HAYWARD – The 2026 Wisconsin fishing season got its official start Saturday, May 2 under Chamber of Commerce conditions in the North Woods. As boats launched to start the day, the lakes were calm, the ...
As anglers in Wisconsin don their colder-weather gear for fall fishing, the state is planning next season’s opener. On Thursday, September 11, the Northwest Wisconsin ITBEC Tourism Committee, in ...
The 60th annual Governor's Fishing Opener took place on Nelson Lake near Hayward to promote state fishing and tourism. Gov. Tony Evers was guided by Capt. Barb Carey and Rikki Pardun of Wisconsin ...
Hayward has been selected as the host community for the 2026 Wisconsin Governor’s Fishing Opener on May 1–2, 2026 on Nelson Lake in Sawyer County, according to a press release from the Northwest ...
Gov. The fishing was part of the 60th anniversary of the Wisconsin Governor's Fishing Opener. Gov. Tony Evers holds a largemouth bass he caught fishing May 2, 2026 on Nelson Lake near Hayward as part ...