Josh Teigen spent a few days on Chequamegon Bay this week staying on top of the mixed bag action we’ve had recently. The bite had slowed considerably though. A half day early in the week with his customer Dwayne produced a couple of big splake up to 21″, 2 whitefish, a small laker, and a small brown. They worked bladebaits and set tip ups with shiners in 15′ – 45′ of water. With off shore opportunities non existent, the near shore bite will still produce some nice catches at this time of year, even on a slow day!
Later in the week, Josh fished with Dick Anderson and his friend David from Hayward, WI. Again, the bite was slow. The guys iced five splake during the outing, but they were all super nice fish ranging between 18″ – 21″. Jigging spoons and tip ups with shiners in 15′ – 30′ of water worked best. Josh reports that ice conditions are very spotty in the Chequamegon Bay area right now and stresses extreme caution to anyone venturing out. He had a good 12″ of ice close to Washburn but much less from Houghton Pt. to Bayfield at the time of this report.
Jeff Evans
jeffevansfishing.com
