Oct 11, 7 hours from Oxbo to Hwy W. snow flurries pretty much the whole way. One 27″ northern on the second cast while still above the Hwy 70 bridge, black and silver rap with red hooks. 32″ musky dragging a sucker about half way down near a spot where 3 huge boulders trangress the river, nice hole after these. Would be nice to have another put in spot along here. I think there maybe some that aren’t official ramps. Would love to hear about them if anybody knows. Spent the rest of the weekend on the Chippewa river near Exeland. Great musky bite on suckers but could only land one 37″ tiger there. The best is yet to come this fall. Good luck to all.

for what its worth I have a friend who grew up in Fifield and used to guide on the north fork in the 70’s. He swore by june bug spinners(white blade, red stripe) and fat head minnows for all species of fish here. He used to carry ALL his tackle in just his shirt pocket.
Dan.

You guys are closer to hitting the flambeau than I am but I am planning a trip for the middle of October. Its a toss up now but the choices are Oxbo to Hwy W, lauching, fishing and taking out at Hervas Landing or Hwy M to Little Falls on the South Fork. targeting smallies(if its not too cold),sturgeon and musky. can’t wait less than 6 months away !!

floated from Deadman’s to Oxbo on 7/29. took about 4 hours with the swirling winds. Only one 13″ smallmouth just below the Oxbo canoe campsite on a black rapala. Rained pretty good the night before (and again on 7/30). Talked to people along the way, kind of slow in general. Alot of weed due to the low water but this stretch is much better than anything further south.
Dan

I was going to float the Flambeau from the Thornapple dam to Flater’s a couple of years ago but just ended up fishing the Dam. It looks like a good spot though. Both rivers are wide and deep enough that you could motor up or go down into the Holcombe flowage. All good looking sturgeon spots.
(there is a weekly update on the Holcombe flowage on the fishing reports section of lake-link.com.
Dan,