Neptune pro staff
Five Wisconsin anglers who fish Neptune rods all winter. Walleye on big water, panfish on inland lakes, and a mother and daughter who fish together.
Mike Steinke
Wisconsin · Trophy walleye
A broken wrist almost ended his ice season. The angled handle kept him fishing.
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Matthew Stewart
Twin Ports, WI · Walleye and crappie
Hooked on the outdoors since age five. Runs and guns the hard water of northern Wisconsin.
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Stephanie Stevens
Lower Phantom Lake · Panfish
Hunter, angler, forager, and gardener. Fishes alongside her daughter Lucia.
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Lucia Stevens
Oneida Lake, WI · Whitefish
Started ice fishing at three. Her Oneida name, Tewashutyaks, means She Breaks the Night.
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Capt. Johnathon Hosey
Madeline Island · Crappie and bluegill
Lives on Madeline Island and fishes Lake Superior. First on the inland lakes at first ice.
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