Fishing
Big Green Lake is Wisconsin's deepest natural inland lake at over 235 feet deep and home to an outstanding diversity of fish species!
GREEN LAKE AREA Guide to Fishing
Fish Species, Location and Season
BLUEGILL
Time: Year Round
CATFISH & BULLHEADS
Time: Spring–Fall
CISCO
Time: Winter
CRAPPIE
Time: Year Round
LAKE TROUT
Time: January–September
LARGE MOUTH BASS
Time: Spring–Fall
MUSKY
Time: Spring–Fall
NORTHERN PIKE
Time: Year Round
PERCH
Time: Year Round
SMALL MOUTH BASS
Time: Spring–Fall
WALLEYE & SAUGER
Time: Year Round
WHITE BASS
Time: Year Round
Boat Launch/ Shoreline Fishing Locations
Green Lake area has multiple public boat landings to launch your fishing boat. There are also multiple locations for shoreline fishing. Click on the location markers on the map for details about each location.
Assembly Creek Landing
Norwegian Bay Boardwalk
A boardwalk winds through the Norwegian Bay Wetlands to the shore of Green Lake.
Beyers Cove
County Rd. K Marsh Landing
This landing is for small boats and personal watercraft only with access to County K Estuary only. There is no access to the main lake. Trailer parking is across the street at Dodge Memorial County Park.
Dodge Memorial County Park
There are five launch ramps. Blacktop to concrete panels to lake bottom launches. The transitions to the boarding docks are not ADA accessible. There are 40 vehicle/trailer stalls with two designated handicapped accessible. Daily launch passes can be purchased at the launch via credit or debit card (no cash) or in person at Green Lake County office (M-F). Seasonal passes can be purchased at the county office or by mail via the application at greenlakecountywi.gov/departments/treasurer. Restrooms are available.
Tichora Conservancy
Tichora Conservancy is an exceptionally scenic property with sandstone cliffs, shallow caves, and towering trees. It features 800 feet of shoreline along Green Lake and also borders Spring Lake. Shoreline fishing is available on both lakes from this property.
Horner's Landing
The slope, and transition, to the boarding dock is not ADA accessible. There are 27 vehicle/trailer stalls with one being designated accessible. There is a cash-only donation box at the Town of Green Lake launches for daily pass fees. Annual passes can be purchased by mail via the boat launch application at townofgreenlake.gov/licenses-permits/
Sunset Park Launch
The boarding dock and the route of travel to it is ADA accessible. Daily launch passes can be purchased at the launch via credit or debit card (no cash) or in person at Green Lake County office (M-F). Seasonal passes can be purchased at the county office or by mail via the application at greenlakecountywi.gov/departments/treasurer. Restrooms are available.
Sunset Park
Duering's Landing
There is a tight turnaround at the launch site. Blacktop to rough, broken concrete to rubble launch. Parking is along the sides of Klaver St.
Park Drive Launch
Blacktop to concrete block launch. The transition to the boarding dock is not ADA accessible. At the site, there are eight vehicle/trailer stalls and 19 vehicle stalls with one designated handicapped accessible. Additional boat trailer parking is located one block east on the corner of South Street. and Lake Street. Daily or annual launch passes can be purchased in person at Green Lake City Hall (M-F) or at the launch via cash (drop box), credit or debit card (QR code at launch). Restrooms are available.
Canal St. Launch
Blacktop to concrete planks launch. There are 20 vehicle/trailer stalls. Daily or annual launch passes can be purchased in person at Green Lake City Hall (M-F) or at the launch via cash (drop box), credit or debit card (QR code at launch).
Hattie Sherwood Launch
Blacktop to gravel launch. Not ADA accessible. There is a grassy area for trailer parking. Daily of annual launch passes can be purchased in person at Green Lake City Hall (M-F) or at the launch via cash (drop box), credit or debit card (QR code at launch).
Hattie Sherwood Park
City Pier
located between Hattie Sherwood Beach and downtown Green Lake
Playground Park
The Wharf at Deacon Mills Park
Increase your odds...
hire a fishing guide.
Green Lakes fishing guide services have a knowledge of the area and conditions that can mean the difference between going home with a fish fry or dining out.
LOCAL LEGENDS
We've got clientele that have been coming here for 40 years or more, now with their kids and grandkids. Fishing creates lifetime memories.
The cold, clear waters of Wisconsin’s deepest natural, inland lake have been enchanting the Norton family for over 100 years.
Mike Norton says, in some ways, the lake raised him and his two brothers.
“Our playground was crawling barefoot in the boats and underneath the decks of the marina,” he says.
Norton, a fourth-generation fishing guide on Big Green, was taught to fish by his father Bud, a Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame inductee. Today, Norton offers his own guided fishing tours (Mike Norton Fishing and Hunting Adventures) to share his expert knowledge with anglers from around the world.
Norton refers to Green Lake as “a fishermen’s Mecca.” With a maximum depth of 236 feet, it’s one of Wisconsin’s premier fishing lakes for cold water species like trout and white bass.
“The food web is flourishing which makes happy fish and that makes happy fishermen.”
Need provisions
while on the water?
Get gas, bait, souvenirs, fishing licenses, snacks and beverages from these Green Lake businesses that are accessible by water.
ANNUAL FISHING EVENTS
Winterfest
Trout Derby
- Green Lake Chamber
- Deacon Mills Park
Angler Young Angler Tournament
- Norton's Dry Dock
- Deacon Mills Park
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