St. Louis River Fishing Report
St. Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-12-15
Jason and Marty Keesy from Cedar Falls, IA along with Uncle Bob from Niwot, CO were back in the boat for day #2 of their three day trip, and we started with a run over to the St. Louis River on Thursday. We’ve had a difficult time this season putting it together in the river,…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, WI Fishing Report 7-8-15
It’s definitely been an interesting start to the week… Our good friend, former Wisconsin Badgers All American, and current Cleveland Browns NFL All Pro Joe Thomas returned with his father in law Greg Nelson from New Auburn, WI and brother in law Matt Schneider from Woodbury, MN. Scheduling conflicts kept this crew from joining us…
Read MoreHayward, Chequamegon Bay, & St. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report 6-26-15
Lots of fish and lots of fun this week. Apparently my complaining about the rain in my last report paid off… I haven’t had to put my rain gear on in for days!!! Craig Toycen from Bloomer Ford in Bloomer, WI returned and brought his wife Holly along on Tuesday. Even though Craig is a “wrong…
Read MoreThree For The Books
With the fish safely returned to its home, we glided back to the landing over smooth water with big grins and a timeless memory. Preparing for the season to come also brings time to reflect on the season that was. The 2014 open water fishing season came on the heels of our second consecutive brutal…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-11-14
After an incredibly busy first half of our fishing season, my girls and I went west to Minnesota over the weekend for a little time off to relax and reconnect. We had scheduled this trip to Cragun’s Resort in Brainerd, MN last winter, and the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. With very little time…
Read MoreSt Louis River & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-6-14
Masen Miller from Bloomer, WI missed out on his annual spring trip this year, but his dad Jeff made sure we got one in the books before time ran out. It was good to see my old friend, and boy did he put some impressive fish in the boat on Sunday. We’ve been stuck in…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-2-14
The past three days may have been the most challenging and rewarding I’ve had in some time. Greg Kitchens from Utica, MS contacted me several weeks ago to reserve three days with hopes of landing a smallmouth, walleye, and musky. Even though our dates we scheduled didn’t exactly land on “prime times”, I felt confident…
Read MoreSt. 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…
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