Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County, Wisconsin — fishing destination

Sawyer County • Northwest Wisconsin

Fishing Chippewa Flowage, Wisconsin

The legendary 'Big Chip' — a sprawling, stump-filled flowage famous for the world-record musky (69 lb 11 oz, 1949). Its maze of bays, channels, and flooded timber holds trophy musky, walleye, and panfish. Country Cave Baits injection-pours premium soft plastic baits built for the bass, panfish and walleye that call Chippewa Flowage home.

15,300 acres Max depth 92 ft Sawyer County

About Chippewa Flowage

Chippewa Flowage is located in Sawyer County in Northwest Wisconsin and is one of the state's premier fishing destinations. Anglers visiting Chippewa Flowage target Musky, Walleye, Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill and Northern Pike throughout the open-water season. Whether you're fishing from a boat or the shore, Chippewa Flowage offers diverse structure and productive water that responds well to injection-poured soft plastic baits from Country Cave Baits — made right here in Fall River, WI.

Fish Species in Chippewa Flowage

Musky Walleye Largemouth Bass Crappie Bluegill Northern Pike

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Best Baits for Chippewa Flowage

Our top-recommended Country Cave Baits for fishing Chippewa Flowage in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Each is injection-poured in Fall River, WI and shipped fresh to your door.

5 Inch Fluke for fishing Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$4.95

Weightless wild action

5 Inch Fluke

Our 5-inch fluke dances with an erratic, darting action on a weightless Texas rig. The soft, slim body glides and slashes through the water column, imitating a fleeing baitfish that bass simply cannot resist.

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4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail for fishing Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$5.75

Swim & thump

4 Inch Skinny Paddle Tail

A slim-profile 4-inch paddle tail that swims with a seductive kick on a steady retrieve. Perfect for swim jigs, spinnerbait trailers, or a weighted swimbait hook through grass and around docks.

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4 Inch Craw for fishing Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$6.25

Flip, pitch & punch

4 Inch Craw

A full-bodied 4-inch craw with aggressive kicking claws that thump on the retrieve. Built thick to hold up through dozens of fish, this bait excels flipped into heavy cover or dragged on a jig head.

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1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer for fishing Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County, Wisconsin

$6.50

Slab crappie magnet

1.2 Inch Crappie Slayer

Our 1.2-inch Crappie Slayer is a micro tube designed specifically for slab crappie. The tiny ribbed body and flowing tail seduce panfish into biting when the bite is tough. Rig it on a small jig head under a float or tight-line it vertically. It's also a deadly ice fishing bait — drop it through the ice to suspended crappie and bluegill all winter long.

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Fishing Tips for Chippewa Flowage

Pro Tips for Chippewa Flowage

▸Bucktail and topwater over the weed flats for musky, then follow up with a fluke.
▸Pitch a craw into the flooded timber for largemouth and pike.
▸Slip-bobber a Crappie Slayer over the deep cribs for slab crappie.