Lake Wingra, Dane County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Dane County • South-Central Wisconsin

Fishing Lake Wingra, Wisconsin

The smallest of Madison's Yahara chain lakes, Lake Wingra is a shallow, fertile urban fishery bordering the UW Arboretum. Its lily pads and weed flats make it a sleeper largemouth and panfish destination. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Lake Wingra home.

345 acres Max depth 14 ft Dane County

About Lake Wingra

Lake Wingra is located in Dane County in South-Central Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Lake Wingra target Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Crappie and Northern Pike throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Lake Wingra 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 Lake Wingra

Largemouth Bass Bluegill Crappie Northern Pike

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Best Baits for Lake Wingra

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Lake Wingra in Dane County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

5 Inch Stick Worm for fishing Lake Wingra, Dane County, Wisconsin

$5.95

The versatile workhorse

5 Inch Stick Worm

Our 5-inch stick worm is injection-poured with a soft plastic that shimmies on the fall and drives bass wild. Perfect for wacky rigging, Texas rigging, or a weightless presentation in shallow cover.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Lake Wingra, Dane 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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Crappie Bug for fishing Lake Wingra, Dane County, Wisconsin

$5.25

Panfish creature bait

Crappie Bug

The Crappie Bug is a tiny creature bait with wiggling legs and a soft, buoyant body that hovers naturally on a light jig. Crappie, bluegill, and perch all fall for its subtle, buggy action under docks and around brush piles. It's a go-to ice fishing bait too — jig it through the ice around brush and cribs for slab panfish all winter.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Lake Wingra, Dane County, Wisconsin

$6.50

Slab crappie magnet

1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer

Our 1.2-inch Crappie Slayer is a micro tube designed specifically for slab crappie. The tiny ribbed body and flowing tail seduce panfish into biting when the bite is tough. Rig it on a small jig head under a float or tight-line it vertically. It's also a deadly ice fishing bait — drop it through the ice to suspended crappie and bluegill all winter long.

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