Hayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 12-9-14
It’s good to be back! After a little November R & R with family and friends along with some time in the tree stand, we’re back on the water. Hard water that is… The boats are put away, augers are sharpened, and sleds are full of gear. After the way November rolled in with lots…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-31-14
Happy Halloween everyone! We’ve got a dusting of snow on the ground this morning at my house and rumor has it that there’s more just to the south. Wish I could tell you I’m happy to see it… The 2014 open water season has officially come to an end for us, and it seems appropriate…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 10-28-14
An unexpected change in my schedule gave me an opportunity to get in the boat with some family and friends over the weekend. It had been over a year since my brother Jason from Two Harbors, MN had been in my boat, and he spent Friday on the water with me for a much needed,…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 10-23-14
October continues to be good to us… Why can’t we have two of them and skip a month??? Scott Roppe from Birchwood, WI, his brother Joe, and father Rick from Winter, WI all joined me on Tuesday for a walleye/musky combo trip. It’s defiinitely good to be a Roppe these days!!! Scott had a day…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-20-14
More great people, more great fish, and more great memories were made over the past weekend as our open water season is winding down in a hurry. Friday was spent on the water with two heroes as part of the Wounded Warriors In Action “Bayfield County Cast & Blast”. This is the second year of…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-16-14
It’s going to be hard to put this week into words… I think the pictures will speak for themselves, but I do know that it’s been a memorable few days. Dave Schroedel from Madison, WI and his son in law Randy Hampton from Verona, WI purchased a day on the water with us at the…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-12-14
It’s almost the middle of October, and I’m slowly realizing that we don’t have many days of open water left… This is definitely a bittersweet time of year for me. I absolutely love fishing in the fall, but I hate to see it come to an end! Amy Magnor from Monona, WI and Ed Armijo…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 10-9-14
Walleyes, smallmouth, muskies, crappies and wind… It’s been one heck of a week for sure with some well earned fish. Joe Lynch from Palm Springs, CA and his son Tom from Cathedral City, CA joined me on Tuesday for a morning walleye trip in the Hayward area. The nasty weather system that hit us last…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 10-5-14
I’m not ready for this folks… Gordon Lightfoot said it best, “The gales of November came early”. Jim and Renee Sandlin from Springdale, AK brought Jim’s son Craig from Leoti, KS to the Hayward area for some big smallmouth action. This is definitely a big fish time of year, but they didn’t bargain for the…
Read MoreHayward, WI Fishing Report, 10-2-14
Shorts and t-shirts on Sunday. Not so much on Monday… Dan Uniejewski from Franklin, TN and his father Walter joined me back in early May during some absolutely miserable fishing condidions with very little action to go along with it. On Monday, Dan brought his wife Souraya for a half day trip. Unfortunately, the weather…
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