Time to get back at the red tape!----------------------------- As always, take a spud and safety equipment. The other lake was pretty much the same but they weren't quite as deep as that lake didn't have the deep water like the first one did. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. Jeff Bolander Fresher and lower priced. Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and Our methods vary, more on that in a bit, but the outcome is the same, a livewell full of future fillets. Even the bluegills we have been catching have been at least 15-20 feet deep. To order your crawler flats please call ahead at the Minocqua shop at 715-358-5130. From what I understand it's not as bad as we thought it was gonna be. Fishing is still good but not quite as hot, except for walleye. We are also giving away free t-shirts, hats and beanies with some purchases. - Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 14:11:52 (PST) and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at Find the warmest water with green weeds or wood on the North end of the lake and you'll probably find Crappie. I guess that would have been TMI.Well my time off has been filled with fighting red tape, crossing I's and dotting T's (I know). I tell ya, it's like a certain Clint Eastwood movie. Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at Linda and I are eating fresh bluegill, crappie and perch tonight. opportunities, shopping and fun. We pray that you can count your blessing as well as endure your trials. Spinner baits, chatter baits and larger minnows have worked well for folks. One guy that comes into the shop often hit double figures for fish over 20" the other night. LATER!FYI. Small bites on live bait seem to work the best mostly in low light periods. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. She was a fisherwoman for sure. Jeff Bolander Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and That was surprising. I'll never get used to losing a good one. It was one perch after another, 2 small ones and then a big one. Tranx, Curados and Stradics are included.----------------------------- The Photos Page is chocked full of big fish and great clients I have guided. Crappie, perch, smallies and others were coming into the boat quite regularly. I love it.Hey, get out there. So I started throwing a twister grub and got what I figured was a crappie hit right away but I missed it. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com Yikes.But don't worry. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com "background-color": "#4e81a3" Lots and lots of mark downs on everything. If you are jigging, horizontal jigs and very small jigs are the best. Our business was slow in late March and April as it always is. Fresher and lower priced. Active fish and great ice and weather conditions like I haven't seen in a long time. Ignorance of the rules is not a viable excuse.Fisherpeople are still pounding Northerns. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow Again, small pink jigs and crawlers worked the best.Now when I post in these reports that a certain color worked the best or a certain bait worked the best, we didn't just fish with those methods. It's like its the end of May, beginning of June. The few that are are not doing especially well but like I said, it's a small sampling.We got a little ice here, a little ice there and some lakes are froze over with upwards of 5 inches. Didn't we just get on the lakes after the late ice? you can always call back or call me at 715-892-2751. Last week was warm enough but still it was a chore to fight thru the slush and crusts on the ice. West Bay Little Saint Germain Lake. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow Pike, walleye and crappie go after them, too.Now on to the mighty walleye. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com If you want walleyes now get to those bodies of water that the temps are the highest on as the males should be feeding after the spawn and they will soon be followed by those bigger females. Some days limits of walleye are filled in minutes where on other days you may not get a bite in those same spots. The inconsistent job mother nature did of building the ice this year commands us to stay in spots we know and fish in areas that are well used. 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. To order your flats in dirt or bedding please call ahead at the Minocqua shop at 715-358-5130. There's a lot of hard pack out there which makes it quite enjoyable to move around.How's the fishing? The worst the weather is out the better the bite will become. Minnows, bugs, spoons and jigs have all been working.And as always FIND GREEN WEEDS!First ice is always the best time of the year to put fish on the ice. Cost of doing business, I say. So again, be careful. We are doing our I'm good with that.There haven't been very many folks out there fishing lately. NEW Custom 2022 and 2023 Pontoons! and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at Cooler temps are arriving now along with the rain. I guided a group of 6 one day and we only got 7 tip ups out as we really didn't have time to put out more. Well as most of you know that's not the norm for the northwoods. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info With the sun being so high in the sky for so much of the time lately the fish are buried deep in those weeds. Wisconsin is in the heart of Wisconsin's Northwoods Yesterday I had another afternoon off and decided to hit a lake I had never been on. Lake Size - 980 Acres Lake Depth - 56 Feet Anglers of all ages can find something at Jackson's. Now I'm not saying nobody is catching fish, I'm saying you gotta put in your time to hit those active windows. Ice Tourneys coming up: What an interesting summer so far. All live bait is working from time to time. And all the fish are ready too.I know I'm gonna sound like a bait shop owner here but when this happens you gotta take a variety of bait, live and artificial, with you. Those little devils can dictate how we fish. I use northerns as my barometer on this. - Friday, December 14, 2018 at 15:53:00 (PST) Jeff Bolander One fella that fishes the Rainbow often said he drove all over the place out there the other day and he found up to a foot of ice in some places.Panfish have been doing well lately. crawlers and leeches will be the freshest you can find. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com Then after hot and heavy for a while the bite stopped and I went to a few other things and then Perch Talker ended up working for a while. No spring for us this year, that's for sure. But here we go.We've been catching walleye everywhere. And yes, fortunately the bite has stayed very good on almost all species. Easy. Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow "background-color": "#578fb5", When you fish the But when the weeds start dying and the oxygen starts to diminish you gotta go where you can breathe. App; Shop; Map; . Any bait that will put you in that strike zone is the choice du jor. Stage 5, post spawn staging is a week or so after dropping the eggs, the females are recovered and feeding heavily and the males start to leave the beds and put on the feed bag, too. Mostly shallow in wood and weeds is where you can catch them with crawlers and leeches right now. Thanks again for all your positive feedback. How at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.UpNorth.info www.UpNorth.info I finally got a day off a few days ago and headed out wif the da wifey. There are plenty of those places. Now normally she will fish with me but it's never her idea. Always puts a smile on my face when 5 different guys come in and tell me that and they all fish a different way. I took a couple of young men out smallie fishing a couple of days ago and they boated over 100 bass! And as usual we have 2 dz jumbo crawlers for $5, your 1st scoop of crappie minnows for $2 with any purchase, Something that most clear thinking individuals already knew. That would be nice for a change.As far as the fishing goes it's been a 6 on a 10 scale. Residential LED Lighting. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com "background-color": "#4e81a3" Just go a little deeper, find some green weeds, some wood and stumps, all these will hold warmer water. 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. Lots of great tourneys are coming up including the high school state championship is next weekend. Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and Color and size of jig mattered and changed from day to day.We also hit the flowage and thankfully the walleye and perch are active again. Although the few we have caught on minnows have had a more violent strike. How at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com Probably not a lot but it will make conditions for the humans above the ice a lot more comfortable. Weedless jigs are sometimes necessary but small jigs can work just as well if you learn to gently pull it thru the weed stalks. Temps in the 90's then only in the 40's in a few days. Gotta get ready. Jeff Bolander Lots of finned fiends to yank your line right now are active.FYI. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com Nothing better that meat grilling while watching tip ups. So we went to a heavier jig so it would zoom right past them to the depth we wanted. Crawlers went up this year for a myriad of reasons. The walleyes are about a week away from becoming very active on most lakes. Have a prime rib over at Pub & Prime Supper Club for me YUM. Once you tie into one you are hooked for good. Jeff Bolander I have watched many of fish, especially bass, pick up a piece of plastic out of their bed and move it away, drop it, and then go back to their patrol duty. To order your flats please call ahead at the Minocqua shop at 715-358-5130. Be flexible and try many different presentations until the fish let you know what they want.That's it for today. A tip, if you see a bass on a bed you can't get to move with a crawler or bug bait, use a minnow or minnow looking crank as minnows are a threat to their beds and eggs.Bluegills are getting ready to spawn on most lakes. It's a little more exciting this year than most, I think. of Wisconsin, St Be smart, safe and slow down. Jeff Bolander As always, I started with 1/32 oz jigs tipped with plastics. www.UpNorth.info www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. Benefits Angel on My Shoulder. !----------------------------- Steaks on the grill, nice bottle of wine, life is good! Depending on the lake you'll find them in the deeper holes, next to GREEN weeds and off rock humps. Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeweyCatchemAndHow Plus they are much easier to manage this time of year. - Saturday, August 05, 2017 at 14:21:17 (PDT) The crappies are ready to rock, the bass are staging and eating for pre-spawn and bluegills aren't far behind. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. The key to remember here is they are moving to different depths during the day depending on temps and sun light. It's been a little of a mixed bag lately but each day seems to have its own king of baits while each day it seems to change to something a little different.One bait that has come to my attention is a diamond jig made by one of our locals. While the weather cools for the upcoming fall, fishing the past week also cooled. and see piles of fish photos at Up North Fishing Photos at If you don't get a response, as they are very busy, There. There is no magic answer and never a hot lake. By this weekend I expect the fishing to be really improved. We are doing our Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at Wow, some weather, eh? E-mail Me. Most lakes are froze over and are continuing to make new ice every day and night. We will open at 5pm on Thursday and at 7am Friday Saturday and Sunday. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com We had to have the bait right in front of their noses to get a bite as the visibility was pretty bad.Crawlers and leeches have been the bait of choice in my boat lately. Tip them with lots of spikes or waxies, chena bait, scented plastics, minnows or minnow heads. What if your lake doesn't have deep water like that? I will also start searching for those smallies in those northern sandy shores for some good fighting fun. Water temps are in the 80's in some places. Also try heavy 30-50# fluorocarbon leaders and small glo treble hooks. And I know this falls on deaf ears sometimes but please let those big mamas go. One good report came from a group of guys who were fishing the river with suckers and just hammered them. Well here we go. Get down there with drop shots, bottom bouncers and your favorite bait rig. Everyday we go out now we catch a PILE of fish. Ice is coming any day now. I gotta tell ya, I love trying out new baits. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. To order your bulk leeches or flats of crawlers Subscribe to Email Updates for the Latest 2023 Little Saint Germain Lake Fishing Reports. Now I'm ready to rock and roll again!Ice conditions. The CLAM and OTTER shelters are all setup inside, specially priced and ready for your inspection. In the summer we can occasionally accommodate a 1/2 day Sunday rental from 9am to 2pm for $249. One young fella that was in here this morning has been drop-shotting and he said he's been tearing them up. What that means is the Crappie are done spawning and are now recovering. As long as the lake temps rise gradually we should be in for a fishing bonanza. It will continue until the end of this month. There is actually good news to report for this weekend. For the crappies I think it will be sometime this week or weekend, depending on the lake. I agreed. Sometimes we wondered if the 'Mississippi' type weather we were having was going to end. If you want them in dirt that's no problems as we normally have over a hundred flats in stock. Some lakes have just finished up a hatch. Or you could always drill another hole to drop a camera down to watch the process.As far as bait goes the methods haven't changed much. No middleman! That's not the best time to catch them. I give it a 7-8 right now. Get out there and enjoy yourself!As far as store specials go, our "END OF SEASON CLEARANCE SALE" begins today and runs through the end of February. Fishing looks to be not very active with peak fishing times around 11 AM - 12 PM. The bass are still pre-spawn and are just starting to hit the buffet line before they hit the boudoir.Northern are still everywhere. Throwing crank baits, spinners or any kind or minnows will catch them. The next day the lake we were on the weeds ended at 15'. lower than those stores. I believe it gives the fish more cover.Crappie are still hitting but still spread out. !FYI we have Waxies, Red Spikes and White Spikes, Mousees, Wigglers and Fresh water Shrimp in good numbers for this weekend not to mention our normal array of minnows.----------------------------- It doesn't matter what type of weather it is as long as it is consistent, fish like it. This is for 1 or 2 people. And not just bass either. The icing on the cake is the temps are going to jump up into the 50's again! www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. Change baits, presentations, colors and locations. www.UpNorthFishingPhotos.com. Crawlers went up this year for a myriad of reasons. Right now it seems like there is luck being had with all sorts of presentations. Temps above freezing are a week or more out. And by smaller I mean 100 acres or less and by shallow I mean 10' or less. I think 4 out of the last 5 times I've fished I have gotten soaked. Minnows will be in by the middle of the week. Some of my favorite haunts are still behind schedule.Normally bluegill pester the heck out of us. What is the goal? - Sunday, October 06, 2019 at 08:36:08 (PDT) }, This is only gonna get better so can get out there and catch a few. I swear the fish get their marching orders from some place every morning.Small mouth bass have been chasing minnows towards the surface lately. It's not true. He basically wanted to know two things. Again, depending on the lake, they are mostly in deeper waters during the day. Crawlers, leeches and plastics are still working along with wacky worms and stick baits.Gills are just starting to become plentiful. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com Jeff Bolander, guide and owner of Dewey, Catchem and If you haven't drug a Musky Sucker, do it. I watched a bunch of fisherman on a lake I was on the other day chasing one flag after another. How Bait Shop and Guide Post at www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com LATER!FYI. Lot's of folks coming in to see the latest gear along with their old favorites and some surprises, all specially priced. } Jake Jacobs got first place in one tourney two weeks ago and second last week and that jig is all he used. Stop by and say hi if you see our vehicles there. We are doing our best to keep the prices low. I'm gonna go do that right now! Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and Expect these conditions to gradually move forward in the spawn over the next week or two as the water temps continue to rise. You know, one of the questions I get asked a lot is when is the best time to come fishing in the northwoods. One guy told me he had the best opener EVER on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. After filleting them I had 3.5# of meat! But we have been catching fish. Also sign me up for tips and deals from the Omnia newsletter. I put the boat in the weeds and they caught tons of little bass and bluegills. Check out my Up North fishing and resort web sites at Most lakes are seeing the Musky just getting off the beds and recovering from their yearly spawn. And hopefully a few of the popular landings will be plowed to allow access.So how's the fishing. Reports at www.UpNorthFishing.com "Little Saint" is considered one of the most biologically fertile waters in northern Wisconsin. And they are doing it responsibly I might add. Tip these with bugs, minnows, minnow heads or nothing and you'll catch something. Of my favorite haunts are still hitting but still it was gon na be the. 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