Minocqua, Lac du Flambeau, St Germain, Boulder Junction, and Manitowish Waters Wisconsin open water and Ice Fishing Report
Thursday 4/23/26
Another 8 days and the Opener is here. The good news is the weather is predicted to be pretty consistent between now and then with highs in the upper 50's and lows in the upper 30's. You can already see the gamefish and panfish cruising the warm water of the shallows.
Yes, musky season does open this year on the opener but we hope you'll leave them aloe during their spawning period.
One note of bad news. If you normally fish anywhere on the LDF reservation for Musky or Walleye, forget it. If you are not a member of the tribe you are not allowed to fish those lakes for those fish. Not even catch and release. You can't fish for walleye or musky. There are other regs that go along with that regarding trolling and electronics. You might want to contact the tribe for the latest restrictions if you are a non-members.
The Rainbow is pretty much full while the Willow flowage is still down 3' below capacity. Folks are out there right now chasing big gills and crappie and perch. You can expect to find them on north shore in the shallow reeds.
ON A SCALE OF 1 to 10, HOW THEY HITTING?
Crappie - 6, Bluegill - 6, other than that, nobody knows.
OUR BAIT REVIEWS:
None right now.
Enjoy your time in the northwoods and please slow down and be safe so you and others can do it again next year.
I'm taking in a bunch of guide reservations for the summer right now. Spots are filling fast. Makes me feel warm inside. Call me on my cell at 715-892-2751 and we'll get out and have some fun.
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Right now for live bait we have Wax worms, Red/White/Multi Colored Spikes, Crappie Minnows, Regular Fatheads, XL Fatheads (Tuffys). For the Opener we should have those and Dace, Redtails, Blacktails, Muds, Walleye Suckers, and a bunch of leeches and jumbo night crawlers. Leeches will be by the dozen, 1/4, 1/2 and 1 pound. Crawlers will be by the dozen, 2 dozen, 100 count and 480 count flats.
NORMAL HOURS
Monday thru Sunday - 6am to 6pm
OPENER HOURS:
Thursday 6am to 6pm
Friday 6am to 10pm
Saturday 4am to 6pm
Sunday 5am to 6pm
FOLLOWING THE OPENER HOURS
Monday thru Thursday 5am to 7pm
Friday 5am to 8pm
Sunday and Saturday 5am to 6pm
Business has been fabulous 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 and making a living while doing it, call Jeff at 715-892-2751 or Derek Larson at 715-360-2364. We'll give you all the help you need to succeed in the beautiful northwoods of Wisconsin.
Jeff Bolander, Dewey, Catchem and How Bait Shop and Guides
715-892-2751 cell
715-358-5130 shop
www.DeweyCatchemAndHow.com