
Fishing Fox River, Wisconsin
The Fox River is the connective artery of the Winnebago system, flowing from Lake Winnebago to Green Bay. Its current seams, dams, and rocky runs hold walleye, smallmouth bass, catfish, and panfish year-round. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Fox River home.
About Fox River
The Fox River is the connective artery of the Winnebago system, flowing from Lake Winnebago to Green Bay. Its current seams, dams, and rocky runs hold walleye, smallmouth bass, catfish, and panfish year-round.
Fox River is located in Winnebago / Outagamie / Brown County in Northeast Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Fox River target Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Largemouth Bass and Crappie throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Fox River offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.
Fish Species in Fox River
Landmarks & Points of Interest
Boat Launches & Access
Best Baits for Fox River
Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Fox River in Winnebago / Outagamie / Brown County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

Swim & thump
4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail
A slim-profile 4-inch paddle tail that swims with a seductive kick on a steady retrieve. Perfect for swim jigs, spinnerbait trailers, or a weighted swimbait hook through grass and around docks.
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Weightless wild action
5 Inch Fluke
Our 5-inch fluke dances with an erratic, darting action on a weightless Texas rig. The soft, slim body glides and slashes through the water column, imitating a fleeing baitfish that bass simply cannot resist.
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Finesse flicker
3 Inch Split Tail Minnow
A delicate 3-inch split tail minnow that flickers and darts on a drop shot or small jig head. The slim forked tail shimmies on the fall, making it a go-to for pressured bass and finicky feeders.
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Flip, pitch & punch
4 Inch Craw
A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.
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Pro Tips for Fox River
- ▸Swim a paddle tail through the current seams for walleye and smallmouth.
- ▸Work a fluke along the rocky shorelines for aggressive smallies.
- ▸Drag a craw on a jig through the deeper holes for walleye and catfish.
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