Gile Flowage, Wisconsin, Fishing Guide Reports & Conditions

FISHING REPORTS:

Wow, I haven't said this for a long time... We are in a cool rainy cycle. I know it's not what the visitor to the northwoods wants to hear but we need it BAD. Myself and a few other guides were sitting around Great Outdoors Sports Shop a few days ago and we were commenting on the growing number of lakes there were that were among our favorites and that we can't fish them because of the low water levels. So please don't hate us when we cheer the rain.

Other than the rain the fishing has still been pretty good -- but only if you go deeper and slower. One thing rain does is kick most of the fish out of the shallows into the deeper and warmer water nearby. A friend of mine was on a lake we love to fish with a client the other day and HAMMERED the fish by going out to 7-10ft instead of the normal 3-4ft and kept his bait on the bottom slowly jigging.

The weather looks like it going to be this way for a few more days so if your hitting the water leave the crawlers, fast cranks and impatience at home cuz none of them are likely to do you any good.
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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Tuesday, June 08, 2010 at 08:56:30 (PDT)

I've been fishing quit a bit over the past few days and the basics of northwoods fishing are evident on every lake I have been on. Sometimes it's just not complicated, especially at this time of year. Here we go.

Basic #1 - Find GREEN weed beds, 7-10', next to deeper water. Fish right in those weed beds and their edges with the lightest jig possible to get thru and to the bottom. Use mainly minnows at this time but I have had some success with leeches too. And don't be afraid to buzz some plastics and cranks thru these areas. A lot of times they will out-catch live bait.

Basic #2 - Fish the wind blown shore lines. If the wind is not blowing into the area you are thinking about fishing, go somewhere else. Wind blows in the food chain. No food, no active fish.

Basic #3 - Keep moving. Run and gun different areas until you find the fish then slow down and hammer them.

Basic #4 - Look for LM and SM Bass in the shallows right now. They are cruising and protecting their beds and are actively hitting anything that gets near them. Find the beds and you'll find the fish in them or in deeper drop offs next to them.

Basic #5 - If you want fast action on walleyes, fish during low light periods. Yes they can be caught during the day but would you rather catch 6 walleye in 6 hours of daylight or 6 walleye in 30 minutes of low light. The exception here being the very dark-watered flowages that don't produce well during dark as their waters are already very dark.

That's enough for now. The fish are biting and the weather is GREAT. Get out there, have fun, and take a kid with you!

Hey, don't forget to take a kid fishing and HAVE FUN!

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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Friday, May 28, 2010 at 09:09:18 (PDT)

After the Blackhawks took care of business in San Jose yesterday afternoon I decided to take a couple of hours and see if I could boat a Northern or two on a spinner bait. Well I did see tons of fish...because it was so calm I could see the bottom in five feet. Saw plenty of nice northern and bass cruising the bluegill and crappie beds looking for easy targets I guess. I did throw a 2" Gulp grub for some crappies and was mildly effective at that. It was so calm I had to throw the bait out as far as I could to get a bite. And even then they were very light hits, mostly stealing the tail off the grub. And if the tail wasn't on the grub, well, no interest.

The next few days should be great, highs in the 70s and light breezes. I'll be out there and I'll let you know what's popping. Oh, btw, that lake was at 52-54 degrees two days ago. Now it's at 62-64.

Hey, don't forget to take a kid fishing and HAVE FUN!
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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@deweycatchemandhow.com>
- Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:30:30 (PDT)

Wind, Rain and Cold. No, that's not a rock and roll group from the 60's and 70's!

I wish I had a great "You gotta be here" report to put up but I think we are paying for all our beautiful weather in April. Highs in the 40's, north winds and rain have been the norm. All this can make for an fishing trip deemed uncomfortable at best. But I bring you good tidings. The weatherman says warmer weather is on the way this weekend and thru next week. So dust off the poles, buy some minnows and get ready to put that "Gone Fishing" sign back on the front door.

I'll post another report later this week to tell you where they are.

Don't forget when you go to take a kid fishing with you and make sure you have FUN!
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Jeff Bolander, also known as 'How' of Dewey, Catchem and How at www.deweycatchemandhow.com
Check out my Real Estate website at www.jeffbolander.com
and my Up North fishing and resort web sites at www.upnorth.info.
jeff bolander <jeff@upnorth.info>
- Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 08:53:15 (PDT)

me and dennis hit a small clear lake tonight to coax some walleyes into our live well and to see if the negative effect of this cold front was over. well it isn't over but we did better than we thought. seven walleye, some real nice perch, all on crawlers on 1/32 oz jigs in just over an hour on 7-10' weed edges. i missed a real nice walleye on a bite off (no, not a northern) and we both missed a bunch more. they would pick up the bait and drop it, pick it up and drop it again, frustrating, but activity.

dennis remarked that it would be good to get home at a reasonable time to spend time with the family so off we went. sitting on hwy 51 waiting to turn left onto dennis' road, we were rear-ended by a fellow driving a jeep. he said he never saw us until the last second. he glanced-hit the back right corner of the boat with the drivers side of the jeep and shattered his windshield and blew out all of the windows on the drivers side AND his rear window. what a mess, glass EVERYWHERE. nobody was hurt. while the cops, fire engines and ambulances did their work, i told dennis that our mistake was putting his family before fishing. lesson learned.

the fishing should do nothing but get better now thru ice-up. GET UP HERE!
Jeff Bolander <jeff@upnorthpublishing.com>
- Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 19:57:12 (PDT)