Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

It’s really starting to look and feel like summertime in northern, Wisconsin.  Although many historical fishing patterns and bites are behind “normal” right now, things are catching up in a hurry.  Water temperatures on most lakes and Chequamegon Bay pushed into the 60’s and even low 70’s in some places over the last week.  It’s…

And just like that May is over…  The cold and wet weather pattern that hung over northern Wisconsin most of the month appears to be moving on.  Finally!  Even though we’ve had some tough weather conditions to deal with, cooler than normal water temperatures have extended a crazy good pre-spawn smallmouth  bite on the Hayward…

We were hoping that all of the nasty weather was behind us in our last report.  As usual, Mother Nature always gets the last laugh.  In between rain, wind, and snow, we’ve had some excellent fishing in northern Wisconsin with opportunities anywhere you want to put a boat in the water.  The pattern has been…

It sure feels good to be back at it.  We spent the past week covering a lot of water while taking care of some annual traditions, filming videos, breaking in a new boat, and scouting for our upcoming guide trips.  We’re much farther ahead of schedule than a year ago at this time with early…

It’s been awhile since my last report…  Honestly, I was tired of talking about snow and ice.  We sure had plenty of it.  As the last patches of snow are disappearing from my yard, I’m happy to say that all of our lakes are ice free and will be ready for the Wisconsin fishing opener…

Maybe, just maybe, spring is on the way…  A couple of rainy days last week and a warming forecast are starting to put a good dent in all of the snow we have in northern Wisconsin.  Truthfully, it’s a sloppy mess right now on most of our lakes.  Once the slush settles though, we may…

It’s not breaking news that the past couple of weeks have been cold and snowy throughout Wisconsin and most of the upper mid-west.  Record snowfall and sub-zero temperatures have even the hardiest of northlanders screaming “Uncle!”  If winter is your thing, it looks like it’s going to be around for awhile.  There’s lots of ice…

Even though the days are getting longer, winter is definitely finally setting in around northern Wiscsonsin.  Below zero temperatures and the lack of snow throughout much of our region are definitely assisting in ice making efforts especially on Chequamegon Bay.  With not much of a warm up in sight, we should be able to start…

Welcome to our first fishing report for 2019!  The holidays are behind us, and we’ve had some crazy weather swings since our last report that included some ice making weather followed by a warm up with a bunch of heavy and wet snow.  Needless to say, ice conditions have been a moving target on both…