
March-April: Brown Trout, Steelhead, and Walleye:
Start the season out early with world class Brown Trout and Steelhead fishing on the trophy waters of Milwaukee Harbor on Lake Michigan! Fish over thirty pounds are possible here. This is both a casting and trolling approach that is truly exciting with lots of action and big fish.
Also available is trophy Walleye fishing on the Bay of Green Bay and the Fox River. Fish over fourteen pounds are available here by jigging, casting, and trolling. Numbers and size make this fishery one of the best in the country!
Another option I offer is Walleye fishing on the Wisconsin River and Lake Wisconsin. Whether we are casting, jigging, or trolling there is no lack of fish in this system.
May:
This month brings many opportunities for fishing in Wisconsin after the season opener. First three weeks of May I spend guiding Lakes Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Wingra, and Kegonsa of the "Madison Chain". Target species now are Smallmouth, Largemouth, Walleyes, Catfish, and Panfish.
Late May-mid July:
Starting Memorial Day weekend I shift my fishing to primarily muskies. I split my time between the "Madison Chain" and Green Bay muskies. Madison waters provide an outstanding muskie fishery with four fish days common, great topwater bite, and many fish in the 40”-48” range. Green Bay offers endless opportunities of monster fish that can be caught casting and trolling.
Mid July-mid September:
Once the trophy muskie waters of Central and Northern Minnesota warm up enough to get them going… it's off I go to guide the waters of Lake Mille Lacs, Lake Vermillion, Lake Bemidji, and a few others. If it's giant muskies you want? Then you have to come try these waters. Over the past five seasons we have had over 100 fish over 50”! Not to mention dozens of which have been over forty pounds. Which body of water I’m on depends on the bite.
Mid September-early October:
Sometimes tough to leave Minnesota, I head back to my home waters of the "Madison Chain" for the one best muskie bites of the season. This pre-turnover bite can be fast and furious. Shallow casting topwaters and bucktails excels now. Some of the biggest fish of the season are taken at this time.
October-mid November:
Its back to Minnesota to chase the state record muskie on the waters of Mille Lacs and Lake Vermillion. The record of 54 lbs is sure to fall at any time… and it most likely will be from one of these two lakes. In last five years we have made muskie history by catching crazy numbers of forty pound plus fish, not to mention several over fifty pounds. You will be casting at some of the biggest fish available anywhere. So come catch the fish of many lifetimes!