Lake Chippewa Flowage Vacation

2026-06-22

Walleye

The Walleye bite has been a bit tough lately. A lot of guys are using Leeches and Minnows still for the Walleyes, but we are starting to see a few more fishermen using crawlers as well. Vertical Jigging and slip bobber fishing have been producing the most success the past few days. During the day you can target deeper areas with nice cover on the bottom I would say between 18 and 23 feet. In the evening, targeting weed edges in 6-12 feet near river channels is a good tactic or even fishing by the bogs.

Musky

The Musky bite has been tough lately as well. Fishermen have been seeing some action, but a lot of follows as opposed to hook ups. Most follows have been reported coming from guys targeting weeds along the shorelines, while the few guys reporting more success landing a few Muskies have them coming out of a bit deeper water. Crankbaits and Staggered Bladed Bucktails seem to be producing the best out of all the baits.

Northern

Pike have been pretty active this week but a lot of them have been on the smaller side. A lot of fish being caught between 12 and 15 inches primarily on Tinseltails and Chatterbaits. Target weedier areas particularly on the West Side. James Slough and the back bays of Crane are good places to start.

Crappie

Summer Crappie fishing is in full swing. It is definitely more of a bog bite in the evening. Reports have been varied, but it seems that the bite typically starts at or around 7:45 at night so maybe get to the bog 15 to 20 minutes early to get your spot on the bog. During the day, target deeper cribs and brush in about 18 to 22 feet. Crappie Minnows are the bait of choice. For artificials, Voodoo Jigs tipped with a Waxie, Bobby Garland Mayflies, or Gulp 1 inch minnows have been effective.

Panfish

If you are just looking to catch some fish for the kids, you can always target smaller Gills in the shallow weedbeds with a jig and a Waxie or a redworm. If you want to target bigger gills…deeper brush piles and timber are going to be your target. The Gills have not been too picky on which bait they want as they have been hitting pretty consistently across the board regardless of bait, but the bigger gills seem to want leeches.

Bass

Smallmouth have been active in and around the stumps and rocks on the East Side primarily on Ned Rigs. The Coppertreuse colored Ned Worms have been really good this past week for producing Smallies.

Weather

this week the highs are looking to be in the low to mid 70s through Saturday with the exception of Wednesday which is going to see highs in the mid 60s. By next weekend, the highs are looking to be in the low 80s. Lows this week look to range from the mid 40s to mid 50s and warming up to the mid 60s by the weekend. Expect a bit or rain on Tuesday, Wednesday, and next Saturday.

Water Temp at time of this report

68 Degrees

General

Leech Report: We have a good supply of Leeches at Jenk's Bait and Tackle including Jumbo Leeches! A lot of people have been calling if our Jumbos are Large Leeches in reality and to answer that question….we have both Large Leeches and actual Jumbo Leeches and we have plenty with more than enough to go around.