Sturgeon Bay / Door County, Door County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Door County • Northeast Wisconsin

Fishing Sturgeon Bay / Door County, Wisconsin

The ship canal and bay of Sturgeon Bay offer world-class smallmouth fishing along rocky shorelines, submerged reefs, and breakwall structure — a premier spring and fall trophy destination. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Sturgeon Bay / Door County home.

8,385 acres Max depth 42 ft Door County

About Sturgeon Bay / Door County

The ship canal and bay of Sturgeon Bay offer world-class smallmouth fishing along rocky shorelines, submerged reefs, and breakwall structure — a premier spring and fall trophy destination.

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

Smallmouth Bass Walleye Northern Pike Yellow Perch

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Best Baits for Sturgeon Bay / Door County

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

5 Inch Fluke for fishing Sturgeon Bay / Door County, 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 Sturgeon Bay / Door County, 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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Cave Prickly Star for fishing Sturgeon Bay / Door County, 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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4 Inch Craw for fishing Sturgeon Bay / Door County, Door County, Wisconsin

$6.25

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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