walleyemaxx
05-07-2010, 10:41 AM
Hi everyone,
Here is the weekly DNR fishing report for the Chippewa Flowage area.
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties)
- Windy weather and rough conditions made for a tough fishing opener this past weekend -- and fishing success
was not what most people were hoping for. Overall, weekend angling pressure on waters in the Upper Chippewa
Basin was light to moderate, and the heaviest use was noted on the larger flowages and walleye lakes. With the
strong winds, most walleye anglers sought out shelter from the often 1- to 2-foot high whitecaps, and there were
often heavy concentrations of boats in many of the sheltered bay areas. Success was highly variable and most
anglers reported very little action during the morning and afternoon hours. The most successful anglers found
walleye in 6 to 12 feet of water and the bite was concentrated in the hour before dark. Live minnow combinations
were the most productive, though casting artificial baits in the shallows just before dusk did produce some nice
catches. Inland trout anglers on the managed trout lakes experienced very poor success, as most of the waters
did not receive their spring quotas of holdover brook or rainbow trout due to VHS concerns and State budget
cutbacks. The most successful trout anglers were the ones fishing the Class I streams, where some decent
catches of native brook trout were made. Panfish anglers experienced some very good success, as the shallow
bay areas provided protection from the wind and anglers found good concentrations of bluegill and crappie in 1 to
3 feet of water. Bass anglers have not really gotten started yet, as the erratic weather of the last two weeks has
both the largemouth and smallmouth bass wondering yet whether they should be up in shallow water.
Walleyemaxx
Respect-Earned not given
Here is the weekly DNR fishing report for the Chippewa Flowage area.
Park Falls DNR Service Center area
Upper Chippewa Basin fisheries report (Price, Rusk, Sawyer Taylor and inland Ashland and Iron counties)
- Windy weather and rough conditions made for a tough fishing opener this past weekend -- and fishing success
was not what most people were hoping for. Overall, weekend angling pressure on waters in the Upper Chippewa
Basin was light to moderate, and the heaviest use was noted on the larger flowages and walleye lakes. With the
strong winds, most walleye anglers sought out shelter from the often 1- to 2-foot high whitecaps, and there were
often heavy concentrations of boats in many of the sheltered bay areas. Success was highly variable and most
anglers reported very little action during the morning and afternoon hours. The most successful anglers found
walleye in 6 to 12 feet of water and the bite was concentrated in the hour before dark. Live minnow combinations
were the most productive, though casting artificial baits in the shallows just before dusk did produce some nice
catches. Inland trout anglers on the managed trout lakes experienced very poor success, as most of the waters
did not receive their spring quotas of holdover brook or rainbow trout due to VHS concerns and State budget
cutbacks. The most successful trout anglers were the ones fishing the Class I streams, where some decent
catches of native brook trout were made. Panfish anglers experienced some very good success, as the shallow
bay areas provided protection from the wind and anglers found good concentrations of bluegill and crappie in 1 to
3 feet of water. Bass anglers have not really gotten started yet, as the erratic weather of the last two weeks has
both the largemouth and smallmouth bass wondering yet whether they should be up in shallow water.
Walleyemaxx
Respect-Earned not given