Mallard Flowage

Mallard Flowage is a named reservoir in Chippewa County with a published profile of about 14 acres; a dependable maximum depth is not in the current record, so there is no need to dress the lake up with a bunch of made-up detail.

A quick look at the water

I would keep the first trip pretty simple with my first few stops centered on the best bank cover, any obvious weeds, and the deepest water I can reach and I would keep whatever works instead of changing it just because the next spot looks different.

Recorded fish species

The fish side of the Mallard Flowage record is still thin; for now, i would fish what the water shows me and verify species before making a species-specific trip, and before adding more tackle or more stops to the day.

My basic approach

If we were fishing Mallard Flowage together, I would pick a small part of the lake and try to understand it before worrying about everything else, then I would make one last stop at the Wisconsin DNR rules before calling the trip ready.