Northern and panfish putting on a good to excellent bite, with musky, walleye and smallmouth bass providing good action; all in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area are in the upper 60s. NORTHERN and MUSKY:  Northern and musky in the Eagle River area are locating in generally the same spots.  Fish 10 feet of water or less relating to weeds.  Use the same baits for both:  Small bucktails, glidebaits, twitch baits and topwaters -- EXCEPT that in … [Read more...]

Musky action heating up, with good to very good action for walleye, northerns, crappies, bluegills, perch bass, and catfish; in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). Musky action in the central Wisconsin area is heating up as the water temps rise, and the walleye/panfish bite continues to be very good. The action for muskies in the central Wisconsin area over the past week has been very good.  We have caught … [Read more...]

Northern and crappies putting on a good to excellent bite, with musky, walleye and bass good; all in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area are in the mid 60s. NORTHERN:  Northern are putting on a good to excellent bite in the Eagle River area.  Fish 10 feet of water or less in and around weeds.  Use a Husky Jerk (minnow or walleye pattern), a small bucktail, or a northern sucker under a slip bobber.  All day action. CRAPPIES:  Crappies are … [Read more...]

Walleye, bass, northern, crappie and bluegills hitting hard, with musky turning on; in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). Crappies are spawning in the central Wisconsin area and the bluegills are not far behind. The walleyes, bass  and norhtern have been very aggressive, and the musky bite is turning on...  Can it get any better?  Oh yeah, and it will -- and the weather is wonderful. The local crappie … [Read more...]

Musky opener slow. Northern and crappies providing good to excellent action, with walleye and smallmouth bass putting on a good bite; all in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River area hovering in the mid 50s. MUSKY:  With the water  cool, and some muskies still spawning, the musky opener in the Eagle River area has been slow.  Our guide sources tell us, that they would still go out, as some muskies are not spawning, some are spawning and some are done.  What … [Read more...]

Musky season is open, with walleye, crappie, white bass and catfish all hitting; in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). The 2014 Wisconsin northern zone musky season has opened and thousands of eager anglers are taking to the water in the central Wisconsin area with one thing on their mind -- catching a big musky.  Seeing how we just came through one of the longest and coldest winters on record anglers are … [Read more...]

Walleye putting on a good to excellent bite, with northern good, and perch hanging near the walleyes.  Musky season opens Saturday, May 24th.  All in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Water temps in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area are in upper 30s to low 40s. WALLEYE:  Walleye in the Eagle River area are in 10 feet of water or less over sand and gravel bottoms, with scattered weeds.  Use a 1/8th or 1/16th ounce jig with a fathead.  All day action, with a good to excellent bite. … [Read more...]

Walleyes, crappies, and bass  all hitting, with some good bluegill and catfish action, and musky season begins on Saturday, May 24th ; in and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). Action in the central Wisconsin area for multi-species is really turning on.  Anglers are having a lot of fun catching walleyes, crappies, and bass. In addition action has been very good for bluegills and catfish.  All in all the bite … [Read more...]

While some lakes have ice remaining, most lakes are open or have fishable areas, with northern putting on a good bite, and walleye fair.  All in the Eagle River, Wisconsin area. Ice fishing is over, and anglers are getting out on the water in their boats in the Eagle River area.  The deeper, clearer lakes still have ice remaining, but if the weather warm up continues, all the lakes should be open in a week or so.  As it is all the Eagle River area lakes have some fishable areas, so now's … [Read more...]

Great action for walleyes and crappies, with some catfish hitting.  In and amidst the lakes and the Wisconsin River in Wisconsin’s Marathon and Lincoln Counties (near Mosinee and Wausau). Great action for walleyes and crappies this past week in the central Wisconsin area with not only numbers of good fish but some real slabs as well. The walleyes have finished spawning in the central Wisconsin area and have moved to post-spawn areas.  Look for the walleyes to be in shallow backwater … [Read more...]