Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin Fishing Report 9-18-13
Josh Teigen, Nate Baron, and I teamed up over the past 3 days for a big bass bonanza with a great crew of guys from IL and IA. Ed Hancock (Cedar Rapids, IA) and his brother Jim (Cedar Falls, IA) were joined by close friends and family Russ Hancock, Kenny Chamness, Gary Galbraith (Carterville, IL), Roger…
Read MoreHayward & Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin Fishing Report 9-15-13
The transition from summer to fall is always an interesting time of year that usually produces a mixed bag of fish with mixed results. Although we’re three weeks behind historical fishing patterns due to our late spring, this year’s transition has been no different. Six year old Noah Lauterbach from Spooner, WI brought his mom…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, Wisconsin Fishing Report 9-10-13
It’s good to be back on the water!!! Although we’re still in an end of summer weather pattern with hot and humid weather, the smallmouth action is definitely starting to resemble typical fall patterns. I spent the past two mornings on the bay with Mike Shouse from Austin, TX and his father Corbin from Houston,…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 9-5-13
We wrapped up our summer with a great couple of days on the water and awesome folks in the boat. Labor Day morning was spent with Paul and Jullie Geen from Madison, WI. Paul traveled to Hayward specifically to catch the first walleye of his life, and he’s glad he made the trip. I was…
Read MoreHayward & St. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report
The Labor Day weekend began with two old friends staying at Angler’s Haven wanting to chase muskies on Thursday. Paul Ostertag from Stevens Point and Norm Vesta from Daytona, FL had a day that looked pretty good on paper. We had partly cloudy skies all day with storms predicted in the evening and water temps…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay & St. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-28-13
Once again, we have a pretty “typical” August report for you. I spent Sunday on my own looking for fish on Chequamegon Bay, and it was on fire! Every spot I checked out had willing biters. I had a good southwest wind, and smallies were instantly cooperative at every spot. On Monday afternoon, newlyweds Josh…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-24-13
It’s definitely August! Fishing can get a bit inconsistent at this time of year, but if you stick with it, you can still have productive days with some nice fish to show for it. The great people I fished with this week proved it. Steve Larson from Mississippi returned on business this week and joined…
Read MoreChequamegon Bay, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-21-13
Morgan and I spent the day together on Monday doing some recon. on Chequamegon Bay and investigating some tips from my fellow Captain’s classmates, local guide Nate Baron from Up North Guide Service and Ashland native Shawn Lund. As many of you know, smallies on the bay like to roam at this time of year, and any…
Read MoreKEEP IT SIMPLE
Even though they can become very spread out at this time, there are still fish to be caught near easily accessible shallower structures, and you don’t need to incorporate complicated techniques and technology to catch them. The 2013 fishing season definitely got off to a strange start with many of the Lakes in northern…
Read MoreHayward | St. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report
It’s been one heck of a few days. The weather hasn’t resembled the mid August “Dog Days” we’re accustomed to. With night time temps in the 40’s and daytime temps struggling to break 70, it feels more like mid September. The fishing hasn’t suffered one bit, and we’ve had an incredible start to the week.…
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