Hayward Fishing Report

We’re back!  After a break from the open water season,  it’s time to get on the ice.  Our inland lakes are in full swing, and Chequamegon Bay is still a work in progress.  Those of you looking to drill some holes and break in some new gear should find plenty of opportunities out there. Josh…

Our final report of the 2016 guiding season is a long one but a good one full of friends, family, and fish.  I’m not ready to be done just yet!  Joel Zimmerman (Webster, WI) and his father Steve (Duluth, MN) arrived on Monday, 10/24 with the goal of putting their first muskies in the net,…

It’s definitely been taking awhile for fall to start setting in around northen, WI, but I think we’re making progress…  George Pearson (Bainbridge, IN) returned and brought along his buddies Bob Zaring (Fillmore,IN) and Dan (Reelsville, IN)  on Tuesday.  They showed up for a three day trip and and a full agenda.  Walleyes, crappies, smallmouth,…

The weirdness in our weather conditions and fishing continues…  Brent Evitch and his brother Bob Downey (Birchwood, WI) brought their father Jack Evitch (Birchwood, WI) along on a quest to get a musky for his 76th birthday in the Hayward area.  We had cool temps and high skies throughout the day, but Jack was able…

Things can change in a hurry for us at this time of year, and a major cold front hit northern Wisconsin on Friday bringing big northwest winds and plummeting temperatures.  Larry Dittner (Mikana, WI) returned and brought along his nephew Brad Dittner (Eau Claire, WI) to experience a little nasty weather up north.  Larry wouldn’t…

With the crazy good bite we’ve had over the past couple of weeks, I knew we’d pay for it at some point.  Thursday was the day…  Northeast winds and a high pressure system moved in to blow out all of the nasty weather we’ve had, and the results were predictable.  Jeremiah Andrews (Union, IA) returned…

If you’re into big smallmouth bass, this is the report for you.  Warm weather continued to hang around in northern Wisconsin over the weekend, and there’s been no lack of rain.  I have to confess that the warm temps don’t bother me even though I know that a cold blast will get the fish cranking.…

It’s funny (or not…) how mechanical issues tend to happen all at once with me.  We ended last week with a few problems to work out and began the weekend with the same.  If the saying is true that things happen in 3’s, I should be good for awhile!  Matt Hendricks (Shawano, WI) returned on…

Every week should start like this…  Jay Zaleski (Walden, NY) and his brother Mike (Normal, IL) fished with me out of Northland Lodge on Monday, and we had a day that will be hard to beat in many ways.  We started out chasing walleyes and found some really nice fish up to 19″ along weed…

We took a few days off over Labor Day weekend to get ready for the final push, and I was able to get my dad on the water to scout for some crappies on Friday.  Let’s just say that we did a lot of scouting and not a lot of catching…  We searched for suspending…