Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report
Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-11-14
After an incredibly busy first half of our fishing season, my girls and I went west to Minnesota over the weekend for a little time off to relax and reconnect. We had scheduled this trip to Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN last winter, and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. With very little time…
Read MoreSt Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-6-14
Masen Miller from Bloomer, WI missed out on his annual spring trip this year, but his dad Jeff made sure we got one in the books before time ran out. It was good to see my old friend, and boy did he put some impressive fish in the boat on Sunday. We’ve been stuck in…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-2-14
The past three days may have been the most challenging and rewarding I’ve had in some time. Greg Kitchens from Utica, MS contacted me several weeks ago to reserve three days with hopes of landing a smallmouth, walleye, and musky. Even though our dates we scheduled didn’t exactly land on “prime times”, I felt confident…
Read MoreSt. Louis River, Chequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-30-14
Damon Schroeder from Hayward Power Sports and I have been trying to get a day in the books for 2 years, and we finally made it happen. Damon is a walleye man, and I was more than happy to get after it with him on Monday. This trip was a long time in coming since…
Read MoreSt. Louis River, Chequamegon Bay, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-27-14
We’ve been getting around this week… Some old friends were back in the boat on Thursday. Cindy Franchek from Dallas, TX mastered the crappies back in June after landing a 15″ whopper that stands as the largest crappie in my boat. This time she brought along her husband Richard and son Jacob who now resides…
Read MoreSt. 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…
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