Some anglers in the off-waters and channel areas off the Winnebago system are picking up some bluegills and crappies. Bowhunting activity will pick ups as soon as the area gets some snow and early ice. Green Lake County - Muzzleloaders had favorable success during the muzzleloader season. Most hunting pressure was found in the T-zone. A few panfish have been biting around the shores of Green Lake.
Hunters report hearing numerous pheasants throughout the deer season.
No ice has formed yet for ice fishing. Several nice-sized saugers have been caught off the fishing barge using jigs and minnows. The best fishing times have been near dusk. A few crappies have been taken below the Guttenberg spillway fishing jigs along the railroad embankment below the old spillway. The northern mallard migration is underway, with thousands of mallards observed in the Upper Mississippi River Hay Meadow Refuge.