Hayward Fishing Report

Today officially ends the game fish season on inland lakes in northern Wisconsin.  Man that went fast!  Even though we had another warm up this weekend, there should still be plenty of ice fishing opportunities for panfish over the next couple of weeks.  Chequamegon Bay remains open for all species except smallmouth bass however, and…

What a difference a week makes…  Warm weather and rain persisted over the past week, and the promise of snow never materialized.  Ice conditions have changed dramatically on Chequamegon Bay, snowmobile trails are shutting down, and the American Birkebeiner ski race had to be cancelled.  It's not all bad though.  Josh Teigen and Aron Kastern…

It’s a heat wave!  A crazy mid February warm front has settled in, and we’re losing a lot of our snow cover in northern Wisconsin.  It looks like more of the same is to be expected over the next several days before cooler temperatures and possible snow arrive late in the week.  The Book Across…

If there’s anything that can be said about our weather this winter, it sure hasn’t been boring.  A front pushed through northwest Wisconsin early in the week dropping more snow along the Hwy. 2 corridor, and a cold front behind it brought in sub zero temperatures for a few days.  Warm temps are on the…

A new shot of snow helped brighten things up this week in northern Wisconsin which is good news for the snowmobile/skiing crowd, and colder temperatures have continued to build ice on the Hayward area lakes and Chequamegon Bay.  Aron and Josh continue to stay on a consistent bite with another productive week in the books.…

Along with the Packers football season, it looks like our January thaw has come to an end.  “Normal” temperatures have returned to northern Wisconsin, and there’s still plenty of ice left on our lakes to provide lots of opportunities.  Our snowmobile trails took quite a hit however, and we could use a good shot of…

Our weather has gone from one extreme to the next in northern Wisconsin.  Sub zero temperatures have flipped to warm and sunny days with highs in the 40’s.  Crazy is the best way to describe it, but it sure has been an awesome week to be outdoors and on the ice.  I even had a…

I’m a little late getting this report posted for the week, and I’ll blame it on the cold.  It’s my story…  The deep freeze continued in northern Wisconsin over the past week along with some good amounts of snow.  Snowmobilers and ice fishermen alike should all be happy with trail and ice conditions throughout our…

2017 has started cold.  I mean COLD!  Sub zero temperatures with nasty wind chills have moved into northern Wisconsin, and we’re definitely making ice.  When this cold snap approached I assumed we’d be in for a tough bite, but Mother Nature doesn’t always follow the script.  Those that are brave enough to battle the elements…

After some crazy Christmas weather, cold temps have moved back into northern Wisconsin creating excellent ice conditions on our inland lakes.  Our last report of 2016 is full of good stuff! Aron Kastern has been taking advantage of a strong panfish bite and has been putting some really nice crappies and gills on the ice.…