Chequamegon Bay & Hayward, WI Ice Fishing Report 1-27-16
The fish are sure making up for the late start we had this ice fishing season. Chequamegon Bay is giving up some good fish, and the inland lakes continue to produce as well. We’ve been in a snowy pattern up around Lake Superior over the past couple of weeks, and it’s definitely looking more like…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, WI Ice Fishing Report 1-18-16
We finally have a real, live, and legit Chequamegon Bay ice report for you. FINALLY! It seems like the fish were just as anxious as the ice fishermen as some real crankers hit the ice over the weekend. As you can see, there was no lack of big fish with some nice browns and whitefish…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, WI Ice Fishing Report 1-12-16
Brrr… You had to know that the unusually mild winter we’ve been having wasn’t going to last forever. Temperatures have plummeted, and it’s safe to say that all of our lakes are making some serious ice this week. Even Chequamegon Bay is starting to get some fishable ice along the Ashland shoreline, and our crew…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 1-4-16
Happy New Year everyone! As 2016 begins we’re finally getting some decent ice conditions setting up on our inland lakes. Decent, not great, but we’ll take it! Closer to normal temps are tightening things up on smaller lakes, and hopefully larger lakes are not far behind. Vigilance and caution should still be used when heading…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 12-28-15
If you were hoping for better ice conditions since our report last week you’re probably going to be disappointed. Several inches of wet/heavy snow made it just in time for Christmas, but it didn’t do us any favors in the fishing department. In fact, it may have made things a bit worse… With good ice…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 12-22-15
We’re back!!! Kind of… What a strange fall/winter it’s been. The struggle for ice fishing is real for us as warm weather has persisted across northern Wisconsin with fishable ice extremely hard to come by. A cold snap last week tightened up some of our inland lakes, and Aron Kastern along with his good buddy…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-31-15
Happy Halloween everyone! It’s hard to believe this will be our last open water fishing report for 2015. Where does it go?… The last week of the season was spent with friends and family, and it’s always great to catch up with some good folks I haven’t seen in awhile. Long time friends Mark Hayman…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-24-15
George Hollow from Elmhurst, IL and Wilbur Mennell from Warrenville, IL returned for a fall trip, and we spent Thursday in the Hayward area on an absolutely spectacular fall day. Comfortable temps, high skies and light winds sure made us appreciate what we had and what we had coming… Our mission was smallmouth, and it…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-21-15
I kind of thought this might happen… Our extremely warm September pushed the fall big fish bite back into a short window in October. Good news is that we’ve been able to take advantage of it. Comfortable temperatures this week have made it a dream to be on the water, and I only wish it…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-18-15
Friday was our 3rd annual Wounded Warriors In Action Bayfield County Cast & Blast event. Chris and Brenda Diesing from Brookfield, WI started this event in hopes of giving back to some of our soldiers who have given so much for all of us. They were kind enough to ask Dave Brown and myself to…
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