Chippewa Flowage
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Largemouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureLedgesCasted up shallow in about 3-4ft water and worked it out towards 7ft of water. Tend to get a lot of my bites when my plastic was flapping in the water with its claws.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSummerStructureStumps
Fish stumps and rocks.
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WalleyeTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged VegetationFish sunken islands, 8-10 weed lines, and find coon tail.
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueVertical Jigging Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesFishing the East side today and had an excellent day. Put a 10 fish limit in the boat in an hour. All were between 11” and 12-1/2”. Vertical jigging with 12’ Wally Marshall Pro Tour jigging rods. Fishing cribs in 18’ of water.
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
The Keitech baits add the extra attraction needed for a tremendous bite. Added as a tail to a spinner bait the fish loved it! Didn't even matter if the paddle tail was bit off - the pearlessence does the trick!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Dozens 1 to 2 pounds
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MuskieTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationIt seems like winter is just around the corner at the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward WI. On a weekend that featured snow, wind, and then some more snow, we managed to make contact with several big Flowage muskies on suckers. The only fish we were able to trigger were shallow - from shoreline out to the inside weed line. In many cases, we idled along a promising stretch of shoreline and imaged these fish with Humminbird MEGA Side Imaging - before we ever put a bait in the water. Once we spotted a fish, we circled around, lowered large suckers rigged on quick-strike rigs and suspended beneath a float, and used our Minn Kota Ulterra to pull us through the zone at speeds of 0.3-0.5 mph. Seems like a fair number of fish in those ultra-shallows - give that a try if you're heading up in the next few weeks. Keep in mind, the Flowage has already been lowered by about 5 feet, so you'll encounter a fair number of navigation hazards that aren't normally a problem. Be sure to use the Water Level Offset feature of your Humminbird Lakemaster card to account for the low water.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Spent the week camping and fishing on the Chippewa Flowage. Tough fishing in the heat. Most success covering a lot of water on grassy shorelines throwing shallow for the reaction bite. Had one nice 16' 2.2lb largie doing so. Chucking the flashy swimmer with a paddletail through the grass was very effective in covering water. Extremely weedless. Also had success fishing smallies on grasslines and submerged wood with jerkbaits. My advice if you want to fish largies: take the boat ride to Crane Lake and you won't be disappointed. Much clearer and much less tannic water up there. Great vegetation and laydowns.
