Fishing at Clam Falls Flowage, Polk County, Wisconsin

• Overview

  You will find Clam Falls Flowage in Polk County, Wisconsin. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It runs to roughly 119 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The shoreline runs about 3.8 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. It ranks high for size among our Polk County listings. Frederic sits 8.6 miles from the bank. Further out sit Luck (12 miles) and Cumberland (17 miles). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Clam Falls Flowage

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Survey and observation records for Polk County include brown trout, rainbow trout, northern pike, largemouth bass and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Clam Falls Flowage decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 10°F to 69°F. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on Clam Falls Flowage rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. A carry of half a mile from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. The water borders McKenzie Creek Wildlife Area, so expect the reserve rules to apply. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Dinger Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Clam Falls Flowage for certain.