Thursday, 12/14/23
Lets do a short one today. Yes, yes, yes, we have good ice. I've gotten reports of up to 10" out there. With so many different lakes in the area it's hard to answer the ice question as every lake can have different thicknesses of ice. But most are pretty darn good. Mother nature has been cooperative in keeping the temps low and the snow falls slight. Today is a glorious day with sunshine, little wind and temps near 40. It's going to be like that thru Saturday so what a great weekend to get out there. I haven't seen any ATVs or trucks out there yet but I'm sure it won't be long. No snowmobiles -- not enough snow.
The low light fishing for walleyes has been on fire. Some real monsters have been caught and most have been released. Good sized minnows under tip-ups is producing fish. Low light fishing is even more important this year as with the lack of snow the fish can see you during the day.
Panfish seemed to have been best on deep weed edges during the day and when the light gets lower you need to chase them into the green shallow weeds. Bugs and small jigs are working well. To increase your chances I would tip my jigs with Clam's Silkie Jig Trailers. They work really well. Also and plastic that has skinny extrusions has the same type of action that the panfish love. Tip them with bugs if you'd like.
Northern are stealing baits everywhere. Yum. Bring one in on a 24" ultra light pole and you earn a gold star!
That's it. Gotta go. Get out this weekend and make some memories. I love sitting back and watching the kids chase flags!
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now for $1 each.
We are in the middle of our annual December Christmas sale. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. They are also on the website. While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, White & Red & Multi-colored Spikes, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium and Large River Shiners and Golden Shiners.
Our normal weekly hours thru December 24th are:
Monday thru Thursday from 7am to 6pm
Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 6am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
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Things got a little wet and slippery for a while on the ice as the warm up late last week melted off the light snow from the early part of the week. That was OK, we didn’t lose ice just that annoying snow cover. Unfortunately, more snow came in with the drop in temps to cover things back up. Fishing was fair to good overall, not at all like the previous week, but rarely do we see action that good.
Walleye: Good-Fair – Jigging raps and spoons still taking fish, just not as aggressive of a bite as earlier. Tip-ups with medium golden shiners or river shiners still scoring in that 6-10’ of green weeds. Pre-dawn and dusk best.
Northern Pike: Good-Fair – Big shiners and suckers on tip-ups tops. Anglers using Jaw Jackers baited with the same having fun catching on rod and reel. No big Pike reports this week, but plenty of eaters.
Largemouth Bass: Good-Fair – Liking the warm up last week. Flags flying for anglers using medium shiners on tip-ups for Pike. Plenty others caught by Bluegill and Crappie anglers.
Bluegill: Good-Fair – Tentative at times, lots of talk of “lookers” but not biting. When this happens best to go small. Try a 2.5 mm tungsten tipped with a single red spike or smidge of plastic. An active presentation draws them in, but once they show up on your locator or camera its best to go small and slow.
Crappies: Fair – Once again, cautious bite. While Crappie minnows had been the preferred bait last week, a switch to a smaller, more subdued presentation was needed by the weekend. One exception was anglers fishing deeper water, 20-25’, there tip-downs with small minnows best.
Yellow Perch: Fair – Not being targeted, but incidental catches by Crappie and Gill anglers.
Looks as if this cool/warm pattern will persist through Christmas Day. Luckily the warm just takes the top layer (snow) down, then cold (teens 12/11) firms things back up. Unfortunately, the cold we need to really build a nice base (12-15”) isn’t in the forecast for the next two weeks. Walking and checking are safest forms of travel for now, most reports of ice thickness range 3 ½-6”, some North (South facing) shorelines thinner.
Upcoming Tournaments
Jan 6th – 73rd Annual Rib Lake Area Ice Fishing Contest – Rib Lake
Jan 6th – 16th Annual NCO Club & AMVETS Post 724 Ice Fishing Tournament – Lake Nokomis
Walleye: Good-Fair – Jigging raps and spoons still taking fish, just not as aggressive of a bite as earlier. Tip-ups with medium golden shiners or river shiners still scoring in that 6-10’ of green weeds. Pre-dawn and dusk best.
Northern Pike: Good-Fair – Big shiners and suckers on tip-ups tops. Anglers using Jaw Jackers baited with the same having fun catching on rod and reel. No big Pike reports this week, but plenty of eaters.
Largemouth Bass: Good-Fair – Liking the warm up last week. Flags flying for anglers using medium shiners on tip-ups for Pike. Plenty others caught by Bluegill and Crappie anglers.
Bluegill: Good-Fair – Tentative at times, lots of talk of “lookers” but not biting. When this happens best to go small. Try a 2.5 mm tungsten tipped with a single red spike or smidge of plastic. An active presentation draws them in, but once they show up on your locator or camera its best to go small and slow.
Crappies: Fair – Once again, cautious bite. While Crappie minnows had been the preferred bait last week, a switch to a smaller, more subdued presentation was needed by the weekend. One exception was anglers fishing deeper water, 20-25’, there tip-downs with small minnows best.
Yellow Perch: Fair – Not being targeted, but incidental catches by Crappie and Gill anglers.
Looks as if this cool/warm pattern will persist through Christmas Day. Luckily the warm just takes the top layer (snow) down, then cold (teens 12/11) firms things back up. Unfortunately, the cold we need to really build a nice base (12-15”) isn’t in the forecast for the next two weeks. Walking and checking are safest forms of travel for now, most reports of ice thickness range 3 ½-6”, some North (South facing) shorelines thinner.
Upcoming Tournaments
Jan 6th – 73rd Annual Rib Lake Area Ice Fishing Contest – Rib Lake
Jan 6th – 16th Annual NCO Club & AMVETS Post 724 Ice Fishing Tournament – Lake Nokomis
I checked a couple central Oneida County lakes yesterday, and the rain/warmth really deteriorated what was decent ice a week ago. Unsafe where I was; can’t speak for the rest of the area but I would use extreme caution if you go. There’s a covering of snow now hiding the bad areas too.
Friday, 12/08/23
Ice fishing is in full swing. Decent ice is the rule and not the exception. It's kinda scary looking right now as we got a couple of days of sun and temps in the low 40s which melted a lot of the snow which produced some black areas out there. Still plenty of ice but black ice, which some times is the saftest, is scary looking. But always remember that no ice is totally safe ice. Spud and pick often. The big deep clear lakes are still open but most others have locked up. Check secluded bays first as they will have the most ice as they started making ice first.
Lots of fish are hitting the top of the ice. As usual, northern are very active. Anything under a tip-up should produce those tasty devils. Walleye are also very active. Jigging or tip-ups or jaw-jacker type are producing. Low light is the best and at this time of year there is plenty of it.
Panfish are also very active. As usual, find green weeds and you find panfish. Of course bass and northern are there also.
All the usual baits are working. With all the low light we have anything with a flash or sparkle will give you an edge. Yes, hotdogs do catch northern! This is the time of year that so many types of baits work it is a good time to experiment. Try a new one everyday and use it in different presentations and you may find your next 'go to' bait.
Our Black Friday / Cyber Monday fishing show sale has ended. Last two weekends were dynamite with 100,s of folks taking advantage of pricing the big box stores cannot match. We still got a lot of great deals so check out the details in the store and on the website. We'll have more raffles and give-a-ways and other surprises.
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now mixed in with the northern bait going for a $1 each.
We are in the middle of our annual December Christmas sale. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. They are also on the website. While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, White & Red & Multi-colored Spikes, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium and Large River Shiners and Golden Shiners.
Our normal weekly hours thru December are:
Monday thru Thursday from 7am to 6pm
Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 6am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
Ice fishing is in full swing. Decent ice is the rule and not the exception. It's kinda scary looking right now as we got a couple of days of sun and temps in the low 40s which melted a lot of the snow which produced some black areas out there. Still plenty of ice but black ice, which some times is the saftest, is scary looking. But always remember that no ice is totally safe ice. Spud and pick often. The big deep clear lakes are still open but most others have locked up. Check secluded bays first as they will have the most ice as they started making ice first.
Lots of fish are hitting the top of the ice. As usual, northern are very active. Anything under a tip-up should produce those tasty devils. Walleye are also very active. Jigging or tip-ups or jaw-jacker type are producing. Low light is the best and at this time of year there is plenty of it.
Panfish are also very active. As usual, find green weeds and you find panfish. Of course bass and northern are there also.
All the usual baits are working. With all the low light we have anything with a flash or sparkle will give you an edge. Yes, hotdogs do catch northern! This is the time of year that so many types of baits work it is a good time to experiment. Try a new one everyday and use it in different presentations and you may find your next 'go to' bait.
Our Black Friday / Cyber Monday fishing show sale has ended. Last two weekends were dynamite with 100,s of folks taking advantage of pricing the big box stores cannot match. We still got a lot of great deals so check out the details in the store and on the website. We'll have more raffles and give-a-ways and other surprises.
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now mixed in with the northern bait going for a $1 each.
We are in the middle of our annual December Christmas sale. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. They are also on the website. While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, White & Red & Multi-colored Spikes, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium and Large River Shiners and Golden Shiners.
Our normal weekly hours thru December are:
Monday thru Thursday from 7am to 6pm
Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 6am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
Off to a great early ice fishing season in the Lakeland area. Ice on smaller lakes and bays have reports of 4-6” of ice. Light snow, but not enough to hinder ice production when overnights got down into the low teens over the weekend. Anglers getting after it and reporting great success as the early ice has been a relief following a poor gun deer season.
Walleye: Excellent – Walleyes very active. This is a great time to hone your jigging skills as Walleyes reportedly chasing raps and spoons 4-6’ off the bottom, at times 3-4 fish at a time. Most of this action occurring 1 ½ hours pre-dawn as well as the hour either side of dusk in 5-8’ of water. Tip-ups of course scoring using suckers and shiners. But for some “reel” fun, try some jigging for these early ice season Walleye.
Northern Pike: Excellent – Also very active! Most anglers finding success with large, lively bait on tip-ups and Jaw Jackers! That same 5-8’ depths with good weed cover. Don’t be shy to hang ‘em high! Big Pike reported with a 38 ½” St. Germain fish tops, but an equally impressive 37” caught by 10 yr old local legend Elija also iced. Not many do it, but also a great time to jig big pimples or large jigging raps for the Pike. Great fun on a rod and reel.
Crappies: Good – Where and when you can find. Most reports from anglers working shallow green weeds in 6-10’. One report from anglers tip-down fishing in 25’ not able to keep up with 3 lines. Finesse not as important with early ice and good oxygen levels. Minnows or spoons tipped with waxies best.
Bluegills: Good – Most reports are of #’s, but feeling is as anglers get out on the less pressured waters we will hear more on size. The new Clam Tikka Flash has been a surprise hit on these aggressive Gills and Crappies in the smallest size. Otherwise, grubs, spikes and the old reliable teardrop is hard to beat early like this.
Not much for a Perch or Bass report, some being caught.
With such great action, don’t throw caution to the wind. Spud your way across new ice, carry safety spikes, rope and wear floatation jackets or carry a floating cushion. We do have a 24-30 hour or so stretch of above freezing temps (32-45 degrees) before things cool off by Saturday (12/9). Shouldn’t be enough to hurt, just enough to take snow cover off and require cleats to get around.
Upcoming Tournaments
Jan 6th – 73rd Annual Rib Lake Area Ice Fishing Contest – Rib Lake
Jan 6th – 16th Annual NCO Club & AMVETS Post 724 Ice Fishing Tournament – Lake Nokomis
Walleye: Excellent – Walleyes very active. This is a great time to hone your jigging skills as Walleyes reportedly chasing raps and spoons 4-6’ off the bottom, at times 3-4 fish at a time. Most of this action occurring 1 ½ hours pre-dawn as well as the hour either side of dusk in 5-8’ of water. Tip-ups of course scoring using suckers and shiners. But for some “reel” fun, try some jigging for these early ice season Walleye.
Northern Pike: Excellent – Also very active! Most anglers finding success with large, lively bait on tip-ups and Jaw Jackers! That same 5-8’ depths with good weed cover. Don’t be shy to hang ‘em high! Big Pike reported with a 38 ½” St. Germain fish tops, but an equally impressive 37” caught by 10 yr old local legend Elija also iced. Not many do it, but also a great time to jig big pimples or large jigging raps for the Pike. Great fun on a rod and reel.
Crappies: Good – Where and when you can find. Most reports from anglers working shallow green weeds in 6-10’. One report from anglers tip-down fishing in 25’ not able to keep up with 3 lines. Finesse not as important with early ice and good oxygen levels. Minnows or spoons tipped with waxies best.
Bluegills: Good – Most reports are of #’s, but feeling is as anglers get out on the less pressured waters we will hear more on size. The new Clam Tikka Flash has been a surprise hit on these aggressive Gills and Crappies in the smallest size. Otherwise, grubs, spikes and the old reliable teardrop is hard to beat early like this.
Not much for a Perch or Bass report, some being caught.
With such great action, don’t throw caution to the wind. Spud your way across new ice, carry safety spikes, rope and wear floatation jackets or carry a floating cushion. We do have a 24-30 hour or so stretch of above freezing temps (32-45 degrees) before things cool off by Saturday (12/9). Shouldn’t be enough to hurt, just enough to take snow cover off and require cleats to get around.
Upcoming Tournaments
Jan 6th – 73rd Annual Rib Lake Area Ice Fishing Contest – Rib Lake
Jan 6th – 16th Annual NCO Club & AMVETS Post 724 Ice Fishing Tournament – Lake Nokomis
Its the last day of November and the ice fishing season has officially begun. Many smaller lakes are frozen over with fishable ice and some of the large lakes with protected bays are in the same condition. I guessing that in a few more days even the larger lakes will be locked up, especially if we get a few calm nights. Then all that's left is for Trout, Fence and the other big, deep, clear ones to do the same. More than a few guys are out drilling holes and laying out tip-ups and they seem to be fishing chasing flags and pulling fish thru the jigging holes quite often. Get out there but please be careful. No ice is safe ice and if you're not spudding this time of year, you is kinna dumb.
As usual tip-ups are successfully pulling Walleye and Northerns thru the ice. Bugs and plastics are jigging up some nice panfish. Try something new this year. Widen your fishing horizon. There are so many options now a days. We'll get into those at a later date.
Pretty quiet otherwise. I've been busy with our Black Friday / Cyber Monday fishing show sale. Last weekend was dynamite with 100,s of folks taking advantage of pricing the big box stores cannot match. Details on that below and on the website. This weekend is the end of our show and it's gonna be awesome! Stop in the store or visit the website to take advantage of some incredible deals. We'll have more raffles and give-a-ways and some reps from Otter and Clam will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now. M-$10 L-$13 and XL $15
We continue to prepare for our Black Friday / Cyber-Monday days from November 24th to December 3rd. There will be some unbelievable specials, WRJO remote broadcasts and many many giveaways and raffle prizes. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. We have a current list of those specials on our website. Check them out! While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, White & Red & Multi-colored Spikes, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium and Large River Shiners and Golden Shiners, Medium, Large and XL Musky Suckers.
Our normal weekly hours thru December are:
Monday thru Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 7am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
Open water season is winding down. With the onus on gun deer this past weekend, fewer anglers out on the water. Despite unseasonably warm days last Wed/Thurs, temps below freezing for mornings cooling things down further. Surface temperature readings ranged from 38-43 this past week, ice forming on edges, small bays and pond. Be very careful at boat landings that are being used, ice building up fast on black topped launches.
Musky: Good – Not a numbers game this time of year, but some fish being caught! While striking out my last trip of the year (11/19), did talk to a young angler on the same lake that boated a 46” on a Bulldawg and lost a second during the last hour before dark. A few other reports of Skis between 42 & 47” this past week. Mix of lures (mostly rubber) and suckers.
Suckers getting harder to find but still available. Call your favorite, local bait shop (us?) ahead of time to check availability. It’s legal to fish Musky by open water or land through December now, but not legal to use ice as a base, so watch for specific ice lake reports in the coming weeks.
Walleye: Good – Very few targeting, but those that are finding fish in deeper pockets or along transition zones in 24-34’ of water (some deeper). Jiggin Vibrato’s, Jigging Raps and Shiver Minnows producing. On shallower lakes and Flowages, fishing 10-14’ depth using black chubs, suckers or large fathead putting Walleyes in the boat. Slow dragging these baits producing better than slip-bobbers. 2”-3” bullheads found in these fish, makes sense for the slow, low presentation needed.
Could see (possibly?) some fishable ice early next week. Lows in teens for 8 of the next 10 mornings starting 11/22, should start locking things up. With highs of only 32-34 degrees 4 of those 10 days, time to dust off your tip-ups.
Mark your calendars for our 14th Annual Ice Fishing Extravaganza Dec 1st, 2nd and 3rd. More deals than ever before on shacks, electronics, rods, reels, clothing and boots! Call ahead and order a flip over shack, custom built (hyfax other accessories) for the Ice Fishing Extravaganza only. Pick up during show and SAVE set-up fee, SAVE time and SAVE Frustration!
If you are signed up on our Big Buck Contest, be sure to bring your deer in to get in on the board. Remember, the smallest deer gets a share of the pot as well.
Kurt Justice
Kurt’s Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook
Musky: Good – Not a numbers game this time of year, but some fish being caught! While striking out my last trip of the year (11/19), did talk to a young angler on the same lake that boated a 46” on a Bulldawg and lost a second during the last hour before dark. A few other reports of Skis between 42 & 47” this past week. Mix of lures (mostly rubber) and suckers.
Suckers getting harder to find but still available. Call your favorite, local bait shop (us?) ahead of time to check availability. It’s legal to fish Musky by open water or land through December now, but not legal to use ice as a base, so watch for specific ice lake reports in the coming weeks.
Walleye: Good – Very few targeting, but those that are finding fish in deeper pockets or along transition zones in 24-34’ of water (some deeper). Jiggin Vibrato’s, Jigging Raps and Shiver Minnows producing. On shallower lakes and Flowages, fishing 10-14’ depth using black chubs, suckers or large fathead putting Walleyes in the boat. Slow dragging these baits producing better than slip-bobbers. 2”-3” bullheads found in these fish, makes sense for the slow, low presentation needed.
Could see (possibly?) some fishable ice early next week. Lows in teens for 8 of the next 10 mornings starting 11/22, should start locking things up. With highs of only 32-34 degrees 4 of those 10 days, time to dust off your tip-ups.
Mark your calendars for our 14th Annual Ice Fishing Extravaganza Dec 1st, 2nd and 3rd. More deals than ever before on shacks, electronics, rods, reels, clothing and boots! Call ahead and order a flip over shack, custom built (hyfax other accessories) for the Ice Fishing Extravaganza only. Pick up during show and SAVE set-up fee, SAVE time and SAVE Frustration!
If you are signed up on our Big Buck Contest, be sure to bring your deer in to get in on the board. Remember, the smallest deer gets a share of the pot as well.
Kurt Justice
Kurt’s Island Sport Shop - Like us on Facebook
Thursday, 11/16/23
Honestly there's not a lot to report on fishing right. Hardly anybody is out there, which is nice for those who are. We hit 62 today on the thermometer but we are experiencing 1,000 mph winds (maybe a little less). But tonight the "winter starting" cold front is coming thru. For the foreseeable future we're looking at highs in the 30s. And in another week the temps aren't suppose to get out of the 20s. Com'on ice, baby. Goodnews is in another month the days will start getting longer!!!
Again, the fishing report is pretty good as long as you stay deep. Smallies, Walleye and Crappie are active but you gotta take the time to figure out what they want and how they want it. Whitefish are just starting to get active and should really take off very soon. Suckers are still temping the big Musky but again, figure the depth and then you'll be successful.
Pretty quiet otherwise. I've gotten out a little but mostly I've been spending time putting together our Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale. Details on that below and on the website. It's gonna be awesome!
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now. M-$10 L-$13 and XL $15
We continue to prepare for our Black Friday / Cyber-Monday days from November 24th to December 3rd. There will be some unbelievable specials, WRJO remote broadcasts and many many giveaways and raffle prizes. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. We have a current list of those specials on our website. Check them out! While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium, Large and XL Musky Suckers.
Our normal weekly hours are:
Monday thru Thursday from 7am to 6pm
Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 7am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
Honestly there's not a lot to report on fishing right. Hardly anybody is out there, which is nice for those who are. We hit 62 today on the thermometer but we are experiencing 1,000 mph winds (maybe a little less). But tonight the "winter starting" cold front is coming thru. For the foreseeable future we're looking at highs in the 30s. And in another week the temps aren't suppose to get out of the 20s. Com'on ice, baby. Goodnews is in another month the days will start getting longer!!!
Again, the fishing report is pretty good as long as you stay deep. Smallies, Walleye and Crappie are active but you gotta take the time to figure out what they want and how they want it. Whitefish are just starting to get active and should really take off very soon. Suckers are still temping the big Musky but again, figure the depth and then you'll be successful.
Pretty quiet otherwise. I've gotten out a little but mostly I've been spending time putting together our Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale. Details on that below and on the website. It's gonna be awesome!
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We have plenty of musky suckers right now. M-$10 L-$13 and XL $15
We continue to prepare for our Black Friday / Cyber-Monday days from November 24th to December 3rd. There will be some unbelievable specials, WRJO remote broadcasts and many many giveaways and raffle prizes. Come on in the store to check it out. We are adding new items every day to the specials list. We have a current list of those specials on our website. Check them out! While you're on the site make sure to sign up for our newsletters so you will be the first to know when we add more items.
Right now for live bait we have Jumbo Crawlers, Small crawlers, Panfish Worms, Wax worms, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads, Blacktails, Walleye Suckers, Northern bait, Medium, Large and XL Musky Suckers.
Our normal weekly hours are:
Monday thru Thursday from 7am to 6pm
Friday from 7am to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 7am to 5pm
Let's continue to squelch a few rumors. The shop is for sale. Business is great but Linda and I are ready to ease into retirement. WE ARE NOT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! If you have an interest in owning and operating the largest non-franchised bait shop in Wisconsin, call our Realtor, Eric Johnson, at 715-892-1234 or call Jeff at 715-892-2751.
Jeff Bolander, owner of Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guide Post
715-892-2751 cell
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com
With most outdoors people thinking gun deer season opener coming up, not a lot of anglers hitting the water. Those that did were finding surface temps of 40-44.5 degrees on average. Yet following last week’s cold snap, with ice forming on shallow ponds and bays had anglers thinking “early Ice”! Now, with forecasts of highs in the 50’s (57 for 11/16) don’t expect it to cool off fast enough for “Deer stands and tip-ups” this year.
Musky: Good – Actually fair to great depending on the day and the angler. One angler boated three Muskies of 42, 48 and 49 ¾” on Saturday (11/11). That’s an incredible feat, let alone single handed? While suckers have scored the majority of the Skies caught, rubber baits have put some fish in the net also. Unlike the angler with the 3-fish day, most anglers happy to get one opportunity as the colder water has fish slowing down. That particular day (11/11) had several reports of multi-opportunities (figures I was in the shop all day)!
Did see some anglers baiting up for a final shot at Walleye as it warmed Saturday. Expect a few more as those who haven’t put their boats away will want to take advantage of the warm spell.
Deer opener this Saturday (11/18). Rut starting to wind down, wish we had some snow (didn’t need it last week). May see some Thanksgiving.
Musky: Good – Actually fair to great depending on the day and the angler. One angler boated three Muskies of 42, 48 and 49 ¾” on Saturday (11/11). That’s an incredible feat, let alone single handed? While suckers have scored the majority of the Skies caught, rubber baits have put some fish in the net also. Unlike the angler with the 3-fish day, most anglers happy to get one opportunity as the colder water has fish slowing down. That particular day (11/11) had several reports of multi-opportunities (figures I was in the shop all day)!
Did see some anglers baiting up for a final shot at Walleye as it warmed Saturday. Expect a few more as those who haven’t put their boats away will want to take advantage of the warm spell.
Deer opener this Saturday (11/18). Rut starting to wind down, wish we had some snow (didn’t need it last week). May see some Thanksgiving.
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