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…
Reports
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…
Southern MN walleye and trout fishing
Last weekend (4-18-15) was the Minnesota trout opener so I decided to pack my sleeping bag and tag along on an old friends annual family fishing trip. The Tener family…
Spring Has Sprung and The Handline Bite Has Begun
Each year in the spring, when the water temps start to climb into the mid 40’s, I get a little excited about getting the boat out and setting up the…
Lake of the Woods Lake Trout
The spring of 2015 ice season has found me chasing a new species, to which I have gain a tremendous amount of respect for……Lake Trout. Whether it is on Lake…
Door County Ice Fishing Green Bay Jan 28th
Now that we are well into our ice fishing season which is typically much later than most areas in the ice belt but we are in full swing and have…
Lake Trout are Addicting
After returning from our last trip at Crawfords Camp on Whitefish Bay on Lake of The Woods, I was left with wanting a little more. It seemed like we had…
Shallow Water Trout In The Apostle Islands
Jakob Hals and I are chasing big ‘ole Brown Trout in the Apostle Islands
Ontario Lakers
This past weekend a few friends and I headed up to Crawfords Camp in Sioux Narrows on Whitefish Bay to try and get in on some lakers. It was a…
Central and Northern Wisconsin
With the up’s and down’s in temperatures earlier this season, I advise that anglers use caution when fishing in Northern Wisconsin. Most lakes in the Minocqua and Tomahawk area have…
First Ice Report, Central and Northern Wisconsin
In the last 11 years that I have been guiding in Wisconsin, never do I remember being on the ice before our firearms deer season. Needless to say, our recent…
November Night Time Walleyes on Lake Wisconsin
If you’re a diehard walleye fishing fanatic that loves chasing and catching big walleyes, then you have probably spent some time fishing in the dark of the night. Most of…