St. Louis River Fishing Report
St. 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, 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…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 5-7-14
The uncertainty of open water in Wisconsin for our opener provided an opportunity last weekend, and we took advantage. My father and I joined Nate Berg from Babe Winkelman Productions on a trip to the Rainy River in Baudette, MN to fish sturgeon. Typically my trips to northern, MN include wind, cold temps, and all around tough…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 5-2-14
The Wisconsin fishing opener is upon us, and I’m giving you some good news… There are some open lakes to fish in northwest Wisconsin. Not all, but some. Many small lakes, less than 300 acres have opened up over the past couple of days. It also sounds like the Chippewa Flowage is mostly ice free…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 4-27-14
With six days left until the Wisconsin Fishing opener, I believe ex Yankee Manager Yogi Berra said it best, “It’s like deja-vu all over again.” On a cold, rainy, and windy Sunday afternoon, Morgan and I took a tour along the Highway 2 corridor to see how much progress we’ve made towards ice out. We…
Read More2013 Summer/Fall Wrap Up
What happened to our fishing season??? The change of seasons is one of many benefits to living in the north country, but the transition from fall to winter is always a difficult one for me. It literally feels like yesterday we were driving around on opening weekend looking for any open water we could slip…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin and St. Louis River Fishing Report 11-16-13
I put my boat away at the end of October and left for Indiana on my annual big buck hunt. Dave Brown had other ideas though. The musky man kept at it and was rewarded with a couple of nice fish while I was gone. Dave Guided Scott Swanson from Madison to a good looking 46″ fish…
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