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Scott, when do you expect "ice" out" ????? …. Would Mid-April be realistic in your opinion ? I've been dying to get up to Mercer to shut the heat off at our place. Larr

Hello Brett, I do have a few photo's of Art Kruegers resort on Grand Portage Lake in Mercer. Art and Amy were the best !!! Do you live in Reedsburg ? Was your father John ? ....You can reach me @...

Our Mercer area lakes are up at least 7-8" from last fall. Mercer, Grand Portage, Echo .... I have not been out to the Flowage, but I'll bet the Flowage is near or at Full pool. What level is the...

Ruggers landing hands down has the best food in the area. I'm a home owner in Mercer, and that's my vote. 2 miles north of 51 and FF intersection on 51 on your left if heading north ...... kind of a...

Hello All, I have three transom mounted Minn-Kota's ...... I'm going to get a bow mounted set-up. I need your opinions on what type of controls (foot,remote, joy stick) etc. work best. I've read some...

Hello Don H. ........... I know exactly what you mean. I always carry at least two rods with me at all times. Throwing Suicks and top waters are easy. Two years ago I bought a large Dawg sucker and...

Hello Blue Ranger, You are spot on !!! it was gorgeous this weekend. Early A.M. Sunday we departed from our dock into the dense fog. Our neighbor (former Iron county head nurse) had a nephew up for...

Hello Blue, you are not the "Lone Ranger" ............ my efforts shadowed yours ....... no Muskies, strikes, no follows, no nothing. Thought the cooler water temps would spark some action............

Hello Ranger, wow, nice pics to say the least !!! ........ the only one I didn't like was the one captioned "a pretty one" .... it had a fellow, no shirt, wearing a white cap, sun glasses holding a...

Hello Riverman, I failed to mention in the previous post is the irony I have encountered. Using light spinning tackle catching those Muskies vs. My 8 ft. St. Croix and Toro winch ........ catching...

I caught two Muskies a 40" and a 36" in a three week period using a Northland Reed Runner spinner bait. I like these lures for bass and little northerns. The bait shop sells them unpackaged (3 for...

Once caught an owl as my lure "jitterbug" was being casted at night. The owl snachted the lure in mid-air, landed in a tree after taking most of my line. while perched on a branch the owl flew away...

Hello all, Last Saturday I woke up (here in Mercer) and pushed my rig off the pier to drift with the movement of the fog. I attached a Northland reed runner spinner bait to a small leader and casted...

Hello Ranger and River Man, I finally made it to the Flowage after a 43 yr. sabatical. I did the Murray's landing thing and nearly got lost. Just a few smallies, and yes the water looked cloudy to me...

Hi All, Our place is on Mercer Lake. I've noticed something different this year. There seems to be alot of Algae blooms in the shallower water this year. Usually I don't see them till late July....

To the Ranger-Mauler and Mark B. .......... please forward me your home address's so I can mail each of you a stack of bibles to insure you guys don't stretch the truth regarding fish tales, fish...

I remember as a kid of 10yrs. old back in the very early sixties @ Popko's resort playing with the pet rabbits Joe had in cages. I was there with my Dad, Al Gilbertson and Art Krueger (Kruegers...

I'm sitting here at work chomping at the bit to wet my heavy duty arsenal on the 26th. Last weekend while fishing crappies and gills I saw two musky's in 4ft. of ultra clear water. One of them...

Hey guys ........ fishermen should slow down and "RESPECT" the position of another boat whether trolling or anchored. It's all about the fact you acknowledged the other guy. By slowing down it tells...

Hello, "musk-eye" gets the prize !!! he is correct. It was called Art Schmidt's Musky Lodge. My father and I stayed there in the 1960's along with Bob Roders. Way back in the early 1970's (40 plus...

O.K. George and the two Don's .......... let's see how smart you guys are ! The Hiawatha Resort wasn't always the Hiawatha, can you recall the prior name ? It became the Hiawatha in 1971 or...

Hello Scott, our second home is in the town of Mercer (on Mercer lake) ...... do you or anyone else have an official reading/measurement for the total amount. I did manage to call my neighbor who...

Hey Don ............ It's a good thing you didn't order a new boat, motor, and electronics. Your shipment of new lures was bad enough !!!! .... Larry F. (frog caster)

Hello all, hope the winter months are being kind to you. Most of us have a steady fishing partner or two we spend our time on the water with. My partner (besides my wife) is a considerate, easy going...

Hello all, I was getting antsy at half time (Packers-Bronco's) feeling confident the Pack would win. The weather was beautiful. 70 degrees, no wind, blue skies. At half time I decided to go out again...