Chippewa Flowage
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Rocky banks , rip rap, docks etc. good summer time bait even mid day.
Species
MuskieSeason
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.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
10/9/21
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Dozens 1 to 2 pounds
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Large spinner baits , white, chartreuse, tinstail, etc casting to grass and clusters of lily pads. Good northern action mid/late spring and into summer you can change blades depending on weather Double large silver on high sun, windy days do great.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Fish stumps and rocks.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fish sunken islands, 8-10 weed lines, and find coon tail.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
jig and bobby garland baby shad under bobbers in 2-6'
Noah Glitto
Bronze Ambassador
5/9/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Crawfish
Water temps approaching 50 degree the smallies are starting to move closer to shore. Fish could be found in 12'-8' of water in sand rock transitions with stumps in the area. targeting stumps would almost always guarantee a bite. Slow dragging hair jigs picked off the roamers in the flats and transitions while finesse jigs and ned rigs were more effective near stumps. Color of the hair jig didn't make a difference. Using lighter braided line resulted in longer casts to cover more water and helped keep the boat away from scaring the fish. 360 imaging played a large role in making accurate casts on the transitions and dropping baits on stumps. Fish caught varied from 1lb-3lbs but if you want to catch a ton of bass this is the place to do it.
Panfish / Bluegill
