local conditions and bird activity guide your plan.That’s the Lake Winnebago update for October 8th, courtesy of Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, folks—don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1PnThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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