Hayward Fishing Report
St. 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 MoreSt. Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-20-14
Much to my dismay, I promised my wife that I’d go to the dentist this week to fix a cracked tooth. Thankfully Dr. Lawler was able to take care of business on Thursday in short order, and I had the afternoon free. What else would I do with my free time??? My cousin Mark and…
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 MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-9-14
We’ve been invaded by Hoosiers!!! Long time customer, friend, and CEO of Big Tine Mike Bassett from Rockville, IN arrived on Sunday with wife Kathy and our good friend Joe LaMantia from Mid-States Distributing in St. Paul, MN. We spent a few hours in the afternoon on Sunday chasing walleyes and found some good fish in 14′…
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 MoreSt. Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-2-14
The past three days was spent filming with my old friends from Babe Winkelman Productions. If you’re into flying kites, we’ve got some great footage for you… This trip was scheduled last winter while hoping to capitalize on the outstanding walleye fishing in the St. Louis River Harbor. Mother Nature didn’t read the script and…
Read MoreSt. Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 6-29-14
On Saturday, I had an overdue opportunity to get my father Jim on the water to do a little scouting on the St. Louis River and harbor in Superior. This was my first chance to get up there this season, and I needed to get a feel for what was happening. The reports I’ve heard…
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