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06/19/2025

Isaac and Eric spent a week in the Louisiana bayou last winter with me. While they were there, we started talking about fishing Flatheads back home in Wisconsin. These two have been chasing Flatheads for a few years on the upper St Croix and wanted to see what fishing the Mississippi was like. I think they were impressed.
Our night started at 6 p.m. launching out of Everts Resort. A few minutes later we were casting our lines into our starting spot. 30 minutes in spot #1 and zero bites. Uhoh, did they disappear on me?
A couple hundred yards adjustment and we settled back in. Ope, the 1st bite of the evening finally shows up. 1 minute later we've got our 1st Flathead, a 8-10 # icebreaker...while unhooking the 1st, another rod takes off, it's like Dejavu all over again. We've landed on the motherlode once again. Fish after fish, 10 pounders, 20 pounders, 30 pounders.....they were all here and they were hungry. Big fish for the night were a couple of very healthy 38-39" fish and a really nice 41". We never saw the gargantuan we were hoping for but they each repeatedly broke their personal bests.
When the dust settled we had landed 20 or 21 Flatheads. I lost count at one moment so im going to record it as 20. Making for 96 Flatheads so far this season. I've had many, many years I never landed 96 flatheads during the entire year.
Good luck to everyone who gets out this week. Im headed east to catch Salmon for a few days.
Thank you for reading along with Wi******er Adventures. Enjoy the pics.

06/18/2025

31 years ago today was the 1st worst day of my life, the day my father died.
Earlier today I mentioned I was going to honor him by taking a couple of young guys out to catch them a Flathead like he had taught me to do. That is exactly what I did....many, many times over.
About 1 minute after anchoring in my 1st spot we had a bite, then another. With Mason Mandelkow and Tristin Mandelkow both fighting a fish I looked over to see two more rods loaded up. We landed the first two and while I began unhooking them they went to fighting the next two. Literally within 5 minutes of casting the baits in the water we land a quadruple. 3 Flatheads and a big Drum. Want to talk about taking g the pressure off😊
Pics taken, rods rebaited and back in the water they go. Would you believe me that 5 minutes later we have a double on? Two more teenage Flatheads.
After catching 2 more channel cats, 2 more flatheads and 2 large carp, I left...Hard to believe huh? I made a move to see if we could get a big sturgeon now that the season has opened. A few small sturgeon, a couple more channel cats and drum and it was time to go catch more Flatheads. Little different set up this time, yet another unbelievable school of fish. Over the next 4 hours we caught Flathead after Flathead. The smallest maybe 15 pounds and many, many in the 25 - 35 pound range. Even a couple low 40s made it into the mix. At 12:50 a.m. we were nearing the end of the trip when Mason set the hook and says "it's a bigun". After a few minutes we slid the largest fish of the night into the net. A true river monster, the kind of fish i only get to see a couple of times a year.
This was a night that may never be topped. At the end of the night I had put the 76th Flathead of the year in the Wi******er Adventures SeaArk. All that in the matter of a couple weeks. Truly unbelievable.
I can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

06/16/2025

Guess who's back, back again?
A little 3 hour tour of conversation and fishing helped clear my mind. Thanks Nicole Quiggle for the company.
I surpassed the 50 Flatheads number for the year last night. Seriously the best bite I've seen in 30+ years of fishing them. I don't know what is causing it but im going to ride it as long as possible. We were blessed with doubles on 2 different occasions last night with the largest fish being mid 30 pound range.
Tracy Anne that new Everts Resort sweatshirt really pops in the pics. Love that color.

Still some opening with Wi******er Adventures if you'd like to get out and fish for one of these river monsters.
NOW BOOKING SUMMER STURGEON TRIPS AS WELL.

06/11/2025

WOW! After a dismal day of Walleye fishing today I came in, switched gear and headed out with Shelly Gappa to try and find a Flathead.
The evening started off with a couple small flatheads and a couple big channels. As the sun set the Flatheads came to life. Fish after fish. At times there were 2 or 3 fish biting at the same time. 1st it was 5 to 10 pound fish, then some mid teen fish, then comes along a giant, a real giant, you know, the kind that are always featured in the "one that got away" story. Well, add this one to that story as we were unable to seal the deal when the hook pulled lose boat side.
Oh well, regroup and get the baits back in the water. Minutes later we have a 39" fish in the boat, 5 minutes after that Shelly lands one just a tad bigger....then another. This is honestly getting ridiculous.
I don't know exactly where we ended at for numbers but easily into double digits. In my 35 years of Flathead fishing I've only got to experience a bite like this 3 times. My best night ever was 20 fish. I have no doubt we would have beat that if we had stayed out. After all, we only fished from 5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
I am going to try to share photos of different fish, there may be a duplicate or two in there as I don't really remember what was what. It is a fun night when you get a 15 or 16 lb Flathead and don't even consider taking a picture of it because you have so many already.
Let's get you out there today catch some of these river monsters.

06/08/2025

A great week on the water. Wednesdays walleye trip was a bit tough yet I still had a great day with some great folks. Lots of youth in the boat this week and lots of smiles.
I want to thank Kyle and Adam for a fun day on Thursday but more importantly for a very generous donation to St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
As time allows I will post more detailed story of each trip. Wow, that was a busy one.
Side note: June 7th today and my 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37th Flathead of the year came over the gunnel. Although there have been a bunch of adolescent fish, I've also had 11 over 40" with a 43" being the largest. Crazy start to the year.

06/02/2025

What do you do on your day off? Well, as a full time fishing guide I really try to not fish on Sundays. 6 days a week is enough. Pretty much every Sunday I end up putting the boat in the water and casting a line or two for a bit. I'll admit, I have an issue and there doesn't seem to be a cure.
Today was different. I spent a couple of hours at a greenhouse buying flowers with a friend. Then we went back to Everts Resort and were just hanging out, relaxing. Next thing you know, Jamie Derleth pulls up and asks me to take his nephew and great nephew, Matt and Drake, out fishing for a couple of hours. He says "Drake has been seeing all these huge catfish pictures and he wants to catch one real bad". I asked "how old is Drake"? He is 8. You all know how I am when it comes to young folks and catching them a giant fish...so I hooked the boat up, rigged a few rods, and off we went.
No bites in the 1st location...grrrr. A slight adjustment to a sand flat and the game was on. Drakes very first fish was a plump, very healthy Flathead. Gosh, I like it when the fish gods look down on my boat😊 A few minutes later he catches his 1st Shovelnose Sturgeon, then another, next another flathead. Where are the Channel cats? Rod #2 doubles over and the fight is on. A few minutes later Drake slides a beautiful Channel into the net, a true trophy Channel cat. After a few more shovelnose, a couple of drum and a white bass I gave the "last call" announcement. One more fish and we are going to wrap it up.
Rod #2 loads up once again, Drake reels down on it and instantly a large Lake Sturgeon launches itself into the air. Matt and I jumped into action, cleared all the lines and prepared for the battle which was about to take place. This 50" plus fish was an acrobat. Multiple jumps, not surface boils, it was clearing the water by a few feet each time. Drake held on for dear life and fought this fish like a seasoned pro. 6 or 7 minutes later Drake has the Sturgeon boat side, doing this 100 percent on his own. We guided her into the net and it was time for a quick pic before returning this river monster back to her labyrinth.
Not a bad Sunday afternoon for an 8 year old boy. 6 species of fish, 4 of which were new catches for him. In each species, he caught a well above average fish. My gosh, at 8 years old I was still catching bluegills and bullheads.

Enjoy the pics!
If you'd like to get out please contact Chris Wi******er at Wi******er Adventures to get your date booked.

05/30/2025

Ms. Georgia Quiggle finished her last day of school for the year yesterday and decided we should go fishing to celebrate. She has been asking to get out for a few weeks and we were finally able to make it happen. She wanted a big fish, a catfish. Well, I felt like that was something I could probably produce.
In 3 hours she caught her 1st Channel cat, 1st Flathead and 1st Shovelnose sturgeon. I believe she ended the adventure with 4 Sturgeon, 2 channel cats, 1 flathead and 47 missed bites. Such a fun little outing jam packed with action.......and snacks🤣
A little pizza from Libertys in Red Wing finished off the perfect evening.
Thank you Georgia...and Nicole Quiggle for the fun.😊

Want to get in on a little bite like this? Reach out to:
Chris Wi******er
Wi******er Adventures
Everts Resort

We will make smiles happen!

05/17/2025

In the world of guiding I have the unique pleasure to meet a lot of folks. Many of which become frequent customers and close friends. Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Terianna Kathleen and Derin Rouzer from Cumberland WI. Terianna booked this trip about 6 weeks ago as a birthday gift for Derin. Over the past 6 weeks we have chatted via text message A LOT about the trip, what to expect and itinerary. I could tell early on these two were going to be fun in the boat. They did not disappoint, by 7:30 a.m. the jokes, slams and sarcasm was flying around the boat like a lost honey bee. It was apparent early on that it was going to be a great day.
We caught fish...we caught a lot of fish....we missed a crap ton of fish...but the smiles never faded. The 1st keeper was in the boat by 7:10, by 10:30 we were releasing keepers as to not end the day to soon. At 11:30 we finished our limit and I decided to go get the a channel cat or two. I conservatively would say we caught 40 or so nice Walleyes.
Off we headed up river. Not long after settling in Terianna caught a beautiful Channel, a bit later Derin landed a small Lake Sturgeon. That was enough we were hungry and I had been talking about the Harbor Bar and their Dirty Bananas for way to long. It was time to clean fish and go visit Roxanne, Stacy and the crew at the Harbor.
The Harbor Bar will cook your catch for you for a very modest fee. All you have to do is bring your fish in cleaned and ready to be cooked, order your favorite side and loosen your belt. We chose to fry up 5 of our walleyes, ordered French fries and side salads to go with it...oh yeah, and a round of dirty bananas. Brad Smith, your crew did not disappoint. Everything was delicious, the atmosphere was fun and the prices were very reasonable.
This was about as perfect of a day as one could get. I am certain this will not be the last time the three of us will share the boat...
Oh yeah, they brought me 4 bottles of Blackened Seasoning from Louies Meats in Cumberland as well. The icing on the cake.

If you'd like to get out fishing please contact:
Chris Wi******er at Wi******er Adventures
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05/16/2025

Travis and Kalvin Tegmeier jumped in the Ark this morning and decided to try Walleye fishing in a hurricane. As we pulled away from the dock at Everts Resort , Kalvin let me know he had never caught a Walleye before. I never asked Kalvins age but I'd say upper 60's. Well, when somebody starts a trip with those words it can go one of two ways...really good or really bad...
Luckily, the Walleye gods were on my team today and at the end of our 1st pull Kalvin got his 1st Walleye, a perfect 18" fish. Over the next hours or so we caught several more Walleyes, mostly small, and a bunch of White Bass. I decided to put the crankbaits away and grab some 1/8 ounce jigs baited with a half of a crawler. 5 minutes later Kalvin sets the hook. After an intense battle he slides a beautiful 27" Walleye into the net. Lady luck is on his side today. Now that Kalvin has got the feel mastered he proceeds to catch fish, after fish, after fish. Walleyes, drum, a channel cat, saugers, white bass, he doesn't discriminate, he'll catch em all. Travis and I could do nothing but laugh as Kalvin caught 5 to our one, at least.
About noon the wind decided to switch from a light 20mph to 25mph+ gusting 40. Luckily, this also switched the Walleyes to Travis side of the boat and headed started catching them with regularity.
When it came time to head in we had boated 40 plus fish and had a beautiful limit of 16 to 18" walleyes for them to take home.
Such a fun day even with the terrible conditions we had to battle.

I have some dates open the last week of May and a few in June. If you'd like to get out and catch some fish please drop me a note. Chris Wi******er

05/07/2025

It's that time of the year! Time to talk about catching your very own River Moster! Come experience the thrill of seeing one of these behemoths rise up from the dark, murky water

Now booking sunner Flathead, Channel Cat and Sturgeon trips with Captain Chris Wi******er.

Let's get your date reserved soon.
Please message here or call 612.598.7802

02/16/2025

Brian, Tim and Dan finished up a 3 day stint in the bayou. My gosh it has been feast or famine for my boat.
Day 1 started off with their first Redfish ever coming to the boat about 3 minutes after we came off pad. This day had moments of chaos, with fish coming very quickly to 30 minute periods of calm. By the end of the day we had a nice pile of meat in the livewell and smiles at the boat ramp.

Day 2 found us making a 20 mile run to a bay just off the main river. The fish were stacked and we caught fish after fish for 7 straight hours. I would have 100% confidence in saying we approached the 200 fish mark. So much fun.

Day 3 we were greeted by strong south winds. I left the ramp knowing it was going to be tough but was confident I would put it together. Even as 11 a.m. approached I kept saying "we got this, all we have to do is keep searching". Ha....That was an old fashioned ass kicking.

All in all, a great few days on the water with some great folks. Very few pics were taken as the fishing was just to good to pause for a photo.

Time to clean camp and get ready for Ms. Tamara Tew to arrive. This will be her 2nd trip to the bayou this winter, I think she might be addicted.....or she likes the warm weather! Either way, I'm looking forward to watching her put the smack down on em.

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