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Tom Leahy's Guide Service

Tom Leahy's Guide Service

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Tom Leahy's Guide Service is a fishing charter and guide service based in Hayward, WI. They fish the Hayward Lakes region, including the Chippewa Flowage, Nelson Lake, Lost Land Lake, Teal Lake, Ghost Lake, Clam Lake, Spider Lake Chain, Round Lake, Grindstone Lake, Lac Courte Orielles, Eau Claire Chain, and Lake Namakagon. Targeted species include walleye, musky, crappie, panfish, perch, pike, and bass.

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Fishing Types
Musky & Pike
Trip Durations
half-day, full-day

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Typical flow by month

1996 to 2026

The water at Tom Leahy's Guide Service typically runs highest in April, at a median 194 cfs, and lowest in February, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,910 cfs, in 2016.

Typical flow by month at Namekagon River at Leonards, WI, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January9982 to 110
February9378 to 106
March11394 to 150
April194128 to 276
May174133 to 250
June137115 to 189
July11086 to 149
August10074 to 137
September9367 to 142
October11278 to 161
November11593 to 152
December10388 to 133

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Namekagon River at Leonards, WI (site 05331833). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

93Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Wed, Sep 23 (94)

Streamflow

38 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

1.35 ft

Water

56°F

High today

62°F

Wind

8 kt

Gusts 11 kt

Rain chance

0%

Week ahead

Tue62°F0%
Wed64°F0%
Thu64°F9%
Fri72°F2%
Sat57°F29%
Sun66°F26%
Mon73°F23%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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