I have been fishing the east fork of the chip for the last 4 days and it has been very tough. The water temps in the river vary between 78 and 83 degrees on the surface. Normal topwater presentations have not been productive, even though conditions seem ideal. I have noticed that the weed growth is thin for July, especially the coontail, but if you find coontail, you find the fish. The only consistent presentation has been light buzz baits such as boogerman or slopmaster - moved a very big fish about a half hour prior to sunset that must have felt the hook, as it did not go 15 minutes later.

This may not be helpful for the chip itself - so take it with a grain of salt. Good luck!