Weather:
(1553) E 8, clear, 68 ˚, 29.98 steady
H2O:
fairly clear, 58 - 63 ˚
Location:
Chequamegon Bay, Ashland, WI
Caught:
Me: 20 SMB 14 – 20”, 4 rock bass///Scott: 10 SMB 14 – 20”, 10 rock bass
Partners:
Scott
Comments:
Today was a new fishing destination for me; Chequamegon Bay in Ashland, Wisconsin. This area is known for its fantastic small mouth fishing and it did not disappoint. The area has a trophy slot limit, with only one fish over twenty inches allowed. The area is a large relatively shallow bay off of Lake Superior. We fished the one area known as the Sand Cuts; it is a shallow back bay with lots of wood and relatively shallow water.
Most of our fish were caught on a Senko, but we also caught a couple on top water and spinner baits. The fish we caught were all shallow, less than three feet of water. The majority of the fishermen we observed were using live suckers to catch their fish. The only knock I have with this area is it is a very popular fishery and it is quite crowded in a relatively small area. We spent a little bit of time fishing for pike in the same area, but they were nowhere to be found.
Observations:
The bay is relatively shallow and the majority of the water was quite dirty with a red stain to it from the red clay run off. The dirtiness was probably a little more pronounced on account of all the precipitation that has fallen this spring. We used a landing just a couple miles east of town, and I must say it was one of the best landings I have ever used.
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