Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report
St. Louis River, Chequamegon Bay, & Hayward, WI Fishing Report 7-20-17
It's hard to beat the St. Louis River walleye bite this time of year when it's right. After a couple of "off" years, it seems to be right again. I was back there on Monday. Bill Noreus (Zachary, LA) and Fred Power (Tampa, FL) returned for their annual trip and brought along a new partner…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, WI Fishing Report 7-15-17
This Chequamegon Bay thing is getting to be a habit… I like it! Darrell Wilkinson (Tulsa, OK), his son Jordan (Madison, WI), and brother Sonny (Shreveport, LA) were back with me on Monday for day #2 of their trip fishing out of The River Rock Inn in Ashland. We arrived at the landing with completely…
Read MoreSt. Louis River, Chequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-9-17
It's finally feeling like summer around here… Better late than never! The Lloyd family was back in town for their annual trip in the Hayward Lakes area, and I spent Monday with cousins Will Lloyd from Downers Grove, IL and Grayson Murtagh from Roselle, IL. This is a good bunch of people. Will has fished with…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 7-1-17
Rain, wind, sun, repeat. That's been the story with our weather lately… The Jatzow men from Iron River, WI were back in my boat for their annual trip on Monday. John along with his sons Andy and Greg joined me in Hayward to target walleyes, and we had conditions that felt more like October. High…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 6-24-17
We've had it pretty good over the last couple of weeks. And here comes the weather… Jeff O'Dell (Branson, MO) along with his parents Paul and Lois (Tightwad, MO) arrived in northern, WI just in time for a good old fashioned cold front. Yes, the name is really "Tightwad"… We fished the Hayward Lakes area…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 6-17-17
Tal and Darlene Janowitz from Raymond, WI returned for a half day trip on Sunday in the Hayward Lakes Area. The weather forecast called for thunderstorms moving in by late morning. Well, they were sort of right… With no wind or glare on the water, we had excellent visibiliy to sight fish smallies at the start…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 6-10-17
Chuck Reynolds from Mequon, WI booked a trip with us last year. The mission was to fish Chequamegon Bay, but big winds made it impossible. We rescheduled, and he was finally able to make it happen along with his friends Chip Stringer (Mequon, WI) and John Richter (Sayner, WI). Chuck handles the marketing duties for…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 6-4-17
I have to say, this rain and cold thing is getting a bit old… Not complaining, just saying. Larry Epperson and his crew from Fort Worth, TX were back in the boat with Terry Peterson and I on Tuesday for day # 2 of their trip, and we stuck to the Hayward Area Lakes targeting…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 5-29-17
Memorial Day weekend already?… That was fast. We finally got some sunshine! Paul Spaude (Colgate, WI) and his son Nick (Franklin, WI) returned to fish Chequamegon Bay on Thursday for a two day trip out of The River Rock Inn. Northeast winds and cool weather continued, but the clouds finally left. It sure felt good to…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 5-24-17
May showers bring June flowers. That's how it goes for us in northern Wisconsin! We've been in a cold and wet weather pattern over the past week. Lots of rain and lots of northeast winds have made things a bit challenging, but even the fish figured out that they have to eat sometime! Terry Peterson…
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