Fishing Report For Geneva Lake, WI

By Rick Seaman

April 23, 2025

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Fishing Report Geneva Lake, WI

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Popular Fish Species Geneva Lake, WI

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

This lake is widely-known as a very good smallmouth bass fishery. Now that the ice is melting away, smallies are moving into warming shallows, and being caught on a variety of lures. Most anything that resembles crawfish or shad is working. Jerkbaits, crankbaits, drop-shots and tube baits are all working around shallow breaks into deeper water. The fishing is often good on cold, windy, cloudy and rainy days. Once the water temperatures rise into the mid 50's, smallmouth here will attack topwater baits.

Walleye

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Very Good

We are just coming up on the prime time to catch big walleye, as they move shallow in May through mid June. Walleye feed on baitfish, perch and other small fish, so imitations of these all catch walleye here. They will spawn in Spring, then move to flats, shoals and ledges off shore. Throughout Summer, early in the morning and from dusk to long after dark are good times to catch walleye. Trolling with worm harness spinners, swimbaits and deep diving crankbaits are all good choices. Blade baits, jigs, swimbaits and spoons are also popular lure choices, according to reports by local anglers.

Northern Pike

Current Report: Very Good
Outlook: Very Good To Excellent

Good reports are coming in from anglers all over the lake with nice catches of northern pike, whether fishing from shore, docks or from a boat. Spinnerbaits and jerkbaits are getting good results as these fish are staying relatively shallow. As the water warms and the weeds get thicker, topwater baits, like the Whopper Plopper, catch plenty of aggressive northerns.

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Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, white bass, yellow perch, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout and northern pike at Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.

Geneva Lake is 5,300-acre lake with over 20 miles of shoreline. Anglers can target rainbow trout, brown trout, and lake trout, which are regularly stocked in the lake. Walleye, bass, perch and northern pike are also abundant here. There are quite a number of access points for fishing from the bank.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".