Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report

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…

I think it’s safe to say that we are locked into our ice fishing season.  As predicted, the slushy conditions from big snowfalls on our inland lakes began to firm up with the frigid weather we had last week.  Josh Teigen and his gang of ice fishing nuts found good access on a remote inland…

Old Man Winter has kicked the door in, and it looks like he’s here to stay for awhile!!!  Guide Josh Teigen began checking ice last weekend and found 1″ to 2″ of ice on larger lakes with smaller lakes producing 3″to 5″ of  ice.  On Saturday evening, he fished for a couple of hours with…

Smallmouth, check…Walleye, check…Where in the world are the muskies??? The inland smallmouth bite got a little funky at the end of last week, and I took advantage of a down day on Friday to get my big bass fix.  My father and I headed to Chequamegon Bay, and it proved to be just what the doctor…

It’s been an interesting end to the week.  No doubt about it, fall is here! On Wednesday, I fished with Don Zack from Chicago, IL out of Angler’s Haven.  We set out in the morning to catch walleyes, and it proved to be a tough task.  Flat water and sunny skies had them in a…

The transition from summer to fall is always an interesting time of year that usually produces a mixed bag of fish with mixed results.  Although we’re three weeks behind historical fishing patterns due to our late spring, this year’s transition has been no different. Six year old Noah Lauterbach from Spooner, WI brought his mom…