Chippewa Flowage
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Chippewa Flowage Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Ice
0 reports for Ice
Other Species Reported for Chippewa Flowage
- Largemouth Bass4 Reports
- Smallmouth Bass4 Reports
- Panfish / Bluegill3 Reports
- Crappie2 Reports
- Walleye1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Rocky banks , rip rap, docks etc. good summer time bait even mid day.
Species
Muskie
Season
Fall
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
It 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.
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