Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

The fish are sure making up for the late start we had this ice fishing season.  Chequamegon Bay is giving up some good fish, and the inland lakes continue to produce as well.  We’ve been in a snowy pattern up around Lake Superior over the past couple of weeks, and it’s definitely looking more like…

We finally have a real, live, and legit Chequamegon Bay ice report for you.  FINALLY!  It seems like the fish were just as anxious as the ice fishermen as some real crankers hit the ice over the weekend.  As you can see, there was no lack of big fish with some nice browns and whitefish…

Brrr…  You had to know that the unusually mild winter we’ve been having wasn’t going to last forever.  Temperatures have plummeted, and it’s safe to say that all of our lakes are making some serious ice this week.  Even Chequamegon Bay is starting to get some fishable ice along the Ashland shoreline, and our crew…

I included Chequamegon Bay in this week’s report only because it’s been unfishable.  If you’ve been paying attention, 30 – 40 mph winds (even up to 60 mph) have been roaring across the bay since Monday.  As a result we had to make some alternative plans, and the inland waters around Hayward have been very…

I wish every week would start this way…  My old friend Stephen Frisco from Bemidji, MN arrived on Monday to explore some of his old stomping grounds that we fished as kids.  Stephen and I spent our summers in high school together wading the shorelines of Chequamegon Bay in search of smallmouth bass, and I…

Apparently the hurricane out east is effecting our weather right now, and I would just assume that it goes on it’s merry way so we can get rid of these ridiculous east winds.  Enough is enough!!!  Josh Teigen and I were back in the boat on Thursday with the Hancock gang with Jim (Cedar Falls,…

Fall is finally here…  I think…  We’ve definitely had a turn in our weather conditions over the past few days, and it seems like a cool down is setting in to stay.  George Whitman from Plainfield, IL and his nephew Mike Whitman from Minoqua, WI returned for a fall trip on Monday, and we spent…

Yes…  The fishing might be a bit better right now if it was cooler out and our water temps would drop, but you won’t hear me complain about fishing in 70 degrees at the end of September.  Winter will be here soon enough and we’ve been catching plenty of fish despite the unseasonably warm weather.…

My good buddy Nate Gove from Crystal, MN was back with me on Saturday along with his son Nick from New Hope, MN and long time friend Bill Roth from Eden Prairie, MN.  I always look forward to having this gang in the boat.  Lots of laughs and some nice fish always seem to be…

Ok, maybe we jumped the gun on fall arriving a little.  Jeez…  This is crazy!!!  Hot temps and sunny skies have prolonged our summer and made things interesting on the water for sure.  My good friend and customer Corbin Shouse from Houston, TX returned on Saturday and brought along his friend Noel Vincent who is…