Wisconsin Fishing Photos

18 inch large mouth bass. Caught on a Mepps #3 with gold spinner. Caught on Random lake in 5 foot of water. Water temp was 85 degrees.

Aiden James 5 years old caught his first fish on Random lake. 4-inch bluegill.

Caught this 31 1/2" walleye on Elkhart Lake in Sheboygan County.

Fishing on the St. Louis River in early July. Caught a 20" and 17" small mouth on a broken nose #5 Shad Rap.

Via Strutz, Catch and release. She caught her first “BIG”Muskie, St Germain, Wi

48” musky caught in Vilas county on July 16

Grant Wincentsen of Wausau harvested this 14 inch crappie in Rusk County on a night crawler at dusk on June 30th.

My largest Musky a 49 incher caught on the Winnebago System during the Winnebagoland Musky Outing on June 22nd.

Estimated 58 1/2” Silver Musky caught June 12, 2019 1/8 oz Road Runner jig with white Triple Ripple plastic tipped with night crawlwer 8 lb test line and a 6 1/2 ft walleye ‘Yogi Rod’

Dan Thome Appleton Wisconsin caught & released this beauty in Canada, 32” 10 1/2 lb walleye. Every June the “boys” go fishing on Lake Dinorwic and 2019 was Dan’s year to catch a trophy.

Muskellunge 55" 60# 28" girth Caught and released 5/3/2019 on the Bay of Green Bay near Oconto WI

John Heiman of Montgomery Il caught this Muskie in the Fox River in Montgomery on April 4 using a 6 in Jake lurer

John Heiman of Montgomery Il caught this Musky in the Fox River in Montgomery on April 4 using a 6 in Jake lurer caught two this day

Opening Day for Muskies in Madison

31" Brown Trout caught on a Rapala on Green Bay April 24, 2019

Peshtigo River, Oconto County, April 11, 2019

PB pike 41.75 inches long and 21.5 lbs.

50-inch muskie caught through an 8" hole while fishing for walleye. Caught on Boom Lake during the jamboree by Kyle Froehlich.

John Rymarkiewicz of Catawaba caught and released this muskie while tip-up fishing a Rusk County lake.

Anndre Dove gets her first buck an 9-point on the final day, it was her only day of hunting. Near Monticello

John Korabek of Prescott, WI, caught and released this 26 inch walleye on the St. Croix River while fishing on January 5th, 2018

Blake, age 5, and Cole Kinneman, age 4 of Hager City, caught a 25-inch Northern and 17-inch Bass on tip-ups in Polk County, Wisconsin, on January 6.

Bruce Lindseth caught this 26" Christmas Day walleye on a Sawyer County lake.

Travis Shackleton, Baldwin Wi caught this 26" Walleye December 12, 2018 on Balsam Lake in Polk County Wisconsin. Caught on tip up with small shiner.

Brody Koosmann caught this Brown trout on a Lake Superior tributary in Ashland County in mid October. The fish is 28" and just shy of 9#.

Cindy Warpinski caught this while fishing on a lake near Laona Wi.

My daughters Addison on the left caught this lake trout and daughter on the right caught this cohort salmon on lake Michigan this summer. There smiles say it all

Colin Marlier of Wauwatosa caught and released this nice northern pike in Door County this August 2018. His brother Aidan, helped hold his fish because Colin had a cast on his broken right arm!

Tom Schmitt caught and released this big largemouth bass in August 2018 in Clark Lake in Door County. He was using a Rapala CD09 - perch lure. Dad Mark Schmitt helped Tom hold his fish.

Aidan Marlier, of Wauwatosa, WI caught and released this nice walleye in Clark Lake, Door County using a Rapala CD07 - perch lure

Logan Hamrin, of Glendale, WI caught and released this smallmouth bass in August in Door County using a Rapala Shad Rap 07-perch.

John Schmitt caught and released this smallmouth bass in Door County in August 2018. Grandpa Bob helped hold his fish. John was casting a Rapala CD07 - perch lure.

Lori Nastvold 45-inch muskie

Sam Klug, of Milwaukee, WI went out on “The Big Water" of Lake Michigan with his papa and friend Todd and Caught this 38-inch, 23-pound monster King Salmon.

Mike Alt caught this flathead catfish on the Wisc. River, fishing for bluegills, on 8-23 -18 . He hit a icefishing jig ,ratfinkie tipped with a waxworm. 2 hrs to get him on 4lb line.

Zac Halbach of New Holstein WI took this photo while fishing on Lake Winnebago

44.5-inch northern caught near Ignace, Ontario, Canada on July 6, 2018. It was netted by my son and my father-in-law. It was the last cast of the trip. What a way to finish! My Dad and several other relatives were on the same lake.

Colton Anderson of Mt. Horeb caught this Lake Michigan king salmon on July 19, 2018 out of Port Washington.

Alexis Kuhn from Wisconsin Rapids helped Papa Jay bring in this bluegill on Soo Lake

20-inch smallmouth bass caught on July 24, 2018 on a Vilas County, Wisconsin Lake.

Sunrise on Lake Mille Lacs,. Casting for muskie.

Talan Yszenga 7 caught this 14 inch bass while fishing Manitowish Waters June 27 on family vacation

Pam Dunwald of Cashton caught this 26 inch northern while on family vacation in Manitowish Waters

48inch, 40 lb Cobia caught by Terry Romeo April 14th 2018 in Jupiter Florida ( They are excellent table fare)

Dan Miller of Whitewater caught and released this 45 inch muskie on Pewaukee Lake in June, 2018.

54-inch muskie caught on pike tackle, released and didn't have a big enough net for a fish of its size

Owen Krueger, of Menasha, WI caught this 13 pound Northern on Devils Lake, ND on a tipup in March 2018.

Jackson Buraczewski of West Allis. Fishing off the public dock in Pewaukee. 15" large mouth on Memorial day.

Cody Anderson, of Mt. Horeb, Wis., caught and released this German Brown Trout, on Lake Michigan April 2, 2018.

9 year old Avery Tietz caught and released this 33" - 9lb 10oz Northern Feb. 18th on Rock Lake

I know this photo is a couple years old, but it was a wonderful time (and warm) on the ice that day exactly 3 years ago today! I think the photo turned out pretty nice! Thought maybe you'd like to use it in an upcoming issue with the end of ice fishing season approaching. You could photoshop the date off the picture if you wanted. Thank you!

Sturgeon speared 20 minutes into opening day on Lake Winnebago. Fish weighed 91.7-pounds and measured 68.3-inches long. Pictured is myself along with my wife Erin.

Andrew Thiele caught this 9-inch bluegill in Oconto County, Wisconsin, while fishing with his grandparents.

I caught this Iowa County Tiger Trout twice - 99 days apart! Pretty cool.

First Fish through the Ice.

35 inch northern caught by Andrew Hegy

Personal best lake trout! Craziest thing was how this fish hit. I watched this small faint green line flying up so fast I just assumed it was an air bubble. We were in about 70ft but my line went slack at 20ft down so I closed the bail and set the hook. Put up a great fight!

Paisley's first time out ice fishing and she out fished everyone. She is hooked

26 inch 8 lb. 10 oz. walleye caught on lake Winnebago by Brett Wolff on 12/30/17.

22.5" Largemouth bass caught and released in Oneida County WI Ray Fuerstenberg of New Berlin, Wisconsin

Levi Noll and his sister after Levi had a 57 perch and 1 walleye morning on Lake Winnebago

Zachary Zuberbier , 6 , of Oak Creek caught this 16-inch Walleye on Wind Lake July 1, 2017

Hank Olson, 8, caught his first muskie fishing on the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage with Mr. George!

Moose Lake near Hayward WI August Wednesday August 9th. Keegan Ramirez age 13, first muskie.

Calvin Tischer caught this 14" Crappie, while trolling with his grandfather on the Rainbow Flowage, using a Rapala Jointed Shad Rap on August 19th, 2017.

Lake trout caught on Lake Superior with charter Aug 12th, 2017. It was 34", and was a tagged fish. The tag can be seen by the dorsal fin, and was reported to the DNR. The fish was released unharmed.

Northern Pike caught and released near Webb Lake WI on 7/28/17

Christian Counard and Tyler Plzak of Brussels caught these 2 Chinook salmon off the Bank Reef in Sturgeon Bay on July 19th. Christians was 28.5 lbs while Tylers tipped the scales at 21 lbs.

Dave Osborn of Boulder Junction, Wisconsin caught this 45" pike in June at Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Callum Petzke, 5, of Janesville, WI caught this 19 inch Walleye while fishing the Monterey Dam on the Rock River in May, 2017.

Julia Schroeder (Granddaughter of Fritz and Penny Schroeder of Minong Fritz Schroeder was teaching 3 yr old granddaughter Julia to fish, and she was doing great reeling in Sunfish from our dock on Nancy Lake. She kept saying she wanted to get a really GIANT fish to eat for dinner, and a few casts later hooked this 14" Largemouth Black Bass. She was reeling initially, but then got stuck because her little fingers weren't strong enough any longer, so she asked for Grandpa's help. (He is holding the line holding the fish in this photo.)

This Northern Pike was caught by Tim Waughtal, on February 18th, on Lake Onalaska. It was 42" long and 19 lbs.

Bailey Raether, from Columbus Wi caught this 8 pound 2 ounce largemouth bass on West Lake Toho in Florida in March 2017. Fish was released.

Dylan Raether, from Columbus WI caught this 5 pound largemouth bass on West Lake Toho in Florida in March 2017. Fish was released.

Caleb Makovsky caught this 31" northern while fishing with his grandpa Larry Makovsky on a Price County Lake on February 5, 2017. Caleb is 15 and has been fishing with his grandparents since he was 2 years old. Great catch!

Caught this 30 pound king salmon while fishing on Lake Michigan in August aboard Sea Dog Charters.

Korbin Baltus (age 6) reeled in this dandy of a 32 1/2" Northern on the Eau Pleine Flowage, WI while fishing with his grandpa,Ed Dreikosen and big brother, Wilson, August 12,2016. He said, "that is the biggest fish I caught in my whole life." Here's to many more good fishing days!

Testing Out The First Ice Of The Year.

Here is Hunter Ott with a 40 inch Rainbow Trout he caught in Port Washington Wisconsin on Lake Michigan this summer

Joe Schwab, of Neenah, WI, Catch & Release, 26-inch walleye caught jigging on Bay of Green Bay October 22, 2016.

Thomas Swanson, of River Falls, WI caught this 24 1/2 in Walleye while fishing in pool 4 of the Mississippi River on Sunday, September 18th, 2016. He was using a number 7 Firetiger Shad Rap. He was fishing with his dad Pete, brother Ryan, and grandpa Jim.

44-inch northern caught by Alex Zunker, age 8, and netted by cousin, Jack Zunker age 14. Caught at Confederation Lake, Ontario, Canada. On August 26th at 10:00am. Caught with a Daredevil hammered silver colored bait.

Muskie caught by Brandon early a.m. 1Jul16 nort of Minniekwa

49.5-inch muskie caught on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage by Clint Ward of Cleveland Wisconsin, on a misty morning on June 14th, 2016.

Me (Matthew Stewart ) of South range wi. Caught and released this beautiful spring time walleye in northern wi. Perfect day for fishing!

Owen Hoogesteger if Nekoosa caught this 24" walleye May 8th on the Wisconsin River. He was using an original Rapala.

31 PLUS inches, weight??, No need to weigh her! She was RELEASED!!

6 years old and reeled this 50" sturgeon in by himself- dad would not help until he got it to the boat. it is as tall as he is!

Michelle Raddatz recently caught this 26 3/4-inch walleye on the Fox River in Green Bay on a Shad Rap

Monster pike caught on Cheqaumegon Bay 3/11. One kept because of bad hook set other was CPRd. This was a self timer selfie and we have both said 100 times it couldn't be a better picture.

46-48 inches, caught between W and the prison camp between M and W

Dave Costello, of Bay View, WI caught and released this 13" Bluegill on 2/15/16 in Racine County. The fish hit a Kastmaster tipped with a grub.

Alex was fishing on the Mississippi River in March and we caught a lot of nice fish that day.

caught on Lake Kegonsa in Stoughton, Wi

Dayton Petrauski, 8, caught this 26-inch, 6.5 lb walleye while fishing on a Manitowoc County lake using a golden shiner on a tip up

Big Muskego Lake

Michael Lawrence, of Athens, caught and mounted this 23-inch, 6.6-pound Smallmouth bass while fishing on the Wisconsin River near Wisconsin Dells on August 28, 2015

Jonathon Mielke, 12 speared this 59-inch, 56-pound sturgeon opening day of the 2016 season in the company of his grandpa Don Mielke

Riley Jungbluth, 10 years old, of Hartland caught a 31 inch, 7 lb, 14 inch girth, Northern ice fishing on Ocononomowoc Lake on January 30, 2016.

5lb Largemouth caught on Lower Nemahbin under a pontoon

Gavin Pausch & Oliver Notbusch caught these walleye while fishing Lac Seul near Ear Falls, ON. Between 3 fisherman, over 400 walleye were landed during the week of fishing! The boy's were heard numerous times saying "Best place ever!".

Gavin Pausch, of Palmyra, caught & released this 42-inch muskie while fishing the Indian Lake Chain in Vermillion Bay, ON. The fish hit a KO Wobbler, with 6lb monofilament, while trying to locate Lake Trout. Holding the fish is his Dad, Paul.

Jake Sikora of rural Stoddard WI caught this 30 pound mudcat while fishing off shore in Goose Island County park in July of 2014 on a worm fished off the bottom

29 1/4" 8.9 lb walleye on the Bay on a golden shiner Jan 30

Gabrielle Weber, of Erin Wi, caught this 31-inch Pike on a tip-up Jan-25, 2016 on a Priavate lake

39.5 inch Caught in Sept 2015 on the Chippewa Flowage with an Angler Way Globe

Kevin Beale, of Stoughton, caught this 31 inch northern while jigging for bluegill with 3 pound test on Lake Monona in Madison on January 17, 2016.

Tony Maas, from Appleton, WI / Caught and released this 28" Pike on a southeast Wisconsin Lake in January 2016 on a Beaver Dam tip with a shiner.

Brandon on first ice up Nort der hey. North of Minniekwa.

Tristan Krznarich now of Commerce, Texas, was fishing with his grandpa Larry, of Park Falls, when he landed this 27-inch nothern on his ultralight rod and reel. "Almost pulled me out of the boat, gramps" was his comment!

Chase Miller caught and released this 52.5 inch musky while fishing on the Wisconsin River near Stevens Point, WI.

Arlin Jenness caught this 13 inch crappie on the Chippewa River near Jim Falls on November 10th 2015

Eric Steffen, of Kenosha, caught and released this 50-inch muskie while fishing on Lake Tomahawk on October 9, 2015. (I also submitted photo via mail, wasn't sure which would be better for quality)

Bill Wellman, of Milwaukee, caught and released this 44-1/2" on a Vilas County lake on October 9th, 2015

47 inch Pike caught in October 2015 in Ontario Canada

14 year old, Sheldon Shroeder caught and released this 42-inch muskie while fishing Green Bay on Sept 26th. His best muskie to date.

Tim Connaughty caught and released this 55.5-inch muskie on the Bay of Green Bay on Sept 26th

Brad Plantz caught and released this 45.5-inch 21-pound muskie on a fly rod with 20 pound tippet and 80 pound bite guard

47.5-inch muskie caught on figure a 8. Amery, Wis.

Mason Sperl left and Forest Hartl aka "Pike King" right. with two pike cough on tip ups in Taylor County

Cindy Semenchuk of Marshfield, WI caught and released this 18.5" smallmouth while fishing Pokegama Lake in Grand Rapids, MN in June 2015.

Maria Semenchuk, of Marshfield, WI caught and released this 26" walleye while pre-fishing for her AYA tournament with her dad and cousin, Ethan Paske on Pokegema Lake in Grand Rapids, MN

Ruby Semenchuk, of Marshfield, WI caught and released this 38-inch muskie while fishing Lake of the Woods, Ontario, CA with her dad and Grandma Joan!

Brooks Hanson (3 years old), of Fitchburg, caught this 20-inch smallmouth in Oneida County on August 10, 2015.

Jane's first walleye on Green Bay #9 husky jerk

My 5 year old son Oskar kissing his Pumpkinseed

Kids Huge Walleye pics

Eric Wanke caught this 31.5'' 9lb walleye while catfish fishing on 7-4-15

Matt Oehmichen, of Colby, WI, caught and released this 38-inch Muskie on a 6 wt fly rod without a leader or a landing net, on the Wisconsin River July 11 2015. The Muskie got payback when it bit into Matt's index finger during the landing.

My girlfriend and I had an amazing day, her first ever is a nice 25" and I got a 28"

19 and a half inch

24.5 Inche. 5.25 pound Rainbow Trout caught on 070515 in Harrison Hills, Lincoln County

Lake trout caught on father's day, 27-1/2", Big Green Lake. Sabrina is 12 years old.

Jason Czarnik, of Milwaukee, caught and released this 38-inch, 13-pound Northern Pike while fishing the Wisconsin River in Adams County on June 27, 2015

Craig McGarry of Muskego, caught and released this 17 1/2 inch Small Mouth Bass on the Mississippi River on a wing dam off the main channel near Brownsville, MN on June 27, 2015

Caught by father Joe and son Connor at Apostle Islands 6/27/15

Caught in Iron County, WI while fishing with grandpa

caught his biggest Bass ever on Pickerel Lake near Barnes, WI.

28 inch caught and released on June 6 2015 on Rapala Shad Rap# 8 orange fire tiger

First fish Bluegill by my Grandson in McFarland on Mothers Day.

Sadie Udd, age 7 caught this 27 1/2 " walleye weighing 6 lbs by herself with a jig and crawler while fishing on tbe St Croix River near Hudskn, WI on May 9, 2015.

Jacob Cook, 11 y.o., of Holmen Wi, caught this 6 lb Northern Pike on the Black River on May 11, 2015

Wanted to share a rather remarkable catch I had this afternoon. I was fishing the Menomonee River near Milwaukee where some trout were packed into a bottleneck. I caught a few and nothing was out of the ordinary until I reeled this one in.

Dan Ley,of Menasha Caught and released this nice walleye while fishing the Wolf River near Fremont on April 6, 2015

Caught these two slobs along with 56 others, with two buddies.

12 1/2 in perch caught on 3/30/15 on the Mississippi River in Genoa Wi. slow walleye bite right now with the colder weather but hoping it jumps back here soon in the mean time the perch bite is on and their catching dandy's out there

This 8 1/2lb walleye was caught by Sarge at 11:30pm on 20 Feb 2015 fishing on a Green County lake, just after resetting the tip-up

John Dalsing, of Kieler, Wis., caught and released this 39-inch Northern Pike thru the ice on Feb. 21, 2015

Megan Friedauer from Winneconne speared this 59.7 in 54.8 lbs

Garrett Stokke, of Holmen, WI caught and released this 41-inch northern on Lake Onalaska Feb. 13, 2015 using a tip with a shiner.

Caught and released this 28 inch walleye on Castle Rock Lake in Adams County WI on January 25th 2015

16 inch brook trout

David Ley, of Kaukauna, Wis., caught and released this 27-inch walleye while ice fishing on Lake Winnebago near Oshkosh on January 21, 2015.

Brooke Hartley, age 11 of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, caught and released this nice 29-inch walleye in Silsby Lake, Ontario, in July. She had a great time with Grandpa Fred, and her cousin Kevin

Cal Naughton of Oshkosh WI caught and released this 28-inch walleye Dec 20, 2014 on a Langlade County Lake

Wake Madsen, Fountain City, caught this giant smallmouth with fishing with a topwater bait on the Mississippi River

Julia Wiltinger, age 17, of Genoa, on her first ever ice fishing trip. The first fish she caught was this 40-inch 17-pound northern pike caught in the Mississippi near Stoddard.

Penny Pophal, of Merrill, Wis., caught this 24-inch walleye Dec. 7th 2014 on a lake in Tomahawk. The fish has a 19-inch girth. Penny caught this fish ice fishing with a tip down on 4 lb line. she released it and is going to get a replica made.

Sauger fishing heats up late afternoon

Andrew Hettinga caught and released this largemouth bass on a private lake in Oneida County.

McKenna Hettinga, of Weston, WI caught and released this smallmouth bass at their family cottage over the summer of 2014.

Paul caught this 49" Northern Pike Labor Day weekend 2014, 30#, 21-1/2" Girth, on a Mepps Spinner with and Ugly Stick Rod, in Ontario Canada with Kellys Castaway Outfitter.

Jonathon Mielke caught his first ever king salmon 27# 38" male during one of many overnite trips to the Piers in Two Rivers

Brian Kruncos, of Mosinee, WI caught and released this 40 1/2-inch, 20-pound muskie while fishing on the Wisconsin River near Merrill on Oct. 18, 2014

Cody Muenster, of Wrightstown, caught and released this 21 3/4-inch largemouth bass while fishing in Florence County in August 2014.

This 65 inch musky that weighed well over 50 lbs was caught in Green Bay WI by Dustie Steffens and Tabetha Steffens being held by Danny Steffens. This monster fish was released back into the lake!!

19 1/2-inch smallmouth caught on the Wisconsin River below the Castle Rock Dam. Catch & release.

Jake Roth, Stoughton, bags a bass in the Yahara River on May 3, 2014. A nice morning catch and release.

Jen Lazarski, of Stevens Point, caught and released this 27-inch walleye while fishing in Vilas County May 15, 2014.

Terry Krause caught these 30-inch, 10-pound and 24-inch, walleyes as well as an 18- and 19-inch smallmouth near Egg Harbor in Door County

Cousin's Traiton (11) & Coltan (12) with a little help, landed their first muskie. While fishing in northern Wisconsin for walleyes, this 43-inch, 17-pound muskie decided to take Traiton's leech. He caught it on 10lb test on an ultralight. Memories for life!

Amy caught this 13.5 inch crappie on 9/1/14 - undisclosed lake in Wisconsin - released

Cory Van De Hey Caught and released this 20.75 5lbs largemouth bass while swimming a jig at Long Lake near Brillion, WI on July 30, 2014.

Wyatt Loehr, age 6, Campbellsport, caught this nice largemouth bass while fishing Auburn Lake.

Miles Sberna, of Milwaukee, caught and released this 5-inch sunfish while fishing on Crooked Lake near Mountain on May 24th, 2014.

Woody Eckes caught this 25.3 lb King Salmon out of McKinley Harbor Milwaukee

Glenn Buchberger, of Wausau, hooked this 7 point rack while fishing the Wisconsin River for Walleyes on August 3, 2014.

Alexis Mamer, of Hasting, caught a 43-inch muskie while crappie fishing on the Chippewa Flowage on August 3,2014. The fish was caught on 4 pound test with an ultra light rod. The fish took the crappie minnow and after ten minutes and after jumping out of the water Gage Muench was able to net it for me. It was my first muskie.

Ryan Krzyzkowski caught this 9.5 lb, 30 inch cat on a lightweight rod with 6 lb test. Dad added some N. Pike fillets to the smoker.

I caught this 9.5" one-plus pound bluegill at Kegonsa State Park with a nightcrawler while shore fishing on July 16, 2014

Natalie Newberg caught these two pike 34 & 35-inch 15 min apart on Lake Koshkonog on a Mepps.

Ken Piltz, of Wisconsin Rapids, caught this 28 1/2 inch walleye while fishing with his wife on the Wisconsin River between Biron and Wisconsin Rapids on July 16th, 2014

Eleven year old PJ Ethington got these fish on Lake Winnebago while wisjing with his Grandpa

28-lbs 37-inch, caught on Petenwell Flowage on July 7

Jackson Kaiser Spirit Lake Price/Taylor County

A well deserved Father's Day present for the greatest man I know. Tom Fuehrer pictured with a 50-inch, 33-pound muskie caught on the Wisconsin River on Father's Day 2014.

My son Mason (age 3) hooked and landed this carp by himself on the Wisconsin River, near Nekoosa WI

Dale Wetzel, of Campbellsport, caught and released this 48-inch musky while fishing on Carrol Lake in Vilas County on June 21, 2014.

Gavin Garthwaite, of Mt. Horeb, WI, caught these 2 giant bass just minutes apart in a secret fishing hole!!

Craig Krzyzkowski of Franklin this 8 lb cat in Racine County.

My little brother caught and released this 15.5 inch 2 lb bass. His biggest bass this year.

Caught on green weedless jig 6lb test no leader

Aaron Tomandl caught and released this 45-inch Muskie while fishing in Burnett County on May 25. Caught the fish on an ultralight pole with 6lb test, wire hook and a minnow.

Andrew Hegy, of Hartford Wisconsin, caught and released this 10-inch Bluegill while fishing at a pond in Rubicon Wisconsin on May 24th 2014

Jamie Lodewegen caught and released this 29-inch walleye on the bay of Green Bay

6 year old fishing, nothing better you can do with your kids than spend time outdoors. This picture was taken in our back yard. Just peaceful.

Jen Lazarski, of Stevens Point, caught and released this 27-inch walleye on a Vilas County Lake

Cory Wold, of Eau Claire, caught and releases this 48-inch muskie on Lake Wissota, May 17, 2014.

Anthony Para, with a trophy bass caught on a ring fry early spring bed hopping in the shallows, 6 lb 10 oz largemouth bass

On Mother's Day, Alan Werth, 9, took his mother, Jenny fishing. They visited Aunt Judy and had some great action on Wolf River White Bass

While the lakes in Hayward were covered with ice the Minong Flowage refilled after the Dam repair.

Caught on 8 lb. test line while jigging from shore in Green Bay. First muskie I've ever caught!

Cooper Bruha age 13, caught this 13-inch trout near Coon Valley on 5-3-2014.

Caught and released this 10 pound walleye. Jig and minnow in early April 2014

Jacob Burpo, of Holcombe, Wis., caught this 29-inch 9-pound walleye on April 12 2014. He caught it on the Fox River near Green Bay.

Jerod Busch, age 13, Green Bay, Wisconsin caught this 40-inch, 15.75-pound northern on a tip up at Devil's Lake in North Dakota on March 8, 2014.

38-inch pike released

37-inch pike released

Zach Borkowski CPR'd this 42-inch muskie on Pewaukee Lake Nov. 2013

Craig Krzyzkowski caught this gar fish while still fishing in September. Son Ryan had his hands full working the landing net.

Matthew Klein, age 13, of Fond du lac, speared this 78.3-inch, 139.5-pound sturgeon opening day of the 2014 season on Lake Winnebago. His proud father is helping him try to hold it up.

Aaron Motl, of Waterloo, Wis., caught this 43.5-inch monster pike while fishing Lake Mendota with Jim Foley on January 11th 2014.

Trent Spielberg speared this sturgeon on 2-9-2014 it was 133.5lbs 77.5"

Jesse Wood, of Fennimore, caught this 39 7/8-inch northern pike while fishing on Blackhawk Lake near Cobb with Boone Tollefson on February 1, 2014.

Trolling the river

Caught and released 28in 9lbs 13oz walleye while fishing on Lake Nebagamon Jan 11, 2014.

Length: 22 inches Weight: 6 lbs 10 oz. Caught on tip up on Cranberry Marsh

big walleye for first ice fish

Mike Degen caught this 27.5 inch walleye through first ice Thanksgiving day 2013

My son Gary Larrabee (Portage, WI) caught this trophy walleye on October 16th, 2013!

first salmon in 25 years it was awesome!

On May 20, 2013 Rhonda Reynolds, of Tomah, caught and released this 24-inch Largemouth Bass on the Potter Flowage.

Dave Bowden and Gilbert Valdez 26.5 9lb Natural Brown Trout ..Lake Wisconsin

44-1/2" Tiger Muskie Caught and released in Vilas County on 10/19/2013 by Mindy Graun

Dave Borkowski CPR'd this 15-inch crappie caught on a twister tail on Potter Flowage

Adam Meinholz caught this 27.5 lb salmon while fishing on Lake Michigan out of Milwaukee

Jodi Mittelstaedt, of Wind Lake, caught and released a 40- and 41-inch muskie while fishing in Vilas County on 9/27/13.

Braiden Cavadini, age 8, West Salem, WI caught this 34" northern on the Mississippi near La Crosse on Sept 15,2013

nice

nice

Barry Humiston, of Germantown, caught and released this 19-inch smallmouth on a Rapala Skitter Pop while recently fishing on the Lac Du Flambeau Chain

Caught on the Clam river flowage in Northwest Wisconsin in August. Fish hit a spoon.

64 pound 50 inch Flathead catfish caught on a perch color tail dancer rapala in a kayak

Aiden Smith, age 10, of Milwaukee caught and released a 26.5" walleye near Minoqua

Andrew Hettinga, of Weston caught and released this 16-inch Bass in Oneida County this Spring.

Craig Rusch, of Madison, caught this 45-inch northern pike while fishing in Ontario on August 11, 2013.

Taylor Finger, of Mauston, WI, caught and released this 31.5-inch, 11.5-pound walleye while fishing an outpost lake in Ontario

Matt's first walleye, 31-inch

25-inch Large Mouth Bass caught on Round Lake .

Lucia Rusch, of Madison, caught this 12-inch crappie while fishing in Oconto County on May 5, 2013.

Craig Rusch, of Madison, caught this 15.5-inch crappie while fishing in Oconto County on May 5, 2013.

31-inch Walleye

Brian Turner of Wisconsin Rapids, caught and released this 48-inch muskie while fishing in Vilas County

Amanda Wilson, of Deerfoot Lodge, in Hayward, WI caught this 44-inch muskie on the Chippewa Flowage while fishing on July 25th, 2013.

Keith Keske of Sullivan, Wisconsin caught this 20 and 1/2 inch Smallmouth Bass while vactioning in Eagle River, WI

Melanie DeRoche, of Waupaca, WI, caught and released this 17-inch smallmouth while fishing on a Vilas County lake on July 26 2013.

Trevor Burby, age 9, won a muskie rod this spring and saved up his money to buy a reel. During his family annual fishing vacation, Trevor only fishing for 1 hour he caught his 1st muskie 45-inches and 20-pounds on Buckatabon Lake on July 16th 2013.

Erik Brunner caught this 22 1/2", 4lb walleye in the Red Cedar River near Menomonie, WI.

Wilbur Blackdeer and Asher Guenther of Black River Falls WI teemed up to land this dandy 13-inch Jackson County Cranberry reservoir yellow perch. Good job boys!

Cade Nelson, Wauankee, WI caught and released this 44-inch muskie on an Oneida County lake on his July 4th brithday.

Caught this 40-inch pike while bass fishing Park Lake in Pardeeville on July 20th. I did release him after the photo and he was caught on a Haulin Hawgs spinnerbait.

Using a crawler on a slip bobber rig Jenny reeled in this mammoth cat on a sunny Monday afternoon.

5-year-old CJ Kleist caught his first ever limit of trout ranging in size from 9 1/2 - 12 inches.

5-year-old CJ Kleist caught and released this bass on a haulin hawgs spinnerbait while fishing Park Lake in Pardeeville.

Amy Rosenow, of Seymour, WI, caught her first salmon July 17th out of Kewaunee. One of which was this 22lb female that hit a flasher fly on a dipsey in 80 feet of water

Caught on the grade at Lake Wisconsin on an off set hook and crawler in 98º heat.

Hans Fansler and his grandfather Dewey Fansler Sr. caught this 20" large mouth on Leader Lake near Minong WI.

Justin Crossen, of Oregon WI, caught and released this 46 inch, 27 1lb Northern Pike while fishing in the Minocqua, WI area on July 7, 2013

Dan Herritz, of Baraboo, caught and released this 46 1/2" muskie while fishing in Vilas County near Boulder Junction on June 21, 2013

Scott Schultz and his 10 year old son Quinn, fishing for bass off the dock at dusk on Rolling Stone Lake in Northern Wisconsin

John Hultman, of Lowell, Wis. caught and released this 52 1/2 in lake sturgeon on Lake Michigan in Port Washington on 7-6-2013

Caught on Tichigan Lake

Thought this was a northern until we looked at the picture!

Hailey Raymond, of Weston, WI caught and released her first muskie, 39", 23#'s while fishing on Oneida Lake.

Kelly Frey, of Kendall, Wis., caught this 23-inch walleye with her dad on the Wolf River near Weyauwega, Wis., on April 22, 2013.

Barry Gullicksrud caught this 24lb 32 inch carp on Lake Onalaska on three pound test line. On April 3, 2013

47-inch muskie at dawn on July 4th on Wisconsin River

JIGGING EYES

Justin Crossen, of Oregon, WI caught and released this 29-inch Brown Trout during the Catch and Release Trout Season on March 9, 2013

Tim Long owner of The Timbers Resort on Lake Gogebic and host of the Mark Martin Ice Fishing School on Lake Gogebic this Past January 2013

Kyle Lynch, of Phillips, caught this 28-inch, 8-pound walleye while fishing on Lake 10 near Phillips on February 16, 2013.

Ashton Sullivan, age 9, of Waupun, caught this 20.5” large-mouth bass with a tip-up on a large golden shiner on Bailey Lake in Waupaca County on February 16, 2013.

42-inch muskie caught and released in Eagle River, WI area lake

Randy Koenigs, of Fond du Lac, WI speared this 73-inch, 132-pound sturgeon with his son Ryan during Opening Day of the 2013 season.

Matt Blasius caught this beautiful 24-inch, 5-pound largemouth bass through the ice on December 28th

Nick Krueger and Anthony Pizzo caught this 28.5-inch, 9lbs walleye at 10:50 at night on a tip up. They were fishing on Big Saint Germain Lake on 12/27/12

Jerry Yonda, of Pleasant Prarie, caught this beautiful 19-inch largmouth bass on Lake George on Dec. 29, 2012. Good Job!

Charles Blasius, of Pleasant Prarie, caught this 30-inch northern pike on Lake Goerge in Kenosha county on Dec. 28, 2012

Matthew Blasius, of Pleasant Prarie, caught and released this thick 16-inch largemouth bass as well as one other on Lake Goerge the 28th of December 2012.

Kaleb Anderson, of Friendship, WI caught this 13 1/2-inch perch while fishing with his grandpa Ron Johnson on Little Bay De Noc in June 2012

Andy Sherman, of Prentice, WI caught this 42-inch, 20-pound northern on an area lake on December 8th 2012.

Ryan Hamell and his dad caught these salmon and trout September 15th in Milwaukee off the pier

Dave Borkowski CPR'd this 37-inch muskie on Pewaukee Lake on Dec. 4, 2012

Dean Burch caught and released this 24-inch bass on Potter Flowage

Allison Bihr Visiting Wisconsin with boyfriend caught her first muskie (36") on the Flambeau River October 16th

Joshua Batten, Age 2, Catch and Release 17" smallmouth, with Dad, Labor Day Weekend 2012 on Pelican Lake

Fishing in Eau Claire County... Perch bite is on...

Lake Waubesa Walleye

Brandon caught and released this monster by Minaki Ontario.

24 3/4 caught Friday evening 9-21-12 in the pouring rain near Tigerton Wisconsin with 2 inch Husky Jerk Rapala!

Caught while trolling on Fox Lake using firetiger flicker shads

caught in Yellow lake

Little Woody Mathys caught and released his first largemouth with a Princess Barbie rod on Kinsey Lake in Waukesha County. Woody was assisted by mentor Howie Cook.

Briana Austin caught this 19+ inch Largemouth Bass on the Black River in August 2012

16" smallmouth bass being shown by Robert "Bagman" Durrett caught on area lake.

snagged in tail while trolling

50.5" Tiger Muskie

Eli, 9 years old, caught a 22-inch Bass on Long Lake, on Wind Lake, Wisconsin on a popper.

Flathead

Abi Giese, age 12, 26 3/8-inch, 6-pound walleye on Lake Winnebago July 8, 2012

48" Muskie

Danny III, First Sunfish of the year, camping in Gresham, June 16th

Nick Mertes’s son Seth turned three years old on June 10th and has been fishing on the boat since he was two! The picture was taken this Sunday (Father’s Day) at the USAA Childs Wish Fishing Outing held at Captain K's Marina in Algoma WI.

King salmon taken on a howie fly and spin doctor off a wire dipsey in 150 FOW

Webb Lake, WI

2-year-old catches 15" Largemouth bass with the first cast of his 30" Little Tykes fishing pole (held in right hand in photo)! Good thing Dad just replaced the old line with a 6# test line! Congrats Buddy!!

My grandson Xavier Lorenson, age 6, with a bluegill he caught in the Mill pond in Greenbush, WI 53026

My grandson Isaac Gonzelus, age 10, with the bass he caught in the Millpond in Greenbush, WI

Jim Weier with a big perch caught in a secret spot

My 165-pound blue marlin in Punta Cana

Cierra Humphrey landed this 16-inch crappie while fishing from her Kayak around Warrens WI.

Isabelle Niehoff, age 2 1/2, 1st catch "Bullhead" Patrick's Marsh 3-25-12

12-year-old Peter Birschbach, of Stockbridge, caught this 10-lb, 25-inch sheepshead on Lake Winnebago North of Stockbridge on April 15th 2012 using a pink jig with leech..

Small stream trout fishing in West Central, WI

20-inch mirror carp Pardeeville ,WI.

Jacob's hooked on fishing so we took advantage of the early warm weather. He's going to be a great fishing buddy!

My son Cody Salzman (8-yrs old) caught this walleye on Green Bay off the mouth of the Menominee River on 3/18/12 using a jig and minnow on 8-lb test line. The fish measured 30 inches and weighed in at 10 lbs 12 oz.

Taryn Miller with a 14-inch largemouth from the Chetek chain in January 2012

Zach Nowak with a 13-inch bass caught and released on the Chetek chain in January 2012.

28.5", 9.5lb Walleye caught on the Wisconsin River

 

Karl Keller, age 9, of Forest Lake, MN caught and released this 41 inch muskie on a western Wisconsin lake.  The Muskie hit a Rapala Fire Tiger while trolling on 10-9-2011.

Catfish caught while bluegill fishing in June

Don Mullen caught this 10 lbs 30 inch walleye drift jigging on vacation in Fish Creek, WI July 22nd, 2011