Hayward & 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.…
Read MoreHayward | St. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report
I promised my wife that our house would get stained this summer. Not sure what I was thinking… In any event, most of the past two weeks has been devoted to power washing, stripping, and staining our home. I’m happy to announce that the project is complete! Fortunately, I was able to steal a few…
Read MoreSt. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report
Scott Roppe from Birchwood, WI has been fishing with me for 15 years with many successful days and great memories in the books. Today was no exception! Our initial plan was to spend a full day on the St. Louis River, but the a.m. forecast was calling for heavy fog so we spent the morning…
Read MoreSt. Louis River, Wisconsin Fishing Report 8-1-13
Where in the heck did July go? Summer is going by way too fast! Well, I have a confession to make. This week and next are scheduled to take care of some much needed house projects, and I swore that I wouldn’t go fishing until they were done. That didn’t last long! Morgan and I…
Read MoreHayward, Wisconsin Fishing Report 7-28-13
45 degrees in July… Are you kidding me???!!! Little did Tom Lee from St. Paul, MN know when he booked his end of July trip with me that he would be faced with end of October like conditions. Having seen just about every type of crazy weather over the years, I have to say that…
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