Winchester Adventures

Name: Winchester Adventures
Address: N1705 860th Street, Hager City, WI, 54014, US
Telephone: +16125987802
Price range: Not Applicable
Rating: 5

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Walleyes, Bass, Catfish, Sturgeon and Panfish! Captain Chris is the most diverse guide on the river!

08/22/2025

Quick trip update:
Fished with Justin Hesseling , his brother John and their two cousins, Steve and Brandon from England. The trip was bound to be a success as the two Englishmen said the boat ride to the spot made it worth it. 😊
We ended with 4 great fish in the boat with quite a few missed opportunities. I should have run circle hooks last night but I just love the thrill of crossing their eyes. Lesson learned. Anyhow, it was a great night with a ton of action. Ive got a couple of nights off and then I'll be back to get even with them.
Still some openings for Flathead / Sturgeon trips this fall. Come on out, you will love tge experience.

07/26/2025

I had the pleasure to share my boat with Ellyece Hammer and Steve Dylan last night. Ellyece booked this trip back in February as a birthday gift to herself. Her goal, to catch a Sturgeon, a big Sturgeon. I advised her that Late July was not the best time to pursue sturgeon but that we would certainly give it a go. I'll get back to the fishing in a minute.
Elleyce had a whole day planned. She had lived in the Red Wing area at one point and was excited to come back down and hit some old haunts. Their day started with a burger at King's Place, a visit to Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop and a quick pit stop to see Brad at the Harbor Bar. Sounds like a great tour of the Red Wing area to me. Now let's talk fishing...
As is typical this time of year, we had very little action until sunset. Even then it was a grind. I moved and I moved and I moved with only a couple small Sturgeon to show for it. The river was dead, no fish jumping, no bait, it was earily quiet. On the way out I had checked an area that showed promise. It was in the main channel so I needed to let the boat traffic settle down before I could set up on it. We anchored and got lines in the water about 11 p.m.
Finally, the prehistoric beasts were breaching and jumping all around us. Some hope was found at least but this was not translating into bites....yet.
Then it happened, the calm turned into chaos, and for the next several minutes Ellyece hung on for dear life as a true river giant tried to break her. Not tonight Ole sucker lips, Elleyce is strong and will win this battle. After a long fight we slid a gorgeous specimen into the net. What happened next was unbelievable, deafening in fact. I have never had a client more excited to catch a fish than this. Luckily we were in the middle of nowhere because if not everyone within 3 miles would have been awake. 🤣🤣
A couple quick pictures and we sent this beautiful fish back on its way. Sometimes all it takes is one bite to make everything wonderful.

07/21/2025

I've got some open Sturgeon/ Flathead dates in August and September I'd like to get filled. Book two or more dates and you'll receive $50 off each date.
Contact me for available dates.
612.598.7802 or visit Www.winchesteradventures.com

07/07/2025

Chris Wi******er with Wi******er Adventures is looking for a few more clients whod like to experience the bayou!

Im looking to book a couple more trips to fish the Gulf out of Grand Isle, Louisiana.
This is your opportunity to get in on some of the best fishing in the country at a considerably discounted rate. On top of amazing fishing you will experience beautiful scenery, incredible food and warm air!
If you would like more information please comment on here and I will get in touch with you with details.

I suggest at least 3 days of fishing with a day of travel on each end.
Date windows available:
January 18th - February 2nd
February 22nd - 28th.

06/28/2025

Anybody interested in a day of fishing? Ive got 3 dates I'd like to get filled. We can fish Walleyes or Catfish/ Sturgeon.
July 1st, 8th or 9th.

A deposit will be required to hold the date.
Www.winchesteradventures.com.
612.598.7802

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.

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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N1705 860th Street
Hager City, WI
54014

Telephone

+16125987802

Website

http://Www.winchesteradventures.com/

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