Fishing near Bayfield, WI
Bayfield sits on the Bayfield Peninsula in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, fronting Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. The area draws anglers to big-lake trolling for lake trout and salmon, Apostle Islands reef fishing, Chequamegon Bay ice fishing in winter, and a wide range of inland lakes and trout streams within an hour's drive — including the Bois Brule River, Lake Owen, the Eau Claire Chain, and Namekagon.
Species & education
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Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Black Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus
Brown Bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
Burbot
Lota lota
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Chinook Salmon
Cisco
Coregonus artedi
Coho Salmon
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Dolly Varden
Salvelinus malma
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Fishing guides near Bayfield
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Nick Hagadone
Waypoint Charters
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Prime Fishing Charter in Lake Superior, MN
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Cory Wehrman
Wehrman's Fishing Adventures
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Ice Fishing in the Great Lakes of Wisconsin
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Mack Peters
Brule River Guide Service
Bois Brule River Guided Fishing Trips
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