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Location: Wisconsin | I've lived in Wisconsin and fished here all my life. I have never fished the big chip, simply because I know it is overfished, and I hear it is overrated. But, I would be open to giving it a shot this year...
Anyone that has some experience out there, any opinions on if it is worth the 2 hour drive for me? Im from Pelican Lake in oneida county, and I have a lot of great spots around me. Is it worth my time to check out and try to learn?
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Location: Scandia MN | I tried early last year and saw 3 monsters - unfortunately they were carp. To be fair it was my first try and I really had no clue what I was doing. I do know some big time guides fish it and if their posted pictures are to be trusted there are some nice fish in there. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI |
The Chip is a beautiful body of water, and certainly worth a visit. At some 17,000 acres, it's unlikely that you will stumble upon fish without some guidance so your best bet would probably be to hire a guide for a day or two. Ty Sennet or Dave Dorazio can put you on fish and familiarize you with the current pattern(s). If you decide to go it alone, be sure to bring a GPS and a printed map along with you. |
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Posts: 68
| We've fished it for several years and have seen some very nice fish come out of it, none by me of course but I've had plenty of follows but never landed one. Had a few bite us off while crappie and walleye fishing though! |
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| Definitely worth the drive. Old timers will say its not what it once was - but then again are any of us? Big fish and big water. I second the Ty Sennett recommendation - he's the best out there and can get you headed in the right direction |
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Location: Northern Indiana | PM'd you |
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Location: Minnetonka MN | The photo on the left is me with a 47.5" with 22" girth caught with Ty Sennett in 2010 on the Chip. The Big Chip is well, too Big to flounder around without a guide IMO. Fished it many times and caught 3 with Ty guiding.
Ty goes to the Musky shows, definitely worth talking to him and see when he has an opening.
http://tysennett.com/ |
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI | I have fished the chip for many years, and it can be tough. Have used Ty Sennett as a guide and I agree he is extremely helpful and a good fisherman. Pm me and I will help you as much as I can.
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| Only fished there once 20yrs ago or so and pike were all over the place. I did hook up with a couple skis but lost them both. Saw a couple monsters also but they were not hungry. |
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Location: one foot over the line | I fished the chip for a day for the first time a few years ago. Early June, a good map, crappy electronics and basically threw myself to the wolves. Ended up boating 3 muskies and lost a couple of other ones. Also boated some nice smallies. I would have to dig out my map to refresh my memory on where I had the most action. Very nostalgic piece of water, I would do it again. |
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| i have gone 15 times and i have seen many 'skis, but i only landed a baby one. |
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Location: Sauk City WI | I've been fishing the chip for 5 years or so now and it can be tough. Very tough. It can be broken down to smaller water to make it easier to fish. it may not be what it was but it's still worth fishing in my opinion |
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| I'M 28 so I understand some of these seasoned vets on this site have more years of experience then me but here is my 2cents... My family has had a cabin on the Chip my entire life, and still does..I'm on the east fork just passed Musky Tale resort and under the bridge of highway B..I've caught a lot of skis up there from upper 20's to upper 40's..Best way to fish the Chip is to dissect it in areas, this is one place where a fish could literally be anywhere. Islands are always good whether its has weeds, rocks, or steep drop offs cant go wrong with just pulling up to one and casting it..When you talk about weed grown there 12 feet would be considered deep. So your fishing in relatively shallow water, small to medium size single blade bucktails, top water (with prop in back I've found to work the best, and some bigger bass style spinners...If your fishing the east side the water is going to be a lot more stained the closer u get to the river systems like the one I am in.. Blade colors; (Nothing beats a gold blade on the east side! 2nd flowage green, with orange not far behind in front of a dark skirt black or shades of brown)..I will throw rubber on occasions while casting bogs, cribs, or deeper drops of island walleye or perch color cant go wrong. With that said ive had some great days when summer starts to end burning Super Models as well. East side points of interest Church Bar, "the stumps" ( wouldn't run my big motor back there tho, be careful, obvious Petes Bars, Poppel, Hells half Acre, Hay Creek..When all else fails and ur having a slow day, End ur last 2 hours of casting on Petes understand this is propbally the most hit area but it holds fish period! usually see a few caught out ther every night. Cant go into more detail on the east, cant give away my special spots..umm.. the west side..?? yeah thats another topic by itself..Hope this helped...Keep Castin!! |
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Location: Not where I want to be! | Not a big deal but Musky Tale resort is on the West Fork, not the East fork.  |
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| O definitely is a big deal cuz it is on the WEST fork,, Must have got caught up to much on talking about the east side of the flowage.. Good catch! While im posting again,... west side of lake when I venture. .Birch island and Chicago bay some of my favs. |
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Location: Cave Run Lake KY. | If your going to fish the East Fork take your fly rod with you. |
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