Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay

[Outdoors Junkie]

We still have not really gained or lost any ice the past several weeks. Heavy snows have insulated what we have, and the thickness has not grown. Machine travel from Washburn, towards the Lighthouse, and over to 2nd landing has been OK, Snowmobiles best, 4 wheelers still getting around, with difficulty. All ice north of Washburn Coal Dock, to Houghton Point is still 3-5 inches, and travel up this way is still not recommended,  a 4 wheeler broke thru near Memorial Park yesterday. There are some bad pressure cracks to contend with. All water north of Houghton Point, to Long island and north is open, some cake ice and bergs drifting about, but another good cold snap is needed to get ice over some deeper water. People are fishing all over Chequamegon Bay, from Washburn south thru Ashland, and east over to 2nd landing.   Fishing reports have been mixed, good one day, slow the next. As usual a mixed bag of species has been reported from Walleyes, Northern, Smallies, and Perch by Ashland, to Splake Browns, Perch, Burbot, Lakers, and Whitefish  over by Washburn. You never know what you will catch early ice on the bay. There have been a few guys breaking out their small boats to fish the open water north of Washburn, to Bayfield and in the islands. The boat anglers have been doing well. Our store is now fully stocked with the best ice fishing selection around, everything for bluegills in 3 feet of water to Lake Trout in 300 feet, AND everything in between. Stop by today!  PS. I did finally talk the one minnow man in the state into running a load of Lake Shiners up here, so we do currently have some legal VHS tested Lake Shiners. . PPS. Please Email me thru our contact us page and I will send you a form letter for you to print out and share with/send to everyone who has a say in the political process. Send it to your state representative, the DNR authorities, DATCAP, Fish & Wildlife, your local newspaper or media outlet, Bring a copy to your local sportsmans club meeting. see if the club will sign on and send it, anyone interested in this VHS fiasco. Maybe we can get some sense back into the system.

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