Bob Butler and I played around on a small lake near Hayward for about three hours through midday today. The weather was tough with strong unsettled winds and scattered showers. It was the exact type of weather where you expect some larger fish to be feeding, which is why we went for it.
But, the fish let us down. While it’s hard to get skunked on a Wisconsin lake, we took it to the test. We caught a mere few bluegill and three small largemouth bass. The best was this 12” that took Bob’s big pike fly. We plan to meet up with Howie on Monday and challenge our skills for musky, pike, bass and perhaps some crappie on the huge Lake Namekagon.