Hey IDO Followers! It seems like we can’t out smart mother nature…we, along with most of the state of Minnesota, have been experiencing some pretty nasty storms over the last…
Reports
Green Bay Walleye Fishing
The Walleye Fishing here on the Bay Of Green Bay has been excellent over the past few weeks with great catches of quality size walleyes being caught on a daily…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle we have some good news – reef fishing is finally here! Fishing will be easy from here on out. We had some pretty good storms…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle we had another fun filled week. We had Dave Koonce, Joel Nelson and James Holst from In-Depth Outdoors staying with us as well as their…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle we had another great week of fishing! Our guests caught quite a few muskies while fishing for walleyes! They were using rattle traps with beads,…
Boom, Bang, Pow – Lake of the Woods Walleyes!
7/2/15 BOOM….BANG…POW…the Walleye bite on Lake of the Woods is as hot as the fireworks on the 4th of July!!!! It feels like the 4th of July weekend in more ways…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle, we are catching muskies, walleyes, perch and bass like crazy! Our water temperature is at 68 degrees. This past week, we had a couple days…
Chequamegon Bay Fishing Report for 6/26
~ Fishing guides Roger LaPenter and Luke Kavajecz from Anglers All, 715/682-5754, report the following: This report is about the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay. The smallmouth fishing is great…
Lake of the Woods – Northwest Angle 6/22
Up at the NW Angle, fishing is still FANTASTIC! It’s been a very exciting week with a lot going on. Bass fishing has REALLY turned on. This past week and…
Flathead Catfish of the Mississippi River
It’s that time of year, the time all of us cat folks have been waiting for since the flathead catfish went to sleep last October/November! The water temperatures of the…
Chequamegon Bay Report
This report is about the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay. The smallmouth fishing remains steady with plenty of fish around. You can sight-fish them in the shallows if the water…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle, fishing has been PHENOMENAL. With the nice weather, it’s the BEST I’ve seen in years. We had sunny weather all week and our water temperature…
The week of 3’s…
6/11/15 Hello Sportsfans and welcome to the weekly reel at Ballard’s. The week of 3’s…and what a week it has been! We kicked off celebrating Miah’s 3rd Birthday…that’s right THREE years…
Lake Waconia Report
The bite continues to be strong on Lake Waconia. Fishing around Coney Island has been really good for a lot of species this week. Sunfish are in prime spawning mode.…
Lake of the Woods Fishing Report, NW Angle, Sunset Lodge
Up at the NW Angle, we had some more cold fronts, rain and wind this past week. With the weather constantly changing, fishing was more challenging. We were fishing quite…
Sandbars, Saugers and a nice Surprise…
6/4/15 Hello Sportsfans and welcome to the weekly report here at Ballard’s Resort. The guides are going here, there and everywhere… From Long Point to Garden Island to the Gap…Finding consistency from…
Northwest Angle – Canada LOTW
Another great trip into the islands on Lake of the Woods is in the books! Fishing was again stellar, with no shortage of fish! This trip wasn’t the producer for…
Fish of a Lifetime…
5/28/15 Greetings Sportsfans – YEE HAW!!! What.A.Weekend. …Beautiful weather here on L-O-W and a lot of great fishing memories were made. We are still traveling North and fishing Knight, Bridges…
Cass County Smallmouth
Saturday’s sunrise disputed the dismal weather forecast for the Memorial Day Weekend. My plan was to fish a small SMB lake between Hackensack and Longville. There are so many great…
Wisconsin Fishing Report
We have now entered the post spawn period. Which means hungry walleyes have loaded up on shallow cover, and are putting on the feed after their strenuous spawning season. On the river…