Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

Away we go!!!  I usually hesitate to book trips during the first two weeks in May.  The winters of 2013 & 2014 are good examples why.  When Randy Cherington from Gilbert, AZ contacted me in February about reserving an early May trip I must have had a moment of weakness.  Glad I did!  Randy and…

It’s been an incredibly busy few days, and I can’t believe we’re actually into the season.  It’s crazy how fast time flies when the weather is nice!  On the eve of the traditional Wisconsin fishing opener, I had the opportunity to join DNR Fisheries Biologist Max Wolter and his crew checking fyke nets on one…

With excitement building for the Wisconsin Fishing opener on Saturday and some incredible weather to go along with it, we were able to take advantage of some early season fishing opportunities this week.  Heck, we even got to learn a few new tricks.  Josh Teigen of Josh Teigen’s Guide Service has been after me to troll…

The end of the ice fishing season brought on a flurry of activity over the last week.  With good ice on the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay, Aron Kastern was on a pretty good perch bite.  After he sent me a picture of his buddy Davis Oliphant holding a nice 12 1/2″ fish, I figured…

My how things have changed since our last report…  My girls and I headed to Cabo San Lucas for a week in the sand and sun.  Of course there were a couple of fishing trips squeezed in as well.  It was our first trip to Cabo and my first experience in Mexico.  Beautiful scenery, great…

With the big laker bite happening in some areas around the Apostle Islands, Aron Kastern made an attempt to get after them this week, but found some of his favorite areas covered in impossible pack ice.  Some of which jutted 5″ to 6″ in the air.  Not good on equipment or morale…  No worries!  The…

Well, my attempts to throw some positive energy at the weather gods last week didn’t seem to help much.  Sub zero temperatures and biting winds persisted despite my valiant effort.  Well it is mid winter in northern WI, and we should expect nothing less.  On a positive note, we’re still making ice on all of…

After declaring in last week’s report that we’ve had “ideal conditions” to get on the ice this year, you can imagine that I haven’t been very well thought of since!  Yes, I should know better and leave well enough alone.  My sincere apologies to Josh and Aron as well as everyone else that have dealt…

I’m not trying to wake up any monsters, but we’ve sure had ideal conditions to get on the ice so far this year.  Aside from a few nasty days in the mix, our temperatures have remained reasonable and travel conditions are about as good as it gets.  After two previous seasons of brutal if not…