Chippewa Flowage Report #1844  [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 64F, Clear - 8:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

SAVE THE DATE

OUR THIRD ANNUAL BEHIND THE SHED TOURNAMENT

THIS YEAR, HOSTED BY GENO

SEPT 25-26.  WATCH FOR DETAILS

p.s. im done messin around.  thats right; out for blood.  you WANT to be on my team this year, dammit!

Chippewa Flowage Report #1844  [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 64F, Clear - 8:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:22 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 12:27 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 02:58 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 04:01 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 09:39 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 12:14 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 09:10 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 10:57 PM.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1842  [Link]
Submitted by geno
Then-Current Conditions : 64F, Clear - 8:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

lar knows about this photo

Chippewa Flowage Report #1842  [Link]
Submitted by geno
Then-Current Conditions : 64F, Clear - 8:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:22 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 12:27 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 02:58 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 04:01 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 09:39 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 12:14 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 09:10 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 10:57 PM.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1841  [Link]
Submitted by dnr
Then-Current Conditions : 77F, Clear - 1:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties) - The Upper Chippewa Basin received at least another inch of rain in the last week and this has kept most streams, rivers and flowages at a high level. The continued wet weather has also spurred on a extra-large hatch of mosquitoes, so outdoor enthusiasts are reminded to bring along the insect repellent on any trips to the woods or water. Fishing and recreational activity on Northwoods waters have reached their summer highs in the past few weeks. However, angling success has remained very erratic and the constantly changing weather conditions has kept fishing for most species pretty tough. Musky continue to provide the most consistent action and nearly all anglers have reported some success, whether it be sightings, follows or strikes. Bucktails and surface baits have been the more popular lures, with deep weed edges and the less-dense weed beds producing a good amount of action. Some anglers have had multiple fish days, with most of the musky in the 32 to 38-inch size range and a few in the upper 40s also being caught. Bass fishing has been generally erratic with the variable weather -- some days provided some good action, but other days have found even bites very hard to come by. Largemouth continue to be found in all types of cover, with fair action found near heavy cover such as weed beds, bog edges and stumps/logs. Rubber frogs, soft plastics and crayfish-imitation lures have produced the best success. Smallmouth bass fishing continued to be just fair on local flowages and rivers. The smallmouth are still settling into their mid-summer pattern and have been relating wood and weed edges, especially near hard-bottom and deep water areas. Small finesse plastics and wacky-worm rigs have been getting most of the action. Walleye angling has been especially tough, though some nice fish in the 20- to 27-inch range have been reported. The deep weed edges and deep rock/gravel bars have provided some action, with leeches and night crawler halves being the best baits. A few walleye have been caught on stick baits fished along weed edges near dark. Panfish action continues to be fair, with some decent catches of crappie, bluegill and perch being made. The bigger panfish have been found suspended near cover in 8 to 14 feet of water, though some nice crappie have also been taken near the surface around woody structure.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1841  [Link]
Submitted by dnr
Then-Current Conditions : 77F, Clear - 1:53 PM CDT Jul. 29

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:22 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 12:27 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 02:58 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 04:01 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 09:39 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 12:14 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 09:10 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 10:57 PM.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1840  [Link]
Submitted by Andracke
Then-Current Conditions : 66F, Clear - 8:53 AM CDT Jul. 29

I saw on Jenks website that the flowage got another 3" of rain this week - When was the last time the flowage had this much water in it this late in the season? 

Any damage to the area? 

Chippewa Flowage Report #1840  [Link]
Submitted by Andracke
Then-Current Conditions : 66F, Clear - 8:53 AM CDT Jul. 29

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:22 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 12:27 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 02:58 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 04:01 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 09:39 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 12:14 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 09:10 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 10:57 PM.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1839  [Link]
Submitted by walleyemaxx
Then-Current Conditions : 71F, Partly Cloudy - 10:53 AM CDT Jul. 28

Hi everyone,

sorry for being late on the report. The storm last night knocked out the power. Monday i didn't guide, so i went looking for Mr. Walleye by myself. I was able to find Mr. Walleye in a couple different places. I caught some in the middepth sunken bogs, and some in shallow weeds. I had to leave by 7 oclock, and had a total of 6 Walleyes. 1-20 incher, 2-17 inchers, and 3 at about 14"es. also caught Blugills and bass.

I've got at least 4 good spots producing Walleyes now. Not bang bang action, but a few now and then.The forage base now is at it's peak with the yoy minnows, every bug hatching now, the crustaceans and invertebrates young being abundant. the Walleyes do not have to hunt long to fill up. The good news is that the forage will be getting cropped down fast from here on out. The fishing should improve considerably after another month.

For the weekend I wound up with 17 Walleyes with most being over 16"es. I also caught close to 100 blugills and over a dozen bass. Every thing was released. On Sunday my client raised a good musky. All in all a good weekend. With the hot sweltering conditions, i thought it was a very good weekend.For people who want Blugills, remember that the bigger ones are in the deeper water. I've been catching blugills up to 9"es out deep, and lots of them.

To learn more about my guideing services, go to www.walleyemaxx.com.

Walleyemaxx

Chippewa Flowage Report #1839  [Link]
Submitted by walleyemaxx
Then-Current Conditions : 71F, Partly Cloudy - 10:53 AM CDT Jul. 28

Time of Day:
Morning Lowlight:  Didn't Fish
Mid Day:  Did Okay
Evening Lowlight:  Didn't Fish

Depth:
Shallow (0-10 FOW):  Did Okay
Mid Depth (10-20 FOW):  Did Well
Deep (20-30 FOW):  Didn't Fish

Chippewa Flowage Report #1839  [Link]
Submitted by walleyemaxx
Then-Current Conditions : 71F, Partly Cloudy - 10:53 AM CDT Jul. 28

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:41 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 01:21 AM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 12:18 AM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 07:42 AM.

Chippewa Flowage Report #1838  [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 84F, Mostly Cloudy - 4:53 PM CDT Jul. 27

Saturday was also quite a bit of fun up on the Flowage. 

Since we'd tired out our walleye casting arms on Fri, we decided to throw for some muskies.  Unfortunately, our musky luck was about the same as our walleye luck - for the little while we were able to try for em.

Then we felt the storm comin.  "Hmmmm....Geno, we're not far from your house, we got that sales call across the lake in an hour or so anyway. I don't know if we wanna risk takin the boat over there. Wanna head in before this hits and just drive over?"

Geno starts putting on his raingear.  I covered my laptop under as many life preservers as I could find.

We were in Chief Lake, and again, our meeting definitely wasn't.  It was no surprise to either of us when, in Tyner, the wall of water hit us.  "It's good for the skin, Lar!"

15 minutes later, we tie the boat up and book into the resort....soakin wet, in FroggTogs, with a laptop.  "Look what we just rode through in order to meet you!"  Yes,  these conversation starters are one thing that makes Salesman Geno invaluable.

Spent a couple hours at the meeting...ahem...turning the prospect into our first eLodgic implementation...and FINALLY got to go home and put on some dry clothes.  Enough work....it was time for some walleye fishin again!

Would the wind hold up this night? We hoped so. 

While the wind was a tad better than the night before, we only got one ... meh....respectable size walleye that night.  This is the one that got us to fill the livewell...after we let him go!  Grabbed him here, seems to always be a spot that wont send you away empty handed even when you feel like yer fishin the dead sea.

Sat night summary:  Went home and drank.  This time with the bonus of WalleyeMaxx's presence.

So, that was that.  No, fishing wasnt great at all for us....for all weekend for that matter.  Unlike when I lived there, I truly didn't care a bit.  So much fun bein on the water, visiting resorts, porch drinkin with Geno and Maxx, improvising livewell solutions, and so on.

Geno, you're a great host and a great friend.  Thank you for everything.  Just let me know when you need a roomie for the weekend!

lar

p.s. What resort were we at?  Anyone sittin in there certainly noticed us. haha.  Assuming you weren't one of them, hang on just a lil bit and we'll make a big ole deal out of it here, dont worry!

Chippewa Flowage Report #1838  [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 84F, Mostly Cloudy - 4:53 PM CDT Jul. 27

Read report from this day in 2006: 03:51 PM.

Read report from this day in 2006: 10:41 PM.

Read report from this day in 2007: 10:55 PM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 12:35 AM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 11:42 AM.

Read report from this day in 2008: 06:53 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 10:35 AM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 04:28 PM.

Read report from this day in 2009: 08:50 PM.