Preparing for PIP 2023 – DID YOU CATCH ANY PIKE TODAY?
April 21, 2023
The Good News – Per Max, more Pike are being harvested regularly than before the Pike Improvement Project started. Last summer’s DNR Creel Survey 2022
The Chippewa Flowage Fishery in 2023 – by Max Wolter
April 21, 2023
Pike Improvment Project Information
Chippewa Flowage Walleye 2022
June 15, 2022
Chippewa Flowage Walleye 2022 – by Max Wolter I’m pleased to report that after our big spring walleye survey we know a whole lot more
Open Water Season Project is Launched
May 10, 2019
The open water season of the Pike Improvement Project is underway.May is a vital month for keeping Northern Pike and our goal is to register
Post-ice fishing check in on the Pike Improvement Project -2019
March 7, 2019
It’s March, which means the pike get a 2 month break from being targeted by anglers. The Pike Improvement Project kicked off in early January,
How you can make fishing better on the Chip… by eating fish!
February 14, 2019
How you can make fishing better on the Chip… by eating fish! Max Wolter-WDNR Welcome to the beautiful Chippewa Flowage, I hope you have a
Harvest your Northern Pike – It’s good for the Lake!
October 29, 2018
Learn how to fillet a Northern Pike by watching this video How to Fillet a Northern Pike. Includes Y-Bone Removal DNR Fish Biologist: Max Wolter
The Wolter Report : How do fish react to Catch and Release?
May 4, 2018
The Wolter Report (Max Wolter, DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward): Catch and release angling for many Wisconsin species has become common and anglers practicing catch and
When Less is More – by Max Wolter
May 19, 2017
The Wolter Report (Max Wolter, DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward): As a part of the new experimental panfish regulations now in place on approximately 100 lakes
Illegally tagged Musky
April 18, 2017
We encountered something alarming on the Chippewa Flowage today during our fish survey. We captured a musky on the west side with a red zip
The Wolter Report: Why ice is good and a Bird Report
February 25, 2017
The Wolter Report (Max Wolter DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward): Why ice is good: The incredibly warm February could have area anglers thinking open water is
The Wolter Report: What you need to know about winterkill
February 20, 2017
Winterkill: The Wolter Report (Max Wolter, DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward): At this point in the winter, both anglers and fish biologists start to think about
The Wolter Report
February 9, 2017
The Wolter Report: Max Wolter, DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward: Once again, in early 2017, we find ourselves in the midst of strange weather patterns. The
Max Wolter, DNR fisheries – A look at Northern Pike
January 27, 2017
A look at Northern Pike: Wisconsin DNR researcher Dan Oele and his colleagues recently published a paper examining how northern pike populations respond to length
Flowage Walleye Growth Study
November 12, 2016
We just completed a growth analysis of walleye on the Chippewa Flowage. I had a batch of spines from the spring of 2016 and another
Muskies Inc. and DNR Partner Up to Grow Big Fish for the Chippewa Flowage
October 14, 2016
This fall the Chippewa Flowage will be stocked with a lot of exceptionally large muskellunge fingerlings. The fingerlings were reared at the Governor Thompson Fish
The Year of the Musky – 2016
April 4, 2016
WDNR ON THE FLOWAGE: 2016 Is The Year of the Musky Spring – Collect eggs Summer – add super food Fall – Stock bigger fingerlings
The Wolter Report: Do Northerns and Muskies Really Eat Ducklings?
July 11, 2015
Max Wolter Reports:
The Wolter Report: Have you ever caught a Warmouth?
May 29, 2015
The Wolter Report (Max Wolter, DNR fisheries biologist, Hayward): Anglers fishing the Hayward area may occasionally catch a warmouth, a small brown or almost purple sunfish with black stripes around the eyes.
Chippewa Flowage Partners Group Moves to Action
October 20, 2014
The Chippewa Flowage Partners Group, comprised of appointed representatives from the Chippewa Flowage Area Property Owners Association, the Lake Chippewa Flowage Resort Association, the WI
Lake Chippewa Flowage Drawdown – 2014
May 6, 2014
by SAWYER COUNTY FISHERIES BIOLOGIST MAX WOLTER Over the winter of 2013-2014 the Chippewa Flowage Partner Group (made up of the WDNR, Property Owners Association,
