Forum: Wisconsin, IA, N/S Dakota, Canada

I spent all day Saturday fishing in my little honey hole in Wisconsin. Got up at 4:30 and got off the lake at 9 PM. I drilled more holes than I ever had before. I tried ever depth from 6ft to 43 ft and I talked to every old timer on the lake. We caught about 20 small Perch and a handful of...

I think this will be a fun contest and I might give it a try. The link has the details of the contest. http://recycledfish.org/home/?p=1485

So what if your state does not yet have a mandatory boater education program? Visiting or non-resident boaters will be exempt if their stay is shorter than 45 days. Operator card issued by your state or country will be considered as proof of competency. NASBLA issued cards are recognized for...

I had the day off yesterday and finally was able to hit the ice. I fished the harbor which only had a few inches of ice so I just drilled my holes next to the docks and sat on the dock. Fished for about 4 hours and caught 6 steelhead and one brown. Nothing huge but nice fish in the 6-8 lb....

A buddy and I fished a farm pond southwest of Indianola, IA this weekend. I was a little surprised to find 8-10" of good, clear ice but the pond is only around 12-15 acres. We had snow falling Sunday morning and the crappies seemed to enjoy it. After the snow stopped it was only gills and a few...

Went yesterday and did good on perch on anglers bay look like a town. They are hitting light on wax worms on a pelkie. Sounds like been hitting all summer and now in the winter. Ice 10" tick will see cars on it this weekend. Ron

I finally got out for the first time this season and punched a few holes. I had 3-4" of good clear ice in one of the coves off of the main lake. I found a brushpile in 25 FOW and got started around 1:00. Fish were there just not much for size. The gills were decent but the crappies were real small....

I took off last wednesday in the rain and by time I made it to Fargo it had turn to snow. Was making really good time up till that point.The rest of the way I drove 45 all the way to Devils Lake. I had a friend that lives there and they scouted the fields that night. First morning it was still...

I was finally able to get the boat out again today. It was another brisk morning but we decided to give it a go anyways. We had the boat in the water by 6:00 am and we fished until 10:00 am. We fished for king salmon with skein the whole time and the bite started out slow the first hour but...

September 29th through October 3rd, my team tournament partner Steve Crotteau and I had our last big tournament of the year - the Wisconsin Bass Classic. There was 8 qualifying events leading up to this tournament, and 61 boats that made the journey to Minocqua, WI for the Classic. The format of...

I was finally able to get out for some spawning salmon in the harbor this morning. My wife and I had a baby girl a few weeks back so finding fishing time has been difficult. I was only able to fish a few hours from shore but did get one nice fish right away on a spoon. It gave a good fight and...

Well guys I'm heading for Chequamegon for those world class smallies come 4 a.m. I'll bring the measuring board to record accurate measurements and the trusty camera for pics and videos. I learned a lot last year on my trip....size #2 hooks were too small so I'm loaded with 1/0 and several no...

Went last night and got a small eye 27' 6lb 6oz . It was small becuse a buddy went today same spot and got a 29' 8lb 11oz. he was from Az. so was happy to have got one that big he though mine was a hog yesterday untill he got his today. Ron

I am heading up to the Castle Rock Flowage this weekend for some multi species fishing. I will spend most of the day bass fishing, but I know we will be going for some crappies and walleyes as well. I will post a full report when I get back, hopefully with a few pics. I hope all have a great...

On Sunday, September 13th, my tournament partner Steve Crotteau and I fished an open tournament on Long Lake in Washburn County Wisconsin. The Long Lake Fall Classic is limited to 40 boats and is a very popular event that has been held for many years. I can honestly say that this was the first...

I'm heading up next week Friday and this will be my first time to fish this lake and just wondering if anyone had put some time on this body of water? Thanks Got back over the weekend and all I have to say what I great time I had with clean boats and cabins. Debb and Keith make great hosts...

Went yesterday PM get a cat in about 1 min then put on another chub and got a 21'' eye as it hit the water then nothing after that . Went again this AM and got a 7# cat and a 6# jack fish and not another bit. Ron

Saturday, August 15th, was the 4th and final stop in the East Division of the Wisconsin Team Circuit on Long Lake in Washburn County, Wisconsin. A full field of 48 boats participated in this tournament. A few weeks ago, as luck would have it, we drew boat number 47 out of 48 for take off order for...

My wife and I are planing a trip around Lake Superior next week. It's not a fishing trip, but I'm sure I can convince her that we have to do some fishing while we are in Ontario. We'll be sticking pretty close to the lake and camping at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Neys Provincial Park, and...

My dad is 73 years old and has worked all his life. When I was a kid he would take me to different area lakes or the Missouri River and drop me off. I do not recall him doing much fishing and yet he knew it was a passion for me. He always supported me with fishing and made sure I was able to get...

My buddy and I made it back out on Lake Michigan this morning with us both having the day off. We decided to get out there really early so we had our first lines in the water at 3:45 am. It was a great morning to be on the big lake with a very light wind out of the west with a calm lake. We...

IARiverrat and I got out on the river by Lehigh, IA this weekend in search of a flathead but never did connect. We got started around 11:00 am Saturday and worked or way down stream stopping where ever we felt like it. We fished with both live and cut 'gills, chubs and bullheads. The channel cats...

I fished in the first annual Autism Society of Wisconsin Bass Invitational on Lake Wisconsin today. It is a pure fund raiser to help individuals (mostly adualts) with autism. This event was in the past a fund raiser for Thursday's Child, but they switched due to reasons outside the organizers...

Buddy of mine is heading up for a week starting this Saturday...has anybody heard anything? He's looking for 'eyes, but I think he'd be fine with anything we can give him. Staying on the Hayward side. Thank you in advance!

Saturday, July 25 was the 3rd stop in the East Division of the Wisconsin Team Circuit. A full field of 48 boats in 2 flights fished in this event. My team tournament partner Steve Crotteau and I had a very good practice prior to the cutoff on Sunday July 19th. We had drawn boat # 26 which was...

I am heading up to Lake Wisconsin next weekend and maybe stopping by the Madison Chain. I will try to post some pics and a report when I get back. Anybody been out of those bodies of water as of late?

My buddy and I decided to hit the big lake early this morning for king Salmon. We started trolling around 4:15 am and we where off the water by 9:00 am. Nice morning to be out not much wind early but by 9:00 it was starting to pick up out of the the NE. We ended up with a productive morning...

Saturday July 11th was the 3rd stop in the West Division of the Wisconsin Team Circuit on Clam Lake in Siren Wisconsin. Those who know me well, will quickly tell you that I hate fishing shallow and 99% of Clam Lake is less than 6' of water. I had been dreading this tournament for a while, and I was...