New to Chippewa

[moprzed1]

Hello everyone!!! I have never fished at chippewa flowage before but I have heard and read some great fishing stories. I want this to be a fishing trip that I can have great memories off. Can someone please help me in deciding on what type of bait/lures to use? I know that the double cowgirls work but what size and color would you recommend? Any recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your advice!!!!

[perazzi10]

hire a guide if you can. The lake is to big to figure out on your own. East side stained water west side clear. Crappies and walleyes on floating bogs which need a special technique to fish. The only pattern I found last year was Largemoth bass in shallow weeds and pads using a hedon moss boss topwater weedless brown scale with chartruse tail. Worked for 3 days till cold front came in and drove fish out of the shallows. Lake was down at least 3 feet last year so everything might change this year. Everyone always say lure color for musky is black with green blades, and i've been told by some resort owners to downsize to mepps musky killer sizes. i also learned a trick about crappie in the fall, use ice jigs with maggots when their schooling. Hope this helps as I have never realy slayed the fish on the big chip but the scenry is the best. Norm Gilmoure

[Ty Sennett]

Some of the best baits have been Ghosttails for sure, with Pacemakers, Suicks, Big Game twitchbaits, Slammer Crankbaits, and Cowgirls rounding off the list. And last but not least, Bulldawgs in the fall.

Colors are usually the natural colors on jerk and crankbaits and black with green blades on bucktails but a large variety of colors do work on the bucktials. For topwater, a large variety of colors work also.