Lake Chippewa Flowage Vacation

2026-07-25

Walleye

Walleye fishing has been best in the evenings. You can catch them out in the day in deeper water trolling various crankbaits, however, at night fishing around the 6 to 12 foot mark around the edges of weedbeds and bars between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 pm is your best bet. Leeches are still top choice for bait, but Crawlers have been effective as well.

Musky

Musky fishing has been about average this week. The water has cooled down enough where it is a bit more safe to fish for the Muskies now. The evening bite is seeing a bit more action on the surface, while the day time trolling bite seems to be picking up a bit. Duirng the evening, target shallow to mid depth weed beds that border some deeper water. During the day target those deeper basins with nice cover on the bottom. Creepers and Hawg Wobblers are typically good options this time of year. For trolling, your Mattlocks, Jakes, and Grandmas are going to be your go-to's.

Northern

Pike have been active, but most of the pike hitting right now have been very small. A lot of reports of hammer handles and snakes as opposed to big pike. Tinseltail Spinners and Chatter Flash Chatterbaits are still your go-to lures for the pike. If you are noticing they are deeper in the thicker and matted up weeds, you can also switch to a Johnson Silver Minnow.

Crappie

Crappie are still active on the bogs at night. The Bog by the bridge has been producing well, and recent reports suggest the bog up by the Toutants has been producing a lot of fish. During the daylight hours, target deeper cribs and brush piles. Crappie Minnows are going to be your bait of choice for live bait. For Artificials, Gulp! 1-Inch Minnows have been spectacular this week. A lot of Crappie action being reported on the Gulp!

Panfish

Gills continue to be active in the shallow to mid depth weeds and they are nice sized as well. Redworms and Waxies seem to be the ticket…especially if you tip them on a Voodoo Bugger Jig or Flashbang jig. Fishing brushpiles during the day in about 10-14 feet is a good tactic to use as well.

Bass

The Smallmouth bite has been solid in the wood and the rocks this week. Nothing super big–but a lot of action. Ned Rigs have been producing pretty well on the smallies this week as per usual, but Jitterbugs have been seeing a lot of action on the surface as well.

Weather

It's shaping up to be a hot one this week. Most days this week is going to be in the low to mid 80s, but Sunday highs are supposed to spike up to 95! Lows will primarily range in the high 50s to high 60s. Expect a little bit of rain on Monday and Friday.

Water Temp at time of this report

77 Degrees

General

Leech Availability: Leeches are still in stock at Jenk's Bait and Tackle this week. The leeches will be week to week at this point as it relates to availability. But we have all sizes this week so now is the time to stock up heavy on them if you want them.