Two of our guides, Erik & Stu, had a chance to scout a section of the Namekagon River late last week. Spring record water levels are starting to come down and the smallmouth bass are warming up!
After more than two weeks of being off-limits due to the government shutdown, the Namekagon River is BACK IN PLAY. The Namekagon, part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, was closed to all use during the shutdown as were all the National Parks. We had other fishing options during the shutdown and the Chippewa…
DetailsOctober 14, 2013 — Musky fishing just keeps getting better as the temperatures cool. The leaves are mostly gone near the rivers and the weeds have released their hold and the rivers are in the best shape of the season. Water flows in the rivers are above average for this time of year and we…
DetailsFishing Report 9/15/13: We’re changing hats here in the Northwoods. It is time to take off the Smallmouth hat and put on the Musky hat. For the last couple of months or so, we have had good, if not great, bass fishing. Heavy rains and strange flows in the rivers have made for some challenging…
DetailsTrying to piece together decent information for a meaningful fishing report has been very challenging. The declining river flows are helping the fishing immeasurably. The Upper Namekagon is slowly dropping (330 cfs) and the trout fishing is picking up. Water temps are nice and cool and the hatches have been pretty consistent. Wading the river…
DetailsBig changes over the last couple of weeks–we’ve had a frost or two and some generally unstable weather. That’s the bad news. The good news is the muskies have definitely been “on the feedbag”. Depending on the stretches we fish, we are seeing a bass or two per day and several muskies per day. Water…
DetailsIt’s the end of August and this month has been “interesting”. We’ve had blistering heat followed by a stretch of weather where we had to wear fleece vests most of the day and then back to blistering heat again. Those changes in weather make for challenging fishing conditions but our fishing was very good in…
DetailsSorry for the delay in getting a fishing report out, but we’ve had a dozen inches of rain over the last two and a half weeks, which has made for some challenging fishing conditions. The rivers are just now getting back to normal flows and, with the hot weather, the fishing for bass and muskies…
DetailsThis version of a fishing report is actually more of a water report. Last week we got 6 inches of rain here locally and the rivers are very swollen and out of shape. Trout fishing on the Namekagon remains good, but the water level makes for very challenging wading. Brown Drakes, March Browns, Sulphurs, and…
DetailsMay 19th put the trout on notice that Summer is just around the corner. After a few days of no rain, coupled with hot temperatures, the water temperature in the upper Namekagon reached 70+ degrees. Thankfully, we got some rain and the water temps slipped back into the 60’s. We had a BIG brown drake…
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