Ashland Area Fishing Report for Sept. 18, 2014
~ Fishing Guide Roger LaPenter and wife Carolyn from Anglers All, 715/682-5754 (http://www.anglersallwisconsin.com), report the following:
This report is about the Ashland side of Chequamegon Bay. Fishing in the bay after the big storm has been great, according to Luke Kavajecz, fishing guide for Anglers All. “The fish have been loving this cool weather and we've been experiencing a great bite out there.”
However, with much of the bay really dirty, the key has been to find the clean water. The winds and currents are pushing all that muddy water from the big gale around, so things change all the time. *And please make sure to keep an eye out for floating debris and deadheads (totally or partially submerged logs) left over from the storm when running your boat.
Ashley and Dan traveled to Ashland recently to celebrate their first wedding anniversary and do a little fishing out on Chequamegon Bay. (Photo by Luke Kavajecz of Anglers All)
“The smallmouth bass are getting into their fall feeding patterns,” said Kavajecz, “and we're seeing some great-looking fish starting to school up out there.” Anglers are again snagging smallies out near the rock pile and back into the breakwall. Carolyn LaPenter noted that anglers are having good luck fishing them with sucker minnows.
The walleye are starting to move into shallow waters and people are trolling for them over the weed beds and in the drop-off to the channel.
There have now been confirmed reports of brown trout and salmon in the Sioux and Onion rivers, Carolyn said, with people trolling for them with stickbaits. “The water depths are going to vary depending on the wind direction,” she said. “There are Coho salmon and browns in Fish Creek as well,” she added.
For the most complete and up-to-date fishing report, just give us a call at Anglers All and we will keep you informed!
~ The Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce, www.visitashland.com, 1-800-284-9484, reports:
Fishing is always a thrilling adventure in the Ashland area! Chequamegon Bay is famous for its world-class smallmouth bass fishing.
The 1st Annual Souper Cook-Off fundraiser for the New Day Shelter will be this Saturday, Sept. 20, at The Summit at Freehands Farm, 60445 W. Summit Rd., from 5-9:30 p.m. Food sampling will be from 5-7 p.m., with live music from 7-9:30 p.m. Join the New Day Shelter in a fun evening of sampling soup, voting for the best soup, live music by Acoustic Relapse, and a 50/50 raffle.
The 39th Annual Red Clay Classic will roar down the ABC Raceway track Sept. 26-27. More than 200 racers from throughout the Upper Midwest and Canada are expected to compete for their share of the huge purse.
Ashland's annual MarketFest will be Saturday, Sept. 27, starting at 10 a.m. in the city's historic downtown. The event features sidewalk sales, autumn/harvest foods and merchandise, baked goods, and music. The Ashland Lions Club will have their brat and hot dog stand in front of Moore's Army Navy Store.