Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

It’s been one of those weeks we won’t forget…  I had the afternoon of Memorial Day off and spent it with my girls.  LeeAnn and Morgan joined me on “their kind of day”.  Warm temps and sunny skies were ideal for cruising one of our local lakes, and it was fun to bump into some…

Northern Wisconsin had been in high fire danger status throughout most of May, but plenty of rain over the last week has taken care of that issue.  Rain gear has been standard apparel lately, and the smallmouth didn’t seem to mind…  Merle Erickson from Hinsdale, IL was with me in the Hayward area on Tuesday…

What a difference a week makes…  It’s been snowsuits to swimsuits in northern Wisconsin, and we have a bunch of good bites going on right now.  John Meier from Minong, WI and his buddy Scott Kimball from Cottage Grove, MN joined me on Saturday for a day of smallmouth fishing in the Hayward area.  Our…

We were finally able to run that nasty cold front out of here this week, but it wasn’t easy.  North and east winds persisted until late in the week before some warm temps got things back to feeling like spring.  Tuesday was spent with my friend Mike Masterson from Iron River, WI.  Mike and I…

It’s been full steam ahead over the past week, and a major cold front has made things a bit interesting.  Before the cool weather hit, I had an opportunity to join my friend and fellow guide Aron Kastern for a day on the water.  He’s been after me to get after the mixed bag big…

It never gets old…  The Wisconsin fishing opener is arguably the most anticipated day of the year in my schedule.  It’s the first page of a new chapter, and it’s always spent with my father Jim and partner Terry Peterson.  If the weather cooperates, we usually like to start on Chequamegon Bay.  The winds were…

I’m convinced that it’s a conspiracy!  The trolling gods just won’t give me a break…  Big winds on the big lake don’t add up to a positive experience pulling boards, and my quest to give you a Lake Superior report continues.  I can tell you however that the smelt run is fizzling out or done…

I was hoping and intended to have a Lake Superior trolling report for you this week, but no such luck.  Strong NE winds on the big lake shut that whole idea down.  Instead I spent the weekend preparing gear and getting organized for the season.  Believe me…  I’d rather have been fishing!   Warm temps…

Tick, tock…  Time is running out on our ice fishing season, and I don’t have to tell you why.  An incredible warm up over the entire mid-west even reached us, and our ice conditions are fading by the day.  Sunny skies and temps reaching the mid 60’s are doing some serious damage, and this will…