Hey guys,
I've been away from this forum way too long. Was a member since 2006, and I guess just haven't kept up with it up until now! I've been fishing for over 25 years. The one fresh water fish that eludes me to this day is the infamous Musky. I don't normally target this species, but I've run into the occasional ski, top watering for bass and pike. It seems like every time I have one of these guys on my line, I'm not properly outfitted to bring them in. Either that or I'm just very unlucky/unskilled. I've had a couple decent ones close to the boat, but still unable to land one. At this point in time, I would be overjoyed just to catch a 25"er. I'm normally doing a lot of top water fishing along the weed lines. Only the last couple years have I invested in a more heavy duty stiff rod, with a decent shimano calcutta, 30lb braid, and longer leeders.
So my question is, what is the best way to target this species, time of year, time of day? Is there any particular lake that has more of this species? From what I know, Scugog, Chemong, Sturgeon have a pretty good amount of them swimming around. I usually fish the French River once a year. I've had a few there too but still nothing landed. Again, any type of advice is much appreciated. I know its really late in the year, but even if its a next year thing any knowledge is great.
Ben