Green Bay, Brown / Door County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Brown / Door County • Northeast Wisconsin

Fishing Green Bay, Wisconsin

A massive Great Lakes bay of Lake Michigan — the premier trophy smallmouth destination in the Midwest. Its rocky shorelines, reefs, and flats produce giant smallies along with world-class walleye and musky runs. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Green Bay home.

1,600,000+ acres Max depth 92 ft Brown / Door County

About Green Bay

Green Bay is located in Brown / Door County in Northeast Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Green Bay target Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Musky, Northern Pike and Yellow Perch throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Green Bay 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 Green Bay

Smallmouth Bass Walleye Musky Northern Pike Yellow Perch

Landmarks & Points of Interest

Boat Launches & Access

Best Baits for Green Bay

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Green Bay in Brown / Door County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

5 Inch Fluke for fishing Green Bay, Brown / Door County, Wisconsin

$4.95

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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3 Inch Split Tail Minnow for fishing Green Bay, Brown / Door County, Wisconsin

$5.75

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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4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail for fishing Green Bay, Brown / Door County, Wisconsin

$5.75

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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Cave Prickly Star for fishing Green Bay, Brown / Door County, Wisconsin

$12.95

Urchin-style tentacled threat

Cave Prickly Star

The Cave Prickly Star is an urchin-style creature bait with a buoyant center ball and dozens of thin, whipping tentacles that quiver on the slightest movement. It stands up off the bottom, taunts pressured bass into striking, and keeps working long after other baits die. Flip it, drag it, pin it to a jig, or throw it on a Ned rig and watch it come alive.

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Fishing Tips for Green Bay

Pro Tips for Green Bay

▸Swim a paddle tail over the rock flats for roaming trophy smallmouth.
▸Ned rig a Cave Prickly Star on deeper rock piles for pressured smallies.
▸Drop shot a split tail minnow on the breaks for finicky walleye and smallmouth.