Muskie opener tactics.

[Stoty]

Just like a few others posted in this thread, this will also be my first time Musky Fishing.

I am going to pop over after work and pick up some baits, since I dont have ANY "musky" baits at all!

 

Any recommendations?

 

(I will be fishing Stoney)

 

 

 

 

 

i ushaly catch musky without trying to catch em so ima use same tactic

Ha ha ha

[Squid]

Suicks, spinner baits.

 

yeah I sure do Lew!! HAHAHAHA that was some funny stuff.

[Musky or Specks]

I've been hitting the same lake every year for opener now for the past six years and we have found the fish to be on shallow rocky shorelines. We will fish a Doc at one end of the boat and a bulger type bucktail at the other. A Bomber LongA will also get wet. We have found that the musky really prefer the long slim profile at this time of the year.

[Stoty]

I have a wide assortment of bass/walleye cranks, would they be alright to use this year, considering things seem to be behind what they normally are on the water?

 

But at the same time....I am assuming that after todays rain, and the next few days of warm weather, they are going to be quite active.

So, should I go with large baits instead?

 

How do you think the topwater bite is going to be?

 

 

 

1,000th post!

[Stoty]

Just found this great article on late spring Musky fishin

 

Article

[BillM]

With the temps we've had, this is more of a early spring opener.. The cold temps have stunted weed growth, hopefully the fish have already spawned, if they are within that 2 week period of post spawn, the bite is going to be really tough.

Edited June 3, 2008 by BillM

[BillM]

A question for the guru's...

 

 

How can I distinguish a spawning bay, from a non-spawning bay?

[Reef Runner]

Very interesting article Stoty, thanks.

[RangerGuy]

Great Article.. I love thier site man.. I always have a good read.

[joco]

well.

 

first i willbe joining Crazyhook...for sunday trip'''''MUSKY IN KAYAKS'''''' that should be great trip.

 

caught a nice musky last sunday..even if it was oos fish still fun in the yak..it was aprox 36incher at the carillion dams on the ottawa river....i was going for american shad then caught tons off sauger and that musky.

 

 

but this weekend ,there open and will target them big time....

 

i will trow..anything frome big spinnerbait to swimwiz to crankbait to big rubber..anything until i get a patern...

 

hope the bite will be hot this weekend.

 

 

see you soon crazy..

 

 

joco

[jwl]

big oversized "bass buster" type double blade spinner bait fished as slow as I can..will post a couple pics of what i use this time of year later on..just got back from camp and goofing off on the computer as i check in on some work stuff

[Squid]

3 more sleeps.

[Whitemikeca]

I will be Fishing Buckhorn and Pigeon on Saturday and Sunday. Like most people I am going to start with large spinnerbaits and topwaters on the outside weed edges of shallow bays and flats. Last weekend I spotted a few muskie in these areas while fishing for morning walleye. In the afternoon I will likely head over to Pigeon lake and slow troll small 6-8" inch lures in the upper 10 feet of the water column over the edges of the main lake basin. If all else fails I will throw at some shoals that have produced for me in the past.

 

For those asking about water temps, on Sunday they ranged from 60-63 degrees on Buckhorn. Good luck to everyone!!

[Crazyhook]

Joco.. wait until you see my new special bait!!!

[MoriaRiverMan]

crazyhook,

 

The Big Moria Monster is calling you!!!!!

 

Im told the ontario record was caught and released in a net by the MNR in this area !!!!

 

Also heard elvis lives down the road to

[Greencoachdog]

I always like a live OOS Bass teaser with a 7/0 treble trailer dressed with marshmallows!!! SNAG!!!

[MoriaRiverMan]

I plan on using the i forgot camera at home trick anyways if i dont get any

 

So either way i got a 40+ pounder

[Crazyhook]

crazyhook,

 

The Big Moria Monster is calling you!!!!!

 

Im told the ontario record was caught and released in a net by the MNR in this area !!!!

 

Also heard elvis lives down the road to

 

 

HA! I heard of a 120 pounder caught on the O last year while at a local bait shop.... 2 people told me the same story!

[Jigger]

Weather reports for the weekend have me smiling so far! I can already smell the slime! 2more sleeps WOOT!

 

And Hook...That 120 came off T.O. Islands.

[Crazyhook]

catch em up Jared! let me know how you make out...

 

I am head of schedule on the floors! got up at 5 this morning. Carpet and underpadding is gone... cleaned and new underpadding down. Instal laminant tonight...

[Squid]

Keep going CH you will have the floor done in no time. I am just bouncing off of the walls waiting for opener!!!

[LeXXington]

Best way to catch a muskie is fish for walleye

[ehg]

I haven't had good luck with early season musky. This year I have a new game plan......shallow. I do very good mid-late summer in the deeper summer spots, but I don't fish shallow too often, thats my downfall.

[/qoute]

 

Have to admit i found from July till Fall to be more productive for musky as well.

Going to try more shallow this year with bucktails and spinnerbaits as mentioned on first page of this thread.

Less than 24 hours to go !

 

ehg

[Roy]

Good replies to this thread, thanks. I still have another week before it opens here.

[Greencoachdog]

Musky this, Musky that, Musky, Musky, Musky!!!... and I just thought I was tired of Hockey!!!

 

 

PIKE!!!... now there's a fish worth talking aboot!!!