Water temps warmed quick this summer and the water level dropped to summer lows of the last few years. Fishing has been fairly good with a few odd days here and there with fish that dont want to commit. Plenty of smallmouth and musky being seen and caught. Things have taken a nice turn for the weather and rain in the forecast has things lining up for a spectactul July and August.

The last two weeks have been really good fishing. Topwater smallmouth fishing is starting to fire up with the Frog Hatch getting going. Musky have been feeding mid day. This week we boat two musky that were just shy of 40"

In pursuit of smaller rivers with untapped water for musky opener, I dedicated my time on a small west WI river. Locally its know for big musky but is relatively off the radar of most anglers. We took a couple different approaches but covering ground seemed to be the key. We found fish in off current or slack water mostly. A big thanks to Heather and Steve from Tennessee. Steve grinded the day out hard. And much like Muskies.... they reward the work. Steve had an explosive take from a big girl on the mid 40s boatside. She magically jumped and shook the hooks (almost jumping into the boat). Sorry we could nof get her in the net. Things happen fast and the current plus strong winds didnt help lay the landscape for a quick net job. That is fishing sometimes. Making contact with a trophy musky in skinny water keeps me coming back for more. Next time! Conditions have improved and fishing is only going to get better. Smallmouth are starting to fan out beds (Finally). We moved 9 musky with 3 takes. Not often do we end up with Zero in the net. Tight Lines, BRIAN