Fishing near Neenah, Wisconsin

Neenah, Wisconsin, sits in Winnebago County. For a place this size, the choice nearby is reasonable. Closest to the town line first: Little Lake Butte Des Morts at about 1.9 miles followed by Lake Winnebago at about 12 miles to the south. The bank at Little Lake Butte Des Morts is easy going, which makes it the sensible first stop. Nearly every water here is still. Points and bays outfish flat shoreline every time. Cold locks these up on a normal year. Late autumn fishes well right up to the shut-down. Little Lake Butte Des Morts sits nearest and covers some 1,192 acres. There is a launch at Little Lake Butte Des Morts, so a boat is an option there. Water round here typically opens up around early April. For a first trip out of Neenah, Little Lake Butte Des Morts is the obvious one to try....