Scugog

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

Hello,

 

I'm planning on hitting Scugog this weekend (launching out of Caesarea) and I'm going to target Musky for the first time ever.

 

I'm not sure what lures to use for Musky on this lake?

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance.

[MCTFisher9120]

Man, your asking for a entire thread of gear, what to and what not to do, proper release methods, why musky are the king fish, this that, rods reels...i hope u have some $$ or u will be breaking the laws of proper musky fishing.

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

I have all of the gear - rods, reels, proper sized cradle etc. I have read a lot about the "art" of Musky fishing too, just haven't had the chance to put my research to good use.

 

The one thing I'm not sure about is what lures to use on this lake? I have some good ideas....inline spinners w/bucktail, large spinnerbaits, large jerk baits etc. But what colours? What size?

 

I can see that the Caesarea portion of Scugog is relatively flat and not very deep. So I'm a little lost.

 

Any help would be wonderful.

[johnnyb]

Okay, you've got the gear I can scrap that portion of the post

 

As for lures, bring a couple of the biggest spinners you've got -- my fave is a 9.5" Buchertail; bring a big crankbait, like a rapala super-shad, or a believer,...something you can rip through a few feet of water and shake weeds off of...there will be lots of weeds A topwater jerkbait may be good, if it's calm, or if you're there early or late.

 

My most successful outings have been tossing spinners out over the weedbeds while drifting past West Shore Marina. Depending on which way the wind is blowing, I go about a half km past it, then drift back down...anywhere from 100 to 300 yards out from the shore the marina's on.

 

That's all I got...never been on Scugog and not at least had a Muskie on...if you're prepared with the right tackle, you should be able to land one...don't need a ton of lures though. Post a report if/when you go, and let us know how you did

Edited September 4, 2009 by johnnyb

[angrypigeon]

worm and bobber, 12lb test, scugog point, nuff said

[gone_fishin]

well, during the summer months you can't go wrong with a big bucktail or marabou inline spinner (up to size 10 blades - at least that's what i've used). also big bucktail spinnerbaits will do the trick, and they are more weedless (Northland Bionic Bucktails are a decent choice). best colours that i've found are black/red or yellow/red.

 

but now as the nights are getting colder, the fish are likely not in the same water that they inhabited in the summer months... they may be a little deeper, outside the weed edges even.

 

Also, i'm not sure what you mean by:

 

I can see that the Caesarea portion of Scugog is relatively flat and not very deep. So I'm a little lost.

 

the Caesarea side is the deepest part of the lake... that one hole out from the launch is in the 20-25 foot depth... i'm not really sure what you're looking for though...

[Jonaton]

Go get a white belly perch grandma, I've caught about a dozen muskies on scugog and 11 have come on that lure. Just leave everything else at home.

[Weeds]

Although I've never caught Musky on Scugog I have landed quite a few on Blue Fox Vibrax Musky Bucks here in the Kawarthas (got one yesterday). I like the black and Silver ones the best, they are nice and light meaning you can cast them all day and cover alot of water, they spin well when worked either fast or slow, they are not terribly expensive, you can find them at pretty much any Canadian Tire and...they work.

 

They are also light enough that they won't snap your line (shouldn't if you're using a reasonable strength braid) in the event of a birdsnest.

Edited September 5, 2009 by Weeds

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

Hey gonefishin,

 

What I meant by the lake being flat is there are not too many drop offs that might hold fish, so I didn't really see too many starting points when I looked at my contour map. Thanks for your help I really appreciate it.

 

Jonaton - I went to BPS today to bnuy a perch grandma and they are sold out! Must be a pretty popular lure for musky eh?

 

Thanks to everyone for your help.

 

I know I have said this in the past, but this board is full of friendly, and extremely helpful people. I love it.

 

I'm going to Caesarea tonite and I will post my results when I return on Monday.

 

Have a great weekend everybody! Be safe!

[Weeds]

Good luck. What lure did you end up getting instead of the Grandma? I'm still pushing some kind of Bucktail.

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

I still bought a Grandma. I bought the Hot Orange tiger. If I remember correctly.....orange and black is a good colour combo for musky - I think.

[Greencoachdog]

Ever heard of a Slopmaster?

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

Yes. I bought one of those today too.

 

Thanks GCD!

[HUKDONFAWNIX]

Anybody know how the boat/jetski traffic was on the lake today?

 

Lots of people?