1. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    Probably my last Smallie of the year, but ya never know. Fish were not on the flats or breaks today (or at least not biting). Thought they would be with sunny ...more and 58 degrees but I guess it’s been too cold... Managed a few out deeper in channels near breaks and they were nibbling not slamming. This fish hit twice before connecting and I missed a couple on follow ups that didn’t commit. Time to go to the finesse the rest of the way...

    16 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Berkley Blank Flicker Shad Crankbait

    1. Tony Callies 0
      ...57 degrees not 44 lol
  2. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    It’s always great to fish with family! Took my cousin Matt out and got him on a few Smallies in the rain. He helps me with boat stuff so it’s always a pleasure ...more trying to return the favor with some informal guiding LOL! Nearing the end of our Smallie season with cooling temps, but we got these last Saturday on a 2-5’ deep sand flat adjacent to a 20’ deep channel. Fish were directly on the flat and hanging on the break and hitting medium diving cranks. No more top water for me this year 😢 but still fun to throw cranks! Hope to get out this weekend for one more Smallie chase. Fall on Lake Wisconsin is so beautiful and fishing time is so precious when the warm days are dwindling. Have fun out there everyone!

    15 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Rapala Shad Raps

  3. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    31 in. Northern Pike with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

  4. Tony Callies
    - Lake Michigan

    Thought I had a huge Smallie and then wuh wahhhh it was a Sheephead. Thing fought hard for a while then pooped out vintage Sheephead style. A fun battle in a peddle ...more boat. These are way bigger than the WI River Sheepies I’m used to LOL!

    7 lb. FreshwaterDrum / Gaspergou with a Gary Yamamoto Original Senko Worms

    1. Tony Callies 0
      Yeah definitely looking to get back to Green Bay waters for sure, and on a real boat next time!
    2. Jimbo Harwood 0
      nice catch bro. lol they get way bigger then that too. 👍
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  5. Tony Callies
    - Lake Michigan

    I’d love to say, “My first fish on Lake Michigan” but my first fish was a 11” Smallie minutes earlier. My first time out on Lake MI and it was on a peddle boat LOL! ...more I went for a ride to say the least. I’m staying at a resort with my wife for a few days and was politely asked not to bring the boat. Doh! Well I snuck out early morning and got this Classic Great Lakes tank!

    20 in. Smallmouth Bass with a Gary Yamamoto Original Senko Worms

    1. Tony Callies 0
      It was sexy let me tell ya
    2. Patrick Empey 0
      Nice bass! Im just trying to picture you in a paddleboat throwing senkos.
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  6. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    A great 4-jump fight on the Plopper, which is why I love it. Hahaha I really did use other stuff today for first hour out but it’s hard not to revert back to top ...more water in August when fishing is tough and you have cloud cover... Another rocky shoreline with a bit of a flat adjacent to very deep swift channel.

    18 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

  7. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    Love this spot- it’s a well known multi species producer; a skinny sandbar point between two deep, heavy current channels. (Hence the dorky life jacket- I don’t ...more mess around in my small boat on the WI River hahaha).

    15 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

  8. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    No luck on plastics this morning so went top water since there were some clouds. Tried the new 70 size plopper and it is nice. Fatter than 90 and about same length ...more and book size. This helped since it was breezy this morning. Worked well off rocks with current and deep water adjacent.

    17 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

  9. Tony Callies
    - Lake Wisconsin

    I lost what I thought was a 20”er a month ago and went back to the same spot to check it out. Sure enough it was 20 1/4”. Hahaha!

    20 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

    1. Scott Sorrell 0
      Plopper Power...
  10. Tony Callies
    - Shell Lake

    Another Smallie on the Plopper (got twin 18"ers 5 minutes apart.) Cloudy + Rocks = plopper time. LOL I've been visiting my dad and fishing in northern ...more WI for almost a week and finally had the right conditions to bust out the plopper... I had withdrawal symptoms...

    18 in. Smallmouth Bass with a River2Sea Whopper Plopper

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  • Species Muskies/Smallies
  • Waterway East Fork Chippewa River
  • Lure #5 Mepps White Bucktail

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