Chequamegon Bay & Hayward, Wisconsin Ice Fishing Report
Slowly but surely, our ice fishing season is ramping up! Last weekend’s warm up and the cool down that followed has left our ice conditions on Chequamegon Bay in pretty much the same shape as our last report. The only change would be on the Washburn shoreline where ice thickness ranges from 7″ to only…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin & Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report 12-14-14
Our good friend Greg Miller from The Hunt was home on a break between hunts and joined me for a day on the ice chasing panfish on one of our local inland lakes this week. After searching around for a bit, we located some nice crappies and bluegills in 24′ -26′ of water using tungsten jigs…
Read MoreHayward, 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…
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