Lake Chippewa Flowage Vacation

2026-05-13

Walleye

Walleye fishing has been hit and miss. Since Opener, a lot of Walleye fishermen have been reporting success in 18-22 feet around deeper humps. The size of the Walleye have been primarily around that 13 to 14 inch range. If you want to target bigger Walleye, the West Side of the Flowage is a better option, while the East Side is a better option for numbers.

Musky

Musky fishing has been overall quiet, but more so because very few people are fishing for them. More than likely the Musky Spawn is beginning to wrap up. If you do spot some Muskies in the shallows, best to leave them alone so they can finish their spawn. There have been Muskies caught these past few weeks since Opener…most of them by accident on Jerkbaits by Walleye fishermen.

Northern

Pike fishing has been pretty solid on the West Side particularly on Wild Caught Suckers and Chubs. The back bays of the West Side is where its at. With Crappies moving in shallower, the pike should not be far behind. Check out the edges of Crappie rich spots and put out some Suckers and Chubs on bobbers around the boat.

Crappie

The Crappie are starting to stage up for spawn. The Choke Cherry Bushes are just starting to bloom now and word is that the Crappies are in about 2 feet of water in some pretty thick timber and weeds. Minnows are always a great choice, but as the spawn gets closer the Voodoo Custom Tackle Glass Bead Jigs, Kalin Crappie Scrubs, or Bimbo Skunk Jigs become your best options.

Bass

Smallmouth have been quiet overall, but the Largemouth fishing has been solid early in the year. Multiple 5 pound fish have been reported in the last week. Action has come on everything from jerkbaits and chatterbaits, to live bait.

Weather

The weather this weekend is going to be VERY nice. Highs from Thursday to Saturday will range from the low 70s to low 80s while lows will range from the high 40s to mid 50s. Sunday on through the rest of next week things are expected to cool down a bit with highs in the mid 40s to low 60s and lows in the high 30s to high 40s. Expect some rain on Sunday and Monday.

Water Temp at time of this report

55 Degrees

General

A quick side note here–for those of you that may not have heard I had a heart attack on Saturday night and I have been getting a lot of questions about my health and the shop's status. First off, I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and concern for me these past few days. I cannot begin to tell you all how much you have touched my soul with all of your caring messages, visits, and phone calls. As to the shop, I am still here and Jenk's Bait is running as normal from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm every day. Arrangements have been made to keep minnow trapping going this year while I recover so wild caught bait is going to continue to be in full supply here at Jenk's Bait!