Early Trout & Smallmouth
My friend Tony Brown joined Rick Quade from Trophy Technologies and I on Lake Superior for an early season combo trip in 2015 to film an episode for Trophy Fish Hunter. Spring can be a crazy time of year on the “Big Drink”, and you can find yourself battling lake trout one minute or tangling…
Read MorePre-Spawn Smallmouth
Rick Quade from Trophy Technologies wanted to see how the Jerky J would perform on big Chequamegon Bay pre-spawn smallies. Yep… It produced big time! After watching this episode of Trophy Fish Hunter you’ll want to to give this versatile soft plastic a permanent home in your tackle box. It’s applications are endless, and even fish…
Read MoreWeedline Crappies
Mid-Summer crappies love relating to weed edges, and they didn’t stand a chance on this July day in 2015 when Nate Berg and I got together. A nasty weather front had them in a hungry mood, and we were in the right spot to take advantage of it. To say Nate and I love catching crappies…
Read MoreLate Ice Pike
The brutal winter of 2013 was one of the worst in history in terms of cold and snow. I got together with the crew from Babe Winkelman Productions on Lake of the Woods in early April and braved the elements to catch some of the biggest pike I’ve ever seen including my personal best. The…
Read MoreMid-Summer Walleyes & Smallies
You can almost predict the weather by cameras arriving to film a fishing show. It never fails… Nate Berg and the gang from Babe Winkelman Productions have a history of bringing the worst conditions possible with them, but we also have a history of putting some good fish in the net… This July trip in…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, St. Louis River, & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 4-7-16
Nobody likes a “Know It All”, but I knew it!!! Our incredibly warm March weather turned out to be fools gold, and Mother Nature has definitely had a change of heart. The joke is on us, and it looks more like February around here than April. Fresh snow and cool temps have slowed the ice…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 3-12-16
Tick, tock… Time is running out on our ice fishing season, and I don’t have to tell you why. An incredible warm up over the entire mid-west even reached us, and our ice conditions are fading by the day. Sunny skies and temps reaching the mid 60’s are doing some serious damage, and this will…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 3-5-16
Where in the heck did winter go??? I can’t believe the end of our gamefish season on inland waters in northern Wisconsin is already coming to an end. Sunday 3/6/16 is the end of the hook and line season on all inland waters north of Hwy 64 for all gamefish species. Panfish can still be…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report 2-26-16
Well, it took until the end of February, but our crazy up and down weather has finally produced some of the best ice/travel conditions of season. The slop and slush created last week, has smoothed out with near perfect conditions on Chequamegon Bay and most Hayward Area lakes. Fish continue to cooperate as well, and…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 2-20-16
El Nino is back, and that’s no joke! Our crazy winter weather continues as we’ve swung from below zero temps. and snow to 40 degree temps., thunderstorms, and rain within a one week period. As I write this, our ice conditions are rapidly deteriorating and must be taken into account if your planning any trips…
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