You can come into the shop, pick out a bait, I'll show you how to use it and I'll bet you 35 cents you'll catch fish with it.Ok, that was fun. Jeff Bolander Now mind you I am not recommending that you do that, just relating what is happening. - Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 14:32:04 (PDT) As always, fish shorelines that the wind is blowing into, green weeds inside and outside edges and the warmest water on the lake.Get out now and take advantage of the bonanza the lakes are giving up. Lots of new people to the sport are trying their hand at something many of us already love. loadScript();
www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. We have the lowest leech prices around which come direct from Minnesota. The crappie were in 18-20 feet of water suspended 7-10 down. I'm gonna go do that right now! Gotta get ready. Benefits Angel on My Shoulder. Like I said, I love chasing and watching people chase flags. There is where they may be.Bass are also in the spawn. and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info
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The guiding and the 2 bait shops have been rocking, thanks to all of you!As you know, most of the time I head out we target anything that bites. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow
That's good news for those of us that missed out on fishing this past fall because of the weather. The following creel survey reports were prepared by the North District's Treaty Fisheries Assessment Team. Lake temps are cooling to the mid 60s, shallow weeds are starting to brown and the day light hours are dwindling. Well done.Dark water did and still does reign supreme. What's left is all there is for the most part for this year as most of the good stuff can't be re-ordered, they're gone for the year. Same thing with all subsequent catches. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
Jeff Bolander Again, they would nip at them but not eat them, unless of course they were the bigger size of gill we wanted. All are valid points. They did pretty well, some doing so well they came in to buy a scoop or two of large fatheads every day. American Legion State Forest, the Oneida County and Jeff Bolander County. This weekend is suppose to be sunny and into the 60's so if you still got the ice fishing itch you better scratch it pretty quick. They can still be caught but it takes a lot of different bait to figure out which one will entice the bite. How at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
And consequently the fishing success is rising too.Crappie fishing is very popular this time of year. and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at
Of course you can catch them in many other ways as well. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow
What if your lake doesn't have deep water like that? Just after I had made another cast, with my half a crawler on a 1/16 oz jig, my phoned beeped letting me know someone just sent me a text. When the water temps start to get firmly into the 50's the minnow bite will pick up. As long as the lake temps rise gradually we should be in for a fishing bonanza. We will have longer hours for those weekends and I will announce those in next week's report. Sure you'll catch the occasional one on smaller fatheads but right now big is better. Well not here. Get down there with drop shots, bottom bouncers and your favorite bait rig. Weddings. Fresher and lower priced. A small twister tail on a 1/32 or 1/16 oz jig is still working the best. Anglers who are familiar with Little Saint Germain Lake are asked to suggest changes using the link above. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com
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They work real well for perch and bluegills.Speaking of gills, they always jump up to the shorelines when the crappie leave and this year is no different. Not a lot of minnows going out the bait shop door. We do have 2 dz jumbo crawlers for $6.75 and bulk crawler flats for $60. Work a panfish worm, wiggling plastic and even the aforementioned Kastmaster thru shallow weeds and sand bars that border the weeds. Unsafe ice conditions. },
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And they are popping right now. Very important now as that's the only place your gonna find bait that the fish you want are after.Northern have been very active lately. I had another senior newlywed couple on board (I'm changing the boat's name to the Love Boat) and they wanted to see if they could catch some walleye. and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info
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Keep your line tight on the drop as that's where you'll feel the bite 90% of the time.As the weather morphs into fall so will the fishing pick up even more. If you don't get a response, as they are very busy, you can always call back or call me at 715-892-2751. Hello fisherboys and fishergirls! How at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
One young fella that was in here this morning has been drop-shotting and he said he's been tearing them up. But that's gonna change. Another anticipated Opener has come and gone. Ah, memories.The fishing right now is unknown. Crawlers are still king but a few minnows are working for some folks. },
I still haven't figured out bluegills yet as they still seem to be pre-speawn but we find them all up and down the water column. Browning weeds use up oxygen while green weeds give it off. Enter your email address to get 10% off your first order. As always, windows are small but they are furious when open. Many reports of one guy catching fish and the guy next to him catching nothing. We have them exclusively in our shops and they are pretty cool. for St. Germain, Sayner, Vilas County, Wisconsin, Fishing the Northwoods She calmly turns her head towards him and says with 5 year old innocence, "catch your own" Oh I wish I could have seen that!!! Contact us. The fishing is great and the weather has been incredible. That in and of itself is consistent. Fresher and lower priced. But at least you know there is something down there. Don't be afraid to use large fats and heavy bottom bouncers as they can be very aggressive right now. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com
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?Get on the water kids. Smallies and largemouth are still slamming crawlers. Be that way!When you come into one of our bait shops go ahead and ask for advice. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. That's where you'll find the fisherfolks now. Check out my Real Estate website at www.JeffBolander.com
All species will start to realize that summer is gone and it's time to think about putting on the feedbag before winter chases away all those easy meals that warm water provides. One of the constants was those fishing for walleye at night did pretty well throwing crank baits or some drowning minnows under lighted bobbers. Jeff Bolander Weather conditions are getting better, more oxygen will be in the water, the fish will become more active and more fish will be caught. I'm not sure how much longer we'll be able to get them so if you want them you better get them now. - Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 11:20:40 (PST) are Proud Members of the Also sign me up for tips and deals from the Omnia newsletter. Our minnows come direct from trappers in central Wisconsin. They like the nice cool oxygen filled deep water too.Hey everybody, have a happy and safe 4th. We've caught them on rocks in 7' of water one day and 20' the next. Depending on the day and lake just about everything is working. More on the Opener coming in future reports.As far as the store goes, we are open starting Wednesday the 22nd from 7am to 6pm. That makes it not only tough for the walleyes but for the northen, bluegill and everything else. Because of what the weatherman has planned for this week, this weekend should be a boon for putting your favorite species on the ice. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com
Sounds like Summer Hummer time! Match your lake location with your conditions.A few notes, water temps are in the high 60s or low 70s, crappie are done spawning, perch are still active, bass and bluegill are heading to the beds and walleyes are still on deep weeds. The few times I dropped the camera into the water for a look-see it was visible that the fish were not only tight but inside the cover. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow
When the open water season starts, the two most sought after fish are walleye and northern pike. What a great opener. And DON'T make her clean up afterwards!! Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and
It won't be long before you'll see folks chasing the mighty toothy critter under the ice. Those bays with the 6" are in 5-10 feet of water and the panfish and other toothy critters are still aggressive. And as I have mentioned many times before, if you get a flag and find very little line has been stripped off get your perch jigging pole out (that of course you set up earlier for this purpose) and start working that hole. Crawlers went up this year for a myiad of reasons. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and
Everybody has their favorite way of putting panfish in the bucket but for the most part they have been real bashful. It might be pink today, orange this afternoon and yellow tomorrow. DNR Contacts for Little Saint Germain Lake, Little St Germain P & R District [exit DNR], Local
Some lakes they are done and others they haven't started. But it's true. You can catch them on the normal Crappie bait, small minnows, small plastics, waxies and half a crawler. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
It looks to be monsoon season here in the northwoods. The skimmed over ice is shoved down into the lake so stay away. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and
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But sometimes the fish wanted it slow or fast or twitched above the bottom or even on the surface. Jeff Bolander Then we'll set tip-ups inside and outside of that weedline. And the fishing has been pretty good too, although not ka-boom.As the water temps continue to try and make it into the 50s, the musky sucker bite continues to get better. Here's hoping we can have good ice for December this year! Limits of walleye and panfish are being had. The best method has been baiting a tip up with a northern sucker or large shiner positioned above the weeds and/or just below the ice holes. }
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We headed over to another lake on the chain and immediately got into a bunch of active fish. You get a group of kids or a bunch of adults that don't act their age together and when a flag goes up or a pole goes down the fun begins. But for the most part, get at it!Ice Tourneys coming up:
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But the best is yet to come. - Thursday, February 06, 2020 at 10:37:22 (PST) If they show fish at 30', fish for them. Water temps on almost all of the lakes got to the brink of 80 while some passed that mark. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and
- Thursday, January 03, 2019 at 14:33:05 (PST) Right now we have crappie minnows, fatheads, XL fatheads (tuffys), Mud Minnows, Walleye Suckers, Northern Bait Minnows, Redtail Chubs and Blacktail Chubs. Our most popular has been the Strikemaster Lithium 40V auger 8". The fish will let me know what they want. A week ago I was fishing with clients and the heat was nauseating. Sometime it takes 3/4 of a crawler but most of the time 1/2 will do. function loadScript() {
It's a confusing time for them there crappies. No middleman! All our suckers are wild caught. And on a lot of lakes they have and by looks of the forecast, they are gonna stay that way. These are Crappie Fire Balls in different scents that are shaped like and have the consistency of fish eggs. Here's what I know. It has a maximum depth of 53 feet. We also sell bulk crawler flats, $45,
Nice surprise.We are pretty much on a crawler and leech bite right now for all species. I'm sure they will be gone by the weekend. Come on up and enjoy the northwoods. Lots of good ice all over the place. Walleyes on minnows, crawlers and some on leeches. Minnows work but are hard to keep alive in the warm weather. With their liberty restored they are free to make their choice on how they spend their time. When jigging for action fish I'll start with spoons like the Kastmaster, Leech Flutter Spoon and Rippin' Raps. Yea, good news! And there was no waiting around for the fish to take it either; feel the bite, smack it! Some will only use them because they are using slip bobbers and minnows have better action under a slip bobber than crawlers do. If you don't get a response, as they are very busy,
Well I can tell you for sure we will. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. I swear the fish get their marching orders from some place every morning.Small mouth bass have been chasing minnows towards the surface lately. Please no more personal attacks. Stays above the weeds and pike live them. But some are ignoring it the best they can and coming up with some nice musky. Now normally she will fish with me but it's never her idea. E-mail Me. If I had a nickel for every time someone mentioned crappies this past weekend, I'd have a lot of nickels! The warmer weather is kicking up lake temps and the low winds are making it easier to locate the schools. Sometimes I wish I didn't use electronics cuz it's so frustrating to me to watch a fish come up to your bait, sniff it out and then just swim away. But the days in between have been magnificent. Most are still in shallow water chasing those meals. I just looked at the forecast and there aren't even any nights that will get below 32 and there's a lot of rain predicted. What a great holiday week it was. - Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 14:11:52 (PST) - Sunday, May 05, 2019 at 16:23:52 (PDT) Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and
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With the decreased number of fisherpeople so far this year we are still bursting at the seams with great gear. So again, be careful. Now, I'm not saying it is completely safe everywhere but folks are fishing almost everywhere now. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com
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We boated some in the deeper weeds edges around 15' but the bigger fish came in deeper water.Same with the smallies. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. Big gills are mixed in and deep as are the crappie. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow
The summer was a banner year for Musky. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. that Meets or Beats the Big Box Stores, http://deweycatchemandhow.com/baitshop.htm, Jeff Bolander Guys are out chasing them on a few of our lakes with pretty good success. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and
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Visitors have access to the lake from a public boat landing. My answer is always "between the middle of May to the middle of June." Find 'em.As for northerns they will get harder to get as the water warms. Incredible. Crawlers and little plastics and bugs were working.The northerns are still active on just about anything. Keep you line taught and you'll feel the fish suck it right up. To order your crawler flats please call ahead at the Minocqua shop at 715-358-5130. www.UpNorth.info - Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 11:27:00 (PDT) Two major DNR regs to be aware of are that they extended the walleye no harvest rules on the Minocqua chain
I decided to see how far out and deep this weed patch went and ended up putting the boat in 8 FOW on the weed edge. If you don't get a response, they are very busy, you can always call be at 715-892-2751.-----------------------------
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The warm weather we got in June ended the trapping season then and we finally ran out last week. But I still had a smile on my face and so did the client. Minnows are the kings of live bait right now but leeches and crawlers are still effective at times. The water temp was 48-51 degrees. ui.createComponent('product', {
- Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 13:53:22 (PDT) No one bait is magic as usual but everything from small minnows, crawlers, wax worms, spikes and small plastics are working. Keep your bait higher in the water column cuz the northern is always looking up above for a meal.Walleyes have been very good lately. Quick Links. Find the warmest water with the greenest weeds with the most bait available and there will be your quarry. It's been a very good year so far and looking at the weather coming up I see no reason why it can't continue. But we'll figure it out once we get out there. I haven't had a chance to get on the water the past week so I'm going by what my experienced fisherpeople are telling me. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.The Ugly. Even the flowages are plum full including the Manitowish Chain where there is no drop in water levels yet. Remember a crawler or little minnow doesn't move very fast in the water. One more way was to put on 2" gulp minnows or plastic grub tails. They are on the move with all the bug hatches we've had but we are still popping some nice ones just not as many. Warmth, low to medium winds and sunshine. If you hit the lake and look for any fish, not any particular fish, you will probably be successful right now. Another way to get past the little guys was to use minnows. - Monday, February 25, 2019 at 11:36:15 (PST) Wisconsin is in the heart of Wisconsin's Northwoods No middleman! Not to mention that the "Stay at Home Order" has been found to be unconstitutional and so has been lifted. Jeff Bolander Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com
For example one of the "go to" plastics was a purple and black B'Fish'N rib worm. Normally this time of year the water temps have been in the 50 for a while and we're experiencing the onset of turnover on many lakes. Maybe for the first time in a few years we'll have some open water a week or so before the Opener. But all of this is normal and expected. I lifted the fish into the net on the floor of the boat and sat there for a second. App; Shop; Map; . All of a sudden you'll feel something different and that most likely will be a fish grabbing your bait.