Hank Jr

Nice fish its worth the time waiting for one like that . Thanks for the post.

Hi Everyone My son and I just got back from our Kawartha trip . We fished Buckhorn , Pigeon and Sturgeon during the week . The weather was 80 the first couple days then in the 50's and dropped down over night Wednesday to 29 we had frost on our boat seats . Several days we had winds over 10 mph making it a little rough fishing .We boated 4 Muskies had 14 hits and 7 follows we only count hits if we see its a Muskie and most of them were near or at the boat . We had a couple follows from bigger fish but most were slow and behind the baits a ways . Only 1 caught trolling a 35" er we usually boat 5-8 during the week trolling while eating our lunch or taking a break from casting . We took a good Canadian friend out fishing with us 2 days but he didn't have any luck . The last day I got lucky and caught a 44"er put up a good fight and even jumped clear out of the water . It also cost my son some $$$ I got big fish of the week .I hope I'm able to make the trip next year I'll be 80 and its getting hard to cast those Muskie baits all day LOL . I also caught 4 Walleyes and 2 bigger LM on my Muskie lures 2 of the walleyes were 25" . Tight Lines Hank Flory Jr

My son and I have been to Lunge lodge on several trips . We were after Muskies but boated lots of Pike and Walleye . It is a nice place to stay and plenty of good spots to fish . If you decide to go send me a email I think I still have some maps of the areas we fished and there are several bays where you can catch Big Pike . Tight Lines Hank Flory

My son and I are heading up to the Kawartha's in Sept going to fish Buckhorn , Pigeon , Sturgeon and Balsam . I'm going on 80 so my son will have to do most of the work . I still enjoy Muskie fishing just getting a little harder casting them BIG lures LOL Tight Lines

Some guys from NY who I helped 15 years ago when they first start fishing the Kawartha's send me a report and pictures when they get up to Canada . They Fished Sturgeon lake for Muskies 4 days and had a good time 10 Muskies in the boat 5 of those were 40" or bigger several big follows the only bad news is they also caught 3 Pike . A Canadian friend I met 20 years ago was also on Sturgeon with his wife a day last weekend . His wife out fished him again from the back of the boat with a 43" er , he lost one at the boat and had several follows they also caught 2 Pike . He said I could post his wife's picture with her fish it's a nice one . Hank Jr

My son and I haven't been up to the Kawarthas for several years because of Covid and my son started a new job so no vacation time . I also had some heart problems . We only got out 4 days last week because of the wind and rain . We fished 2 days on Pigeon and 2 days on Sturgeon . We boated 3 Muskies had 7 follows and 4 hits from Muskies . We only count hits if we see the Muskie . One 34" er and 2 follows came from 2 1/2 ft of water in a stump and down timber shore line we fish . Some of our favorite weed edges we couldn't fish with 8 -12 mph winds . Thursday and Friday were a lot better weather wise . My son did a good job taking care of his old Dad on this trip I spent a lot of time setting instead of casting . We had a fun time and I hope we can make a trip next year . Good luck to everyone when you get out . Here is my sons first fish on Monday from Pigeon . Hank Jr

Hi Dave We stayed Pigeon Lake resort it was clean and located in a good spot to fish the top of Pigeon . We are coming up in 3 weeks I'll let you know how we do . We are staying on Buckhorn but will fish Pigeon , Sturgeon and maybe Balsam during our trip . Good Luck Hank Jr

Thanks for the report . Looks like you had a fun trip.

We still fish Balsam for Muskies when we get up to the Kawarthas . The Pike have taken over the lake but now you catch some BIG Tigers along with the Muskies .

Hi Ed You should have a good time on Balsam it has a good population of Pike and has some nice Walleyes . I sent you a message let me know which end the lake you are staying at I might be able to help . Good Luck Hank Jr

Nice day on the water . With the water cooling down the Muskie fishing will pick up .

PM sent Hank Jr

Thanks for the help . A couple guys from NY who I helped with their Kawartha's trip sent me some good info and a map with areas to try . I hope we will be able to boat a few

Hi Everyone My son and I can't make our fall trip to Canada because of the border being closed . So we are going to try a lake in NY for Muskies in Oct . Have any of you guys fished this lake ? I know its a long shot just trying to get as much info as I can for our trip . Thanks for your help . Hank Jr

Nice Muskies thanks for the report