Carl Klein of Wausau holds a 47.75-inch-long muskellunge he caught and released in September while fishing on the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward. Anglers in more than 20 counties submitted resolutions ...

Officials with the Landing Resort in Hayward, Wisconsin helped organize an effort to move a bog on June 4 that had been an obstruction on Chippewa Flowage. “We’re opening this up from east to west so ...

HAYWARD – For some people around the world, the first day of May is Independence Day. As the new month dawned Saturday, a growing sense of freedom permeated our northern Wisconsin outpost, too. Maybe ...

HAYWARD – The sun shined through a thin cloud cover Sept. 21 and glistened off the dark water of the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward. A puff of wind crinkled the surface. The air temperature was 68 ...

In this recurring series I rate local fishing opportunities, by species, on a simple and recognizable 0-10 rating scale. This rating aims to reflect catchability, size, and other elements of fishing ...

Muskie guide Ty Sennett of Hayward offers these strategies for fishing the Chippewa Flowage near Hayward. * Try back bays where fresh weeds are coming up and the fish have spawned. River channels, too ...

The Chippewa Flowage is one of our most popular and productive local walleye fisheries. As a result, it’s a population we keep a very close eye on, with annual surveys and lots of data collection. The ...

DULUTH — It’s happened several times before, including as recently as 2018, as Mother Nature offers up a frigid spring and the ice lingers on many northern Wisconsin lakes into May. This year it will ...