Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

Brrrrrrr…  That seems to be the common theme around here lately.  These temperatures are tough on even the hardiest northlander!  Thank goodness for portable shacks and heaters…  We’re in a typical mid winter pattern, and fishing has been predictably inconsistent.  We’re catching fish on a daily basis, but some days have definitely been more productive…

We’ve got a little bit of everything in this report…  fish biting, fish not biting, good weather, nasty weather, and even a little hockey to go with it.  What can I say???  It’s February, and we’re making the best of it! On Thursday, Josh guided Bryan Altendorf from Hudson, WI for a full day trip…

Great news ice fishing fanatics!  With another deep freeze or “polar whatever” upon us, we’ll be drilling holes for quite some time this year…  Mid winter usually brings some hit and miss action to Chequamegon Bay, but great days still happen with a little perseverance.  This weekend followed the script. Josh and Acorn hit the…

FRIGID!!!  It’s cold out there folks.  No other way to put it…  Everyone seems to agree that these are the best ice fishing conditions we’ve had on Chequamegon Bay in several years, and it has translated into some great catches for those that have been able to get out there. Last weekend provided a much…

A little warm up last weekend sure felt good, but we’re quickly back to typical January conditions…  cold, snow, more cold, and more snow.  It hasn’t slowed the fishing however as action remains consistent both inland and on the bay. On Sunday, Josh guided Tanan and Deano from Eau Claire for a “bring your own…

It was another cold week, but Chequamegon Bay was smoking hot! Josh, Acorn, and John hosted John Gillespie and the entire crew from Waters & Woods Television  on Tuesday and Wednesday for two awesome days of fishing and filming on Chequamegon Bay.  Lakers up to 28″, browns up to 24″, splake up to 20″, cohos up…

It’s been a busy week, and we hope you all had a happy and safe holidays.  Sub zero temperatures continue, and ice conditions on the Hayward Area Lakes and Chequamegon Bay continue to improve. On  New Years Eve, Josh guided Brody and Kelcee from Duluth, MN on a half day inland trip.  Crappies up to…

We had a bit of a heat wave at the end of the week with temperatures in the low 30’s, and I hope you were all able to take advantage of it with some time on the ice.  I know I did!!!  That said, the warm up along with the big snows from earlier in…

Merry Christmas!  We hope you all had a wonderful time with family and friends (and lots of presents)!  In case you haven’t heard, this week brought more big snows to northern Wisconsin.  Some areas around Ashland reported over 30″ of fresh powder by Wednesday.  Chequamegon Bay went from very fishable to very questionable over night,…

Josh and Acorn had one more test run on Chequamegon Bay Monday, and the results were impressive.  They were scouting for active fish and good ice for an upcoming guide trip and found both.  Their catch included a 27″ brown, 19″ whitefish, and a 20″ herring all caught on Kastmasters in 23′ to 40′ of…