WI Fishing Reports
Chequamegon Bay & Hayward, WI Fishing Report 2-7-20
What a strange ice fishing season it’s been. When we posted our last report, ice conditions were improving around the region with slushy areas freezing up on inland lakes and new ice forming on Chequamegon Bay. Another warm up and some snow quickly reversed all of that and it wasn’t long before we were back…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 1-17-20
“Finally” seems to be the most popular word among ice fishermen in northern Wisconsin. With sloppy conditions and marginal ice on the lakes throughout our region, it’s been tough go of it for most ice fishermen and women until now. Much of the heavy snow that was making things difficult melted and allowed our inland…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 1-3-20
It’s been awhile… Since we put the boat away in November, there hasn’t been a lot to report in the way of fishing activity until now. Heavy snows and a December warm up made for bad ice conditions on most bodies of water, and the early ice gang had a tough go of it. Slowly…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 11-3-19
The end of our open water season always always seems to come hard and fast. Even thought it’s cold and some of our smaller lakes are beginning to skim over with ice, I’m never ready to put the boat away. There’s been a lot of complaining about the weather around here lately, but this October…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 10-14-19
Wind, rain, snow, cold, and catching fish. That about sums up the past couple of weeks in northern Wisconsin. October didn’t waste any time in bringing us some serious fall weather and some dramatic changes in fishing conditions since our last report. Regardless of the weather, fishing has been excellent on most days with the…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Lake Superior Fishing Report 9-27-19
A nice stretch of warm and weather over the last couple of weeks has felt a lot more like summer around here, but it looks like more typical fall conditions are coming hard and fast. Our fishing in September continued to be exceptional, and the big October bite is right around the corner. Here’s the…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Lake Superior Fishing Report 8-31-19
Where in the heck did summer go? Like most of you, I can’t believe it’s Labor Day weekend. Kids are heading back to school, football season has begun, and there’s a touch of fall in the air every morning. Wasn’t it just May?… August has treated us well with weather and fishing. Lots of walleyes,…
Read MoreLake Superior, Chequamegon Bay, & Hayward Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-9-19
Don’t blink… Football practice is starting, back to school sales have begun, and it’s County Fair season in northern Wisconsin. Hard to believe that we’re in the home stretch of summer, but the days are noticeably getting shorter. Don’t shoot the messenger! Fishing has continued to be exceptional through the Dog Days, and we’ve been…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin, Chequamegon Bay, & St. Louis River Fishing Report 7-21-19
It’s been awhile since our last report, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover from the past few weeks. A cool June turned into a hot July in a hurry, and we experienced the heat wave that’s had a grip on the mid-west. The warming water temperatures put fish on a feeding binge,…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin, Chequamegon Bay, & St. Louis River Fishing Report 6-28-19
It took awhile, but things are finally warming up in northern Wisconsin. I mean, REALLY warming up! It’s been a struggle to get water temperatures above the mid 60’s on most of the lakes we fish, but that’s changing in a big hurry. Rising water temperatures have just about everything swimming on the feed, and…
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