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Chippewa Flowage Report #1204 [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 65F / 18C, Overcast - 4:53 PM CDT Jul. 2

Lookin forward to seein - and hearin - JRN and Bob tomorrow. Here's a lil something from last year.

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Thanks! ... that was nice!

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1203 [Link]
Submitted by TMRJeff
Then-Current Conditions : 63F / 17C, Overcast - 2:53 PM CDT Jul. 2

After a glooming week of weather it seams the walleye action is heating up…. not only am I hearing of walleyes being caught I am seeing reminisce (fish guts) also…. again they seam to be where the pan fish are hanging at…cribs, weeds, breaks and humps…as for places to fish I would be fishing north of big sand island at one point it should reach about 12 feet….that would be the most predominant hump…..north of birch island there are many humps just watch you locater….. West end of the bananas, stick with the middle. West side of picnic island maybe 150 yards out you see what looks like a river channel there fish either side you catch fish……Weeds are easy to find look in Milwaukee bay…..have had great action there all year so far…..the back of Minnesota bay holds many fish……all the way to the opening of crane creek….. if you jigging use the lightest jig you can handle….again the fish are there…try not to use your net, be kind to the fish you are going to release….I have many more places to fish feel free to reach me at tigermuskyresort.com…..have a great forth of July…..happy independence day…don’t play with matches…..and keep all your fingers this week….
Check your gas tank
Jeff

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1202 [Link]
Submitted by Andracke
Then-Current Conditions : 58F / 14C, Overcast - 9:53 PM CDT Jul. 1

First of all thanks the Lar for letting me be a new fishing report contributor!!!

Tonight I fished with the family. We went out for Crappie - We were able to find them but not many of size. Mostly all 9"-10" The same size we saw all spring - Hopefully some bigger ones start showing up. The fish were all caught on tube jigs over cribs. Pink/White were the best color.

A few things about me - If wants to know - I have been visiting the flowage and fishing it for almost 30 years now. I started coming up as a baby. Now I am a teacher in central Illinois and enjoy a lot of spring/summer/fall up here on the water. I am also very fortunate to be up a lot. My family has ownership in Chippewa Shores Resort located at the north end of Chief Lake. Throughout the many years on the flowage we have mainly always fished for walleye and crappie. Over the last few years I have started a large focus on Musky.

Looking forward to some great reports over the next few weeks!!

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Thanks, Andracke! you mainly fish the Chief Lake area?

lg3 at 10:41 PM

Nice Andracke throw us pics sometime and I thought my ride was a grind Central IL has to be what 550,600 miles?

g8ts at 7:59 AM

Nice report Andracke. Being a teacher must give you lots of time to fish. I look forward to more reports.

Walleyemaxx at 8:32 AM

Jenks Fishing Report - Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Walleye fishing has been pretty steady--primarily in the weeds with leechs and slip bobbers and with beetle spins. Muskie are moving around a little. Bucktails still sound like the lure of choice with green blades being the best. Look for crappie on the cribs during the day and along the bogs in the evening. Minnows are your best bait although keeping them fresh this time of year can be a real challenge. Bluegill still have not totally left the shallows although the better ones are going to be in the deeper brush. The bass fishing continues to hold up well. Fish for largemouth on the west side with spinnerbaits and smallmouth in the wood on the east side with crawlers. Notes: The fishing has generally been good--it remains to be seen what effect the cold weather of the last couple of days will have on it. Water level remains pretty good. Current pool level is 1311.8. A foot or so down in the summer is pretty normal. Busy Holiday weekend coming: drive safe.

Herb Hodag at 9:50 AM

That's not true Maxx, my wife is a teacher and she does'nt fish very often at all, LOL. However, I did convince her to get up tomorrow at 5 am to try a lake down here.

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1202 [Link]
Submitted by Andracke
Then-Current Conditions : 58F / 14C, Overcast - 9:53 PM CDT Jul. 1

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

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

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1201 [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 51F / 11C, Overcast - 8:53 AM CDT Jul. 1

June Picture of the Month

Submitted by: TMRJeff

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OH...speaking of bears....be careful driving or walking. hearing of a big bear hangin out a lot at CC & Tiger Musky Road. last report was of him limpin around. Thanks for the info, Taj! Think I saw him yesterday, but not sure. All I saw was a bear butt runnin into the woods.

lg3 at 10:53 AM

Decent numbers for 4 people; kept these.Jig & leech deep; lots of different spots. Oh, yes, the "fred jig"!!

Fred at 2:04 PM

Gee Fred that looks like a classy place in the background

Hose at 4:52 PM

That's a great looking am catch Fred! looks like a happy first mate there too.

g8ts at 5:10 PM

Jim, lookin at the new interior of Ole Yellar, I'm thinkin you guys should just buy my trailer and shove it in the back. Won't be that different by the time you're done.

lg3 at 9:27 PM

Thats looks like the beginning of a wonderful fish fry. That Sprinter is beginning to look like the northwoods. Is that tongue -n-groove beadboard? If so how are you attaching it ?

Indiana at 9:53 PM

Jim, what are you gonna do with that indentation in the door, below the window?

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1199 [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 51F / 11C, Overcast - 8:53 AM CDT Jul. 1

didnt make it out yesterday, but from what I heard at karaoke last night, surface temps are down about 5 degrees (had lows around 43 for a couple nights now) and not surprisingly, the fish aren't impressed.

hopefully things'll warm up a bit for the holiday weekend.

lar

p.s. working with Derek on the geospots map. Stay tuned! UPDATE: Spots have been extracted, and I plan on having them up very soon.

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Chippewa Flowage Report #1198 [Link]
Submitted by lg3
Then-Current Conditions : 53F / 12C, Overcast - 9:53 AM CDT Jun. 30

Ah yes, the song featured in every bar on the Chippewa Flowage. haha

The day has come. Trailer D5 is..."for sale and rent!" (technically, trailer for sale, the land is for rent) Will get pics and details up within a day or two, but if anyone has immediate, cant-wait interest, please call or email me! will also have pics of a couple pieces of furniture we'll be selling separately.

p.s. Sorry, I know any potential buyers will be disappointed, but the battleship is not included. haha

lar

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Well that is a BIG DAY lar, If the battle ship was for sale we would all have to pitch in and Plate it GOLD! No one else should be driving that boat!

g8ts at 11:33 AM

lol...i dont know if anyone else COULD be driving that boat..at least right now.

lg3 at 11:38 AM

Listening the song here at work makes me sad.

Luke at 12:47 PM

Luke, will you be able to make it to the 3rd of July party here?

lg3 at 12:58 PM

The last 20+ before the site closes, one of seven this a.m. Jig and leech deep, two 13-14" in the box for dinner. Hope to get a couple more with Tom S. before dark

Fred at 1:47 PM

beautiful fish, Fred. site's not closin for a while yet. something tells me YOU will have plenty more of those before that happens.

lg3 at 1:59 PM

Lar see you Friday. Should be fun. Will give me a chance to buy you a beer as thanks for all the information you were so generous to share the past couple years.

Rob at 2:14 PM

Boy o boy if isn't one thing it's another. No future lrgraf site, now there's going to be no lrgraf @tmr. THe world is comming to end quickly save your selves. Well if you get bored in Chicago there is a late night bike ride July 11 its one way you can keep busy. Just 25 miles of peddling

Indiana at 3:34 PM

Lar did you get my emails

Hose at 3:48 PM

Nice fish Fred! Hope I run into one of those this coming weekend!

JRN at 4:05 PM

got it, Hose. Got the book ready for ya....if and when we can ever run into each other! Stop in any time, and I'll keep an eye out for ya.

lg3 at 4:09 PM

Indiana, one time, when i was young..haha..i took a 60 mile bike ride in one day. if ever my cheeks recover, I'll let you know about that night time bike ride you mention.

lg3 at 4:13 PM

We will run into each other this weekend lol. Hopefully me and Fred won't do the triple lindy over the bean bag game.

Hose at 4:14 PM

Hose, yes...I spose i should clarify. I didn't mean "run into eachother" in that sense. Man, that right there will always be my FUNNIEST tmr memory.

lg3 at 4:16 PM

That was one my better moments I don't know if I could top it.

Hose at 4:25 PM

bring a bagpipe this weekend. its always worth a try!

lg3 at 4:27 PM

Well maybe

Hose at 4:27 PM

The bagpipes now thats a thought

Hose at 4:29 PM

Lar, 0500 saturday morning, how does that sound, my boat

Dan H at 7:26 PM

me you and mark

dan H at 7:31 PM

I sure hope to make it. 4th of July is usually a busy news gathering weekend. I am pretty sure I will be able to make it up for a little while. Of course, I was really hoping to fish with you some over the summer and learn a few pointers about web site development.

Luke at 7:35 PM

Dan 5am this saturday sounds great....for sleeping. haha. let's meet up while yer here and see if we can figure somethin out. Luke, you keep in touch, too. We'll make it out there sometime soon!

lg3 at 7:54 PM

Nice fish!

g8ts at 10:44 PM

How many dad's out there? I need some insight on how long I can expect an eleven-year-old to cast for muskies before he gets bored. Girlfriends son is coming along for the weekend, he was along last weekend casting little jigs for 'gills in the wind but I'm not sure how he'll hold out with less "fish" action. I know that I can't expect him to put in a 14 hour day but can i get a couple of three hour sessions a day if I throw some 'gill or smalley action in between? My real hope is that he boats one early and gets the "fever"

Cold Front at 12:01 AM

Cold front I think you won half the battle he's coming again! Maybe he already has the fever. Get him hooked on a nice fish early and your real problem will be getting him to come out of the boat!

g8ts at 7:15 AM

Dan H when did you get a boat?

Hose at 7:25 AM

CF--My dad took me muskie fishing as a kid...Lotsa Mountain Dew and Summer Sausage sandwiches helped me make it through some long boring dull afternoons...How about this to make the day more interesting...Fish for 60-90 minutes, then spend an hour exploring mysterious parts of the flowage like a shoreline, an island (Big Timber Island I think is public and for day use, but check first) or just motor down to the dam or try to go up the river as far as you can go (kids love this kind of weird stuff). Or, you could try to sneak up on a logfull of turtles and try to net one (just check first to make sure this is legal...we did it years ago as kids and kids often don't know any better ;^D...of course let the turtles after a short inspection...There are plenty of OTHER fun things to do that might make you feel like a kid again, too.

Luke at 8:56 AM

Cold front. Always make it fun, never get mad. That young man is probably excited and scared all at the same time. Excited to fish the true trophy, " musky" on the most famous lake in the state. Make it fun, not work. Bring lots of snacks, and some soda. Take lots of breaks, and talk to him a lot. And please, do'nt bring any beer. Don't teach him that a boat is a bar stool. Like it or not, you are his role model out in the boat. Some male bonding is more important here than catching any fish. That is a bonus. If you make catching a fish real important, and he doesn't catch one, He will think he's a failure and won't want to fish any more. Make it fun, and he won't want to go in. You'll have to convince him that you should go back to see if his mother has dinner ready. Than you'll know, you just might have a fishing buddy for life.

walleyemaxx at 8:59 AM

CF, mix Smallie action in with your muskie fishing. Stay away from heavy pulling lures (Double Cowgirls, etc.). Suggest topwater lures as they provide some excitement all on their own and tend to cast and pull easy (Globe, Tallywacker...and if Ty is lurking, the Pacemaker)

Derek at 9:01 AM

just an idear....especially based on this year's action. throw a live bait bobber rod out and you'll have plenty of side action.

lg3 at 9:21 AM

Hose, back when you bought it

Dan H at 9:37 AM

LOL

lg3 at 9:38 AM

Hose, I can hear Harv laughing long and loud right now!!

JeffM at 7:50 AM

So can I Jeff

Hose at 9:04 AM

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