Joel DeBoer

The pictures say it all - the smallmouth bass are biting! What a beautiful weekend to be on the water. Saturday I was joined by local resident Andy Beattie as we plied the local water in search of smallies; it didn't take long as the first 3 casts of the day all produced bass! From there it was steady action all morning with PT Pro Rattlers being the weapon of choice - we couldn't keep the fish off of 'em!

Sunday I was joined by Jim Prichard. We began by fishing some post-spawn walleyes and after a few hours of working Wally Divers and Berkley Flicker Shads, we had lost count of the fish! From there, we went in pursuit of more smallies and again scored big. The warmer the day got, the harder the bronzebacks were smashing our PT Pro Rattlers! Welcome to spring on the Wisconsin River system!

Tight lines,

Joel DeBoer

Fish Species: Smallmouth Bass, walleye
Bait Used: Joe Bucher PT Pro Rattler; Cotten Cordell Wally Diver; Berkley Flicker Shad
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Water Temperature: 57-60
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Joel DeBoer

About The Author: Joel DeBoer

Company: Wisconsin Angling Adventures

Area Reporting: Central and Northern Wisconsin

Bio: Greetings and welcome to the Northwoods! My name is Joel DeBoer; I grew up fishing the waters of Central and Northern Wisconsin and enjoying the beauty of Wisconsin's outdoors - I can guarantee you will enjoy them as well! As owner of Wisconsin Angling Adventures, I'll work hard to keep you on the fish and show you a good time out on the water! Through countless days and nights on the water, I have worked hard to uncover local "hotspots" while prefecting the techniques necessary to produce trophy fish from them. I have been an active member of Muskies Inc. and Bill's Musky Club, and am responsible for numerous awards for muskies caught and released by my clients as well as myself. In addition to guiding, I am an active musky tournament fisherman, having multiple Top 10 finishes. Not only do I fish tournaments for muskies, but a variety of local tournaments for walleyes and bass. I am active on the internet - providing articles and fishing reports to over 15 different web sites, in addition to doing web-radio shows. I am a published outdoor author and educator, including my weekly column, "The Guides Corner" in the Everest Herald. I specialize in multi-media presentations and seminars on the vast aspects of musky fishing. Please feel free to email me, at ANY time. In addition, take an opportunity to visit my bio pages at the St. Croix Rod or VMC Hooks Pro-Staff pages as a further reference. I am thankful to the wonderful companies I am privileged to work with promotionally: Bait Rigs * DeLONG Lures * Ducktail Lures * Dunwright Tackle * Frabill * Mepps * Mister Twister * Mercury * Optima Batteries * Pure Fishing (Abu Garcia, Berkley, Stren) * Roberts Outdoors * St. Croix * VMC Hooks

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