Chequamegon Bay

Curious if anyone has taken water temp in Ashland yet? I heard the ice is almost gone expect a little left on shoreline.

NETS FOR SMELT    https://www.eregulations.com/wisconsin/fishing/spearing-netting-and-bait-harvest-regulations

Here is the page from Wisconsin rules on spearing and netting. The chamber posted it on another sight. I didn’t know either had to look it up.  

Looks like you are right.

Still ice on parts of the bay. Can’t legally net for smelt until April 1. DNR netting rules on Lake Superior. Might hurt us this year. 

Is there any ice left to try and jig some smelt ? or is this year done ? crazy winter Thanks Guys

knoxerboxer,
Smallmouth bite was great there on last week's John Gillespies fishing show 
"Woods & Waters " They hammered them ! Watch the June 10th show replay on his website, or the replay on Comcast i believe at Monday noon tommorrow? 

Any word on the bass bite?  I'm hoping to make it up there next weekend. Thanks

The cameras still show a lot of ice floating around, but warmer temps and some wind should take care of it.  I only have 1 day that I can maybe go next week so the later this pushes out, the better for me. 

I've always went on weekends.  Is it less crowded during the weekdays or still kind of a zoo?  Still fairly a rookie as we only went 2 years, trying to learn new areas to go, etc.  But my kids have a blast doing it.