S.S. Fins & Feathers

S.S. Fins & Feathers Guided fishing and hunting trips. Specializing in muskie and walleye trips at Merritt Reservoir and fall time duck hunts

Enjoying a meal of whole fried bluegills. This panfish bite is really good had 21 casts in a row with a fish and boated ...
08/30/2026

Enjoying a meal of whole fried bluegills. This panfish bite is really good had 21 casts in a row with a fish and boated 9 different species total. This bite will continue for a few more weeks so if you want a fun get back to basics day this is it.

The walleye bite has been very hit or miss lately just waiting on the bait to ball up to start fishing alewives and blades for them. I would like to think that bite should start soon in the next week or two and will continue into November. So if you want walleye get ahold of me for dates.

This summer the cat bite has been hit or miss a lot more than normal but it's starting to straighten out as well September is my favorite for them.

Then for pike and muskie we normally have a great run of pike towards the end of September fishing alewives for walleye so hit me up for dates then and muskies our fall bite is hit or miss but is generally better in the second half of October. I am excited I have found a source for suckers to livebait them this year so it will be interesting to see that bite evolve. Also on the muskie side if I can get enough dates in a row I may make a run or two at calamus this fall as generally shad lakes are better than alewife lakes then.

If interested in a date message me on here or call at 402-446-2417 asap as dates are filling in

The dog days of summer are here but the panfish are going good went out with a couple friends and got a nice fish fry li...
08/25/2026

The dog days of summer are here but the panfish are going good went out with a couple friends and got a nice fish fry lined up.

So I had a big change in plans the hunt lodge I was leaving for cancelled their season I will be here for September and October if interested let me know asap!!!

With the dead calm weather the numbers have been down but have put some really big fish in the boat. Have been noticing ...
08/19/2026

With the dead calm weather the numbers have been down but have put some really big fish in the boat. Have been noticing some walleyes starting to push up as well so it's a perfect time to do a multi species trip start with walleyes and switch to cats. I have this Friday open and several days next week open and that is it

I just had this Sunday and next Saturday Sunday open up from cancelations. Walleye bite is okay some days it's good the ...
08/13/2026

I just had this Sunday and next Saturday Sunday open up from cancelations. Walleye bite is okay some days it's good the next day it's slow but the catfish bite is great we have blood bait and am catching upward to 150 cats a trip. So if you have a kid who wants to catch a lot of fish or want a lot of meat for a fish fry these are the trips. I'll offer those 3 days on discount since they are cancellations.

Also I may go live tomorrow if the weather is decent to do so showing how fast paced the fishing is it's truly unbelievable

I have a few dates left this month. The walleye bite is okay it changes everyday after all we are in the dog days of sum...
08/11/2026

I have a few dates left this month. The walleye bite is okay it changes everyday after all we are in the dog days of summer. However if you want to bend a road and catch a ton of fish the catfish are going. It's not uncommon to catch well over 100 in a day and they are all big no small cats and if you're looking for a fish fry this is perfect. Normally I'm not real big on eating catfish but Merritt being an all sand lake they are delicious and not muddy so if you are interested I have only a very days left this month get a hold of me

Went out for 2½hours this morning by myself the heat has laid down some and the fish were chomping I released several fi...
07/30/2026

Went out for 2½hours this morning by myself the heat has laid down some and the fish were chomping I released several fish over 22" and some 18s i just kept 3 for dinner tonight with a buddy. This weekend is available or next week is looking if interested in a date I have some through mid August get with me as the walleye are still biting

Man what a fun afternoon low 60s for temperature  and went out with friends for 2 hours and absolutely hammered some fis...
07/23/2026

Man what a fun afternoon low 60s for temperature and went out with friends for 2 hours and absolutely hammered some fish. Dates are still open get ahold of me ASAP there's still time for fish fries this summer

Merritt is such a weird lake here it is towards the end of July and there is no morning bite but come noon or 1 o'clock ...
07/21/2026

Merritt is such a weird lake here it is towards the end of July and there is no morning bite but come noon or 1 o'clock they start biting. This bite is going to continue i have dates available through August 7th so if you want to put some super fat Merritt walleyes in your freezer let me know

Well I had yo move my vacation around and that's a blessing in disguise as the walleye are biting at Merritt the water i...
07/17/2026

Well I had yo move my vacation around and that's a blessing in disguise as the walleye are biting at Merritt the water is dropping quick which i like. So with the vacation moved I now have July 18,19,20,22,27,28,31 and then August 1-5 open let's go get after them before school starts

You know it's a good morning when they are choking the baits like this. This 20 incher is destined for the frying pan af...
07/16/2026

You know it's a good morning when they are choking the baits like this. This 20 incher is destined for the frying pan after that

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