August - 2016

Madison, WI Fishing and Social Blog

Madison, WI offers tons of fishing and fun social events. In our blog you will find helpful fishing reports to put you on fish, informative fishing articles, local fishing tournament media, insightful beer reviews, beneficial fitness tips, and featured Madison events.

End of Summer Beer Events

End of Summer Beer Events

Summer is drawing to a close, and beer drinking in Wisconsin is just getting started. There are a ton of great upcoming events in the Madison area (I even threw in a few non-beer related events because you just need to go)! End of August 8/23-28 Sour and Funky Week Redux, Brasserie V. Their July sour event was such a hit, they decided to do it again. Josh always puts a good list together and there will be food and flight specials all week. There will of course be a sour or t

The Quick and Dirty on Chasing Suspended Summer Walleye With Harnesses

The Quick and Dirty on Chasing Suspended Summer Walleye With Harnesses

Summer in Madison means a lot of things to different people. To me, summer means chasing suspended walleyes with my favorite technique. For those who have never trolled crawler harnesses with planer boards, the technique may seem somewhat intimidating. With a little know how and the right tools, it can be a fun and very productive way to put the hurt on summer walleyes. They key to being successful with trolling suspended fish is to understand where these fish congregate and

Madison Fishing Report 8/9/2016

Madison Fishing Report 8/9/2016

With current water temps in the low 80's the bite across Madison has been, generally speaking, "deep" in most cases. That said, with the water still over the 80 degree mark it is important to remember to lay off the Muskies, at least until the temps drop below 80. Even though the big toothy guys are "off limits" there are still plenty of opportunities to put a lot of fish in the boat all over Madison. Panfish, especially Bluegills, have been caught consistently in deep water

August Beer Events

August Beer Events

We survived July, but the heat isn’t slowing down and neither are the beer events around town. August is the month of the Great Taste of the Midwest, and this brings a lot of fantastic nationwide breweries to our town to strut their stuff. August 1-9 Dexter’s Pub is trying to make room for their Great Taste events. So from Aug 1-9 they will have 1/2 off most Pints and 12oz taps every evening from 6-close. August 5 Alt Brew is hosting a gluten free fish fry and beer night. Be

Mutha Pucka

Mutha Pucka

When somebody asks in May to hang out and you have to tell them all your weekends are booked from now through August, you know you have a fantastic summer ahead of you. Don’t get me wrong, it hasn’t ALL been beer related (I threw some winery hopping in there), but it’s pretty darn close. I was on vacation the past couple weeks, which included events such as: a Gary Clark Jr concert, 8 wineries, 3 breweries, two Indians games, two beer fests, and legit buckets of beer (literal

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