Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

Things can change in a hurry for us at this time of year, and a major cold front hit northern Wisconsin on Friday bringing big northwest winds and plummeting temperatures.  Larry Dittner (Mikana, WI) returned and brought along his nephew Brad Dittner (Eau Claire, WI) to experience a little nasty weather up north.  Larry wouldn’t…

With the crazy good bite we’ve had over the past couple of weeks, I knew we’d pay for it at some point.  Thursday was the day…  Northeast winds and a high pressure system moved in to blow out all of the nasty weather we’ve had, and the results were predictable.  Jeremiah Andrews (Union, IA) returned…

If you’re into big smallmouth bass, this is the report for you.  Warm weather continued to hang around in northern Wisconsin over the weekend, and there’s been no lack of rain.  I have to confess that the warm temps don’t bother me even though I know that a cold blast will get the fish cranking.…

It’s funny (or not…) how mechanical issues tend to happen all at once with me.  We ended last week with a few problems to work out and began the weekend with the same.  If the saying is true that things happen in 3’s, I should be good for awhile!  Matt Hendricks (Shawano, WI) returned on…

Every week should start like this…  Jay Zaleski (Walden, NY) and his brother Mike (Normal, IL) fished with me out of Northland Lodge on Monday, and we had a day that will be hard to beat in many ways.  We started out chasing walleyes and found some really nice fish up to 19″ along weed…

We took a few days off over Labor Day weekend to get ready for the final push, and I was able to get my dad on the water to scout for some crappies on Friday.  Let’s just say that we did a lot of scouting and not a lot of catching…  We searched for suspending…

With fall fast approaching, a couple of old friends joined me for our annual get together.  As usual, our trip didn’t disappoint.  Brent Jacobson (Jake) and Kevin Murphy (Murph) grew up with me many moons ago in New Lisbon, WI, and this is a trip I wouldn’t give up for anything.  Jake is all about…

I’ve been holding back on this for a few days but finally accepted it…  Leaves are starting to change, and fall isn’t too far down the road for us.  I’ve even noticed the loons starting to group up.  Seems early, but it always does.  Joe LaMantia from Lakeville, MN returned on Friday and we had…

Michel Cramer Bornemann and his son Nico from St. Paul, MN have caught a bunch of fish with me over the years, and they returned late last week for another adventure.  We spent Thursday in the Hayward area targeting muskies, and conditions certainly looked favorable with a low pressure system moving in with clouds and…

After a week of scorching temps we finally got a cool down, and boy did it feel good…  Bev and Otis Cobb from Menomonee Falls, WI returned on Friday, and we had one heck of a morning catching walleyes in the Hayward Lakes area up to 25″ in 5′ – 7′ weeds.  I don’t ever…