Slowly but surely, I'm getting up to speed with the open water fishing season.  The rigging of my new Lund 2075 Pro Guide was completed by the gang at Hayward Power Sports last week, and it looks great!  That was enough motivation to get out and see what was happening with the crappies on our inland lakes this…

It's been awhile since we checked in with a report from northern Wisconsin, and a lot has changed.  Our ice should no longer be considered safe, and it's time to start thinking about open water opportunities.  First and foremost, Saturday marked the opener for lake Superior tributaries north of Hwy 2.  Good weather and moderate…

Like most places across the country this winter, the weather continues to be all over the place in northern Wisconsin.  Alternating weeks of warm and cold temperatures have actually left us with better ice conditions than I thought we’d have at this point.  Most of our snow cover is gone, but the inland lakes as…

Today officially ends the game fish season on inland lakes in northern Wisconsin.  Man that went fast!  Even though we had another warm up this weekend, there should still be plenty of ice fishing opportunities for panfish over the next couple of weeks.  Chequamegon Bay remains open for all species except smallmouth bass however, and…

What a difference a week makes…  Warm weather and rain persisted over the past week, and the promise of snow never materialized.  Ice conditions have changed dramatically on Chequamegon Bay, snowmobile trails are shutting down, and the American Birkebeiner ski race had to be cancelled.  It's not all bad though.  Josh Teigen and Aron Kastern…

It’s a heat wave!  A crazy mid February warm front has settled in, and we’re losing a lot of our snow cover in northern Wisconsin.  It looks like more of the same is to be expected over the next several days before cooler temperatures and possible snow arrive late in the week.  The Book Across…

If there’s anything that can be said about our weather this winter, it sure hasn’t been boring.  A front pushed through northwest Wisconsin early in the week dropping more snow along the Hwy. 2 corridor, and a cold front behind it brought in sub zero temperatures for a few days.  Warm temps are on the…

A new shot of snow helped brighten things up this week in northern Wisconsin which is good news for the snowmobile/skiing crowd, and colder temperatures have continued to build ice on the Hayward area lakes and Chequamegon Bay.  Aron and Josh continue to stay on a consistent bite with another productive week in the books.…

Along with the Packers football season, it looks like our January thaw has come to an end.  “Normal” temperatures have returned to northern Wisconsin, and there’s still plenty of ice left on our lakes to provide lots of opportunities.  Our snowmobile trails took quite a hit however, and we could use a good shot of…

Our weather has gone from one extreme to the next in northern Wisconsin.  Sub zero temperatures have flipped to warm and sunny days with highs in the 40’s.  Crazy is the best way to describe it, but it sure has been an awesome week to be outdoors and on the ice.  I even had a…