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Nice haul Steve! Great report.

Going to be staying at a Cottage in Moon River Bay - October Long Weekend. I plan on trying for Musky, as I understand this is a good area for them? (At this point, I will settle for anything...been a bad year for catching decent size fish...at least for me).

 

I have a map chip, and will be hunting around for spots (all part of the fun). Anyone willing to share their experiences with this area (tips - not honey holes.... ).

 

One thing I have heard is that the area can be treacherous for navigation. Also not sure on Moon River itself - if I can navigate it safely, etc.

 

Anyway, hope to have a report that I can share on what I find.

You should PM ADDY79. The Moon River is his fav spot. He is a good guy and will likely help you out.

Adam, diff should just be capacity and a little weight. 2500 is more than enough capacity for drop shot. I say the 2500

Try a Dobyns Champion 735...awesome frog rod and also really good for flippin. Fishing World carries them now but I ordered mine from Tackle Warehouse.

I agree with this ^

The 765 would be another good choice.

Wow! I don't know what else to say.

Please post a report. I am going to costa rica in February and I was thinking of booking a charter with those guys for rooster fishing. Good luck!

WOW, awesome report! I really wish I lived up in NW ontario. Going to have to plan a trip up that way next year. Good job and congrats on the PB.

Looks awesome! Glad I am a rightly and bad with money

WOW! I was just introduced to the LSC fishery this year and I can say that I will be heading down there several times a year for the forseable future. Awesome musky fishery and the bondy bait really excels there. Great job!

Awesome!! Great report John.

WOW. Amazing. Congrats on the PB! I can't wait to get back down there. And thanks again for the photos of my fish!

Edit as of the morning of Nov. 4 ...

 

Leading their Division, tied for first in their Conference and Overall points in the league with Pittsburg, but Pittsburg has a game in hand .... The Toronto Maple Leafs. W.T.H.?

 

http://www.nhl.com/i...=nav-stn-league

 

Hmmmm ... where are last year's Cup winners? Oh yeah - 29th.

 

National Hockey League

NHL GP W L OTL PTS ROW SOW SOL HOME ROAD GF GA DIFF L10 STRK

1 Toronto 13 9 3 1 19 8 1 0 5-0-1 4-3-0 45 39 +6 6-3-1 Won 2

2 Pittsburgh 14 8 3 3 19 6 2 2 4-1-1 4-2-2 42 32 +10 5-3-2 Lost 2

3 Edmonton 12 8 2 2 18 7 1 2 6-1-1 2-1-1 28 18 +10 7-2-1 Won 6

4 Chicago 12 8 2 2 18 6 2 2 5-0-2 3-2-0 40 31 +9 7-1-2 Won 3

5 Washington 10 8 2 0 16 7 1 0 6-0-0 2-2-0 40 27 +13 8-2-0 Won 1

6 Dallas 11 8 3 0 16 6 2 0 5-1-0 3-2-0 28 23 +5 7-3-0 Won 1

7 Philadelphia 13 7 4 2 16 7 0 1 3-3-2 4-1-0 47 42 +5 4-4-2 Lost 1

8 Minnesota 12 6 3 3 15 4 2 1 4-2-1 2-1-2 28 25 +3 5-2-3 Won 3

9 San Jose 11 7 4 0 14 5 2 0 2-2-0 5-2-0 34 29 +5 6-4-0 Won 1

10 Florida 12 6 4 2 14 5 1 2 2-1-2 4-3-0 31 32 -1 5-3-2 Lost 2

11 Phoenix 12 6 4 2 14 6 0 2 3-3-1 3-1-1 34 34 0 6-3-1 Lost 1

12 Nashville 12 6 4 2 14 6 0 1 2-2-1 4-2-1 31 31 0 4-4-2 Won 1

13 Los Angeles 12 6 4 2 14 6 0 1 3-3-0 3-1-2 26 25 +1 5-3-2 Lost 3

14 Ottawa 13 7 6 0 14 4 3 0 5-2-0 2-4-0 42 50 -8 6-4-0 Lost 1

15 Colorado 12 7 5 0 14 4 3 0 1-4-0 6-1-0 33 33 0 6-4-0 Lost 1

16 NY Rangers 11 5 3 3 13 4 1 2 2-1-1 3-2-2 27 26 +1 5-3-2 Won 2

17 Carolina 12 5 4 3 13 5 0 1 3-1-1 2-3-2 32 37 -5 5-3-2 Won 1

18 Vancouver 13 6 6 1 13 6 0 1 3-2-1 3-4-0 37 39 -2 5-5-0 Lost 1

19 Anaheim 13 5 5 3 13 4 1 2 3-2-0 2-3-3 27 35 -8 3-4-3 Lost 4

20 Buffalo 11 6 5 0 12 6 0 0 2-4-0 4-1-0 31 25 +6 5-5-0 Lost 2

21 Tampa Bay 12 5 5 2 12 5 0 2 3-1-0 2-4-2 35 39 -4 4-4-2 Lost 1

22 New Jersey 11 5 5 1 11 2 3 1 2-2-1 3-3-0 27 32 -5 5-4-1 Won 1

23 Calgary 11 5 5 1 11 5 0 0 3-3-1 2-2-0 27 29 -2 5-4-1 Won 1

24 Winnipeg 12 5 6 1 11 4 1 1 2-2-0 3-4-1 33 39 -6 5-4-1 Won 2

25 Detroit 11 5 5 1 11 5 0 0 3-2-1 2-3-0 24 29 -5 4-5-1 Lost 6

26 Montreal 11 4 5 2 10 4 0 1 2-3-2 2-2-0 29 30 -1 4-4-2 Won 3

27 St. Louis 11 5 6 0 10 5 0 0 2-1-0 3-5-0 28 31 -3 5-5-0 Lost 2

28 NY Islanders 10 3 5 2 8 3 0 1 3-3-1 0-2-1 18 26 -8 3-5-2 Lost 6

29 Boston 11 4 7 0 8 3 1 0 3-5-0 1-2-0 27 28 -1 4-6-0 Won 1

30 Columbus 13 2 10 1 5 2 0 1 2-4-1 0-6-0 29 44 -15 2-7-1 Lost 1

 

** Revised to reflect standings after tonight's win (and Pittsburg's win).

SSHHHHHH! Don't jinx it! I have tickets for the Boston game on Saturday. I can't wait to go to a game and actually be proud of this team. Its been so long.

Congrats to Brandon who fished today and almost had a "TRIFECTA" 3 yes 3-50 inchers today. I dont want to spoil his day and let him tell you the details. Brandon remember to block the secret background!!

WOW, congrats Brandon! Thats awesome! I am going to have to get back down there soon.

Save the 2mph for ice-up, I wouldn't go any slower than 3.5 mph...

Good advice here ^^

nice fish...and you're welcome for the photos

Haha, thanks Brandon! Brandon was also in the boat with Bondy and Pyzer, haha

Big fat fish, well done !!

 

I was in that exact spot 13 days ago but that large girl just didn't want to come out and play that day

Thanks Lew. Its a great spot indeed. There were a lot of musky's boated in that area. The second and third pictures were taken from John Bondy's boat. He had Gord Pyzer in his boat for the day and they had said they were 6 for 8. We also saw a few other boats bring in fish in the same spot. My bad for telling Bob I wanted to troll. Instead we should have focused our efforts at this spot the whole day instead of just the last hour or so.

Addy79 and I were out on St.Clair yesterday with Bob Devine. We had a tough day trolling so Bob had us switch to Jigging with some great success!

The fish was approx 48 inches but could have been 49" if we did a proper measurement. As you can see it was a pretty fat fish for a 48. We had two other hook ups but lost both fish to "angler error". It was our first time jigging musky so......

I would highly recommend Bob to anyone looking to get out on St. Clair for the first time. He is an excellent guide and just a great person. Google him if you would like contact info. Highly recommended.

It can work in reverse though too Craig.

 

If you catch a monster fish and accidentely hold it too close to your body you can actually make your 6 foot long, 50 pound fish appear to be small

 

I always seem to make this mistake

For Largies I love the Trigger X hammer worm. They catch big bass! I like to use them in heavy lilys and on deep week edges.

i can't get believers to swim anywhere near the speed I want to be going so I use them only in the fall when I slow things down. They have a great side to side wobble but for big speed I have to go with the storm baits, much more of a tight wiggle. Super shadraps are pretty good too for speed but they are smaller and still can't keep up with Storm when the boat is up on plane and people are laughing and pointing

I use the 10' jointed on the deep ring, rod tip has to be up. Sometimes they do surface but I just give them a few jerks to get them down again. I am going by the spd on my GPS so it may not be 100% accurate.

Nice SKI! I am assuming it was on Pigeon. 10 MPH is crazy fast. I thought I trolled fast with my believers at 6-7 mph. I will have to try the thunderstick. I have one in my box that has bearly ever seen the water.

Great report!

I would start with a frog/mouse bait and if that doesn't draw them out then I use a 10" hammer worm t-rigged with a 1oz weight pegged. Caught some my biggest bass this year with the hammer worm!

Thanks guys, very good advise much appreciated..I am busy going through all the info I can get will up some of my tackle too..just in case.. handled some good size pike before, but this sounds different, and I don't want to get hooked by a musky lure. I'd be a little shocked if I hook a good size fish my first time out....Suggestions for rod and line: I was thinking 50lb test braid and Heavy action rod. I already have 50lb fluro leader used for pike..I have a good set of pliers and cutters.

Don't take the comments too harshly. These guys are just looking out for both you and the fish. Once you get the musky bug you will understand where these guys are coming from.

As for your tackle, a heavy action bass rod will only be able to handle the smallest of musky lures. Most musky lures are too heavy and displace too much water for a bass rod to handle. I would suggest you go grab a musky stick. Bass pro has a musky rod series that is cheap but would work well as a beginner rod. I would suggest a 7 foot long extra heavy action rod.

50lb braid is also a little light for throwing musky baits. If 50lb gets even minor nicks in it from rocks, etc, it is very susceptible to breaking off when using heavy musky baits. I would go 80lb/100lb or 65lb as a bare min.

Get an extra large net. When handling the fish, keep them in the net, in the water at all times, with the exception of a quick photo op. The last thing you want it a trashing musky on the floor of your boat.

As others have said, you should grab a good pair of bolt cutters to cut hooks if the fish takes them too deep.

Pigeon is a great musky lake. There are skis almost everywhere. The main patterns I have seen on pigeon are:

1) Fish roaming the weed flats in the south end of the lake

2) Fish hanging off the windblown side of shoals and reefs in the north end of the lake

3) Suspended fish in the main basin of the lake.

Good luck! Take some pictures and post a report!

Also if you have an iphone, I highly recommend the Navionics app. Its not a substite for a GPS but its pretty damn good for $15

Glad I could help! You should post a report and share the results. Good way to introduce yourself to the board.