Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report
St. Louis River, Chequamegon Bay, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-23-14
Ray Barrera from Frankfort, IL presented me with an interesting opportunity last January. He wanted to schedule a fishing trip for his 12 year old son Nolan who’s nuts about fishing but had never been to northern WI. He also wanted to bring along his father Reuben from Oak Forest, IL to make it a…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-17-14
On Monday morning, we were greeted with 50 degree air temps, rain, and north winds. I guess I didn’t get the memo that October arrived early! Randy Bina from Rice Lake, WI received a trip with me as a gift from his wife through Relay for Life. I hope she didn’t pay extra for the…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-13-14
Thursday morning was spent with Nate Winters from Road Weary Productions trying to get some early summer smallmouth footage. What a morning we had!!! By the time it was all said and done, we had boated several smallies up to 20″ on four different techniques. I wish every day could be that smooth!!! We started…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-6-14
We’ve had an amazing 4th of July weekend with some really great people and some truly special fish. For the first time this season, I’m able to report on all three regions that we cover at once. With summer patterns starting to set up we’re definitely seeing some transitioning, especially with smallmouth. Thursday was spent…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 6-9-14
What a weekend!!! Josh Stanek from Grand Rapids, MN returned with his father Rob from the Twin Cities on Saturday for a little redemption on Chequamegon Bay, but Mother Nature had other ideas. A nasty system blew in with NE winds, rain, and plummeting air temperatures. Inland was our best bet, and it proved to…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, WI Fishing Report 6-6-14
Spectacular, incredible, awesome… The past few days on Chequamegon Bay has been hard to describe, so that’s the best I can do. Mike Hannell from Elgin, IL and his father Pat from Lake Geneva, WI joined me on Tuesday and Wednesday for two days of great fishing. Day #1 started with a twist. Strong NW…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 5-26-14
This weekend was superb in every sense, and I couldn’t have written a better script. Warm weather has officially returned to Wisconsin in a big way. Temperatures in the 80’s have definitely kicked things into gear on all of our lakes, and the fish seem to like it as much as we do! Peter and…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 5-7-14
The uncertainty of open water in Wisconsin for our opener provided an opportunity last weekend, and we took advantage. My father and I joined Nate Berg from Babe Winkelman Productions on a trip to the Rainy River in Baudette, MN to fish sturgeon. Typically my trips to northern, MN include wind, cold temps, and all around tough…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 5-2-14
The Wisconsin fishing opener is upon us, and I’m giving you some good news… There are some open lakes to fish in northwest Wisconsin. Not all, but some. Many small lakes, less than 300 acres have opened up over the past couple of days. It also sounds like the Chippewa Flowage is mostly ice free…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 4-27-14
With six days left until the Wisconsin Fishing opener, I believe ex Yankee Manager Yogi Berra said it best, “It’s like deja-vu all over again.” On a cold, rainy, and windy Sunday afternoon, Morgan and I took a tour along the Highway 2 corridor to see how much progress we’ve made towards ice out. We…
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