DANIMAL Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 I am thinking about trying georgian bay for for my first time for musky this weekend. I have a good map of the severn sound area. Would this be a good area to start? And generally what type of structure should I be looking for? And any other tips and tricks anybody is willing to offer would be great. Feel free to PM me if you dont want to post. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 GBay is a really tough tough place for musky, unless you know where you are going.. Good luck. If you wanted fish, hit one of the Kawartha lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 deep water, rocks, weeds.. in that order. step back, have a look at your map and you'll be able to identify likely spots (ie. points, islands, saddles, shoals). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIMAL Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Yeah I've been fishing the Kawarthas for a few years now and have had some good days for numbers of small to decent size fish. Now I want to try for a giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANIMAL Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Thank raf. And what's deep for the bay, maybe 20-30 ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) you can be spitting distance to a rock that'll take your lower unit off but be in 60' of water. there are times we have the boat sitting in 40'+ casting at a shoal a few feet beneath the surface. don't be afraid to cast to the deep side too. i'd say though, for you 1st time up there, there's no better way to start picking apart teh water than trolling. you will find spots to cast. Edited August 6, 2009 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdotfisherman Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 Georgian Bay Musky fishing.. hopefully you are a patient man.. On G-Bay we consider ourselves lucky if we raise one Musky or get one follow in an entire day of fishing.. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeybugged Posted August 6, 2009 Report Share Posted August 6, 2009 [quote name='Raf' date='Aug 6 2009, 10:00 AM' post='370223' i'd say though, for you 1st time up there, there's no better way to start picking apart teh water than trolling. you will find spots to cast. That's my new water thinking too. Best of luck, Hope to here some good news on your return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky66 Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Took us three years of camping at Massassauga to get a couple of skis in the boat- well worth it though! Don't overlook trolling with blade baits- produces for me all season long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Dadson Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Georgian Bay is one of the most beautiful places in the world and one of the toughest bodies of water to catch a Musky. Especially a quality fish... Keep in mind that alot of good anglers only take a handful of fish per season and have fun. Anything can happen on the Bay. Johnny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farsider Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you can run two rods per person if you are trolling. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Wrong ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 And correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you can run two rods per person if you are trolling. Cheers, Mark consider yourself corrected ...LOL not on Georgian Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farsider Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 I had to go and recheck the regs for myself (after I posted, doh!). Sure enough, I was mistaken. It states in the exceptions on p.65 regarding zones 13 & 14, although this is clearly marked as an exception for zone 13 listed under waterbody Lake Huron(main Basin), excluding South Bay on Manitoulin Island, Georgian Bay(zone 14), the North Channel(zone 14) and tributaries to Lake Huron in zones 10, 15, and 16. listed under exception details Two lines may be used when trolling from a boat in open water. Why even bring up Georgian Bay or the North Channel(zone 14)? Just cite Zone 13 and exclusions therein. On a totally different bent, why can't you run two lines on Georgian Bay? Its allowed on most of the Great Lakes and even the Lower Niagara. It just seems so arbitrary. Ain't government grand. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 that's so true but, it is the law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBCregal Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 what about pike up in georgian bay? are they a bit more common than catching musky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky66 Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Yes, plenty of PIke, and very tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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