captpierre Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Read an article in Outdoor Canada that speaks to fishing muskies in the shallows in the fall. They've tracked big girls in even very shallow water during end of November. Dead or green weeds. Needs to be bait present. Gord says they go deep too but are heavily pressured there in the fall. I got skunked trolling deeper on Pigeon this fall. Will try a different approach next year. The casting rod will come out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Any muskie I've caught in November have all come out of 5' or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 How about December? I tried Balsam on saturday as the weather was perfect to get out and the only time in recent memory that you could get out this late before the season closed there in the last few years.The shallows had nothing for baitfish that I could see,marked bait fish in the usual 10ft plus areas off the weed edges and drops to 20+ft but never raised or saw anything.Beauty day for a coleman picnic lunch at the Prov Park launch tho.Was only one other guy out there that day.Tried slow rolling 2 1/2 oz spinnerbaits deep and jigging 8" tubes and trolled at about 2.5 mph with a jointed believer. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted December 16, 2015 Report Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've seen em pretty shallow in the fall but IMO that isn't the majority of the population... There are loads of patterns and this is just another one... I think my shallowest fall musky I've caught here was in 10-12 feet of water... But we have really clear water... So that's pretty shallow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky666 Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Nice to meet you on Saturday Kerry, I saw you working inside edge at Ant Island and was hoping you had better luck than I did trolling outside edge. Super nice day on the water for mid December though. Hope you a re able to launch on Simcoe January 1! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Nice to meet you too Mike.It was too nice a day to sit and dream about it that's for sure.If it ain't froze and the wind is not crazy I'm gonna try! Merry Christmas Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Nelson Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 This one came from 6 fow in late October. Definately multiple patterns happening in fall.http://s9.postimg.org/uv3cgqo8f/image.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Nice one !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 That's a beauty! Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musky666 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowanjo Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Personally I think there are multiple pattern and trolling is tough in the fall its always hit or miss. I like to fish Pigeon slowly and I make myself slow down with a shallow pounder or a very large tube - I don't think multiple tail baits work but that's personal opinion. I fish it like a suick strange I know but works very well. I think taits bay and into Noggies gives you a chance to explore all the deep to shallow. Just start a drift and keep casting. When you find one repeat. The bite window is also very small, sometimes we fish all day and get three in twenty minutes that's it right where we have fished all day. I see guys trolling all summer fall and later and I am just throwing rubber, its consistent and normally draws out a big fish eventually. I also like where docks were pulled up I will spend hours just going dock to dock where they are now pulled up. Let me know some other patterns people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Not on point for this post but I think it's fantastic when OFC members meet each other on the water. I have met a few members just having a conversation over the radio or at the dock. That's why I think it's good idea to make a decal that we can stick on the wind screens of our boats or vehicles. If I had one I'd stick one on my front door of the house. Any admins reading? If I have learned anything is that the guy at a meeting that suggests a project is elected to run with it. I don't have much planed this winter other than a few scopes. I will volunteer my time, all I need is some seed $$$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Not on point for this post but I think it's fantastic when OFC members meet each other on the water. I have met a few members just having a conversation over the radio or at the dock. That's why I think it's good idea to make a decal that we can stick on the wind screens of our boats or vehicles. If I had one I'd stick one on my front door of the house. Any admins reading? If I have learned anything is that the guy at a meeting that suggests a project is elected to run with it. I don't have much planed this winter other than a few scopes. I will volunteer my time, all I need is some seed $$$$. Great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 TJ had stickers originally made from the old board in addition to the hats. I had them on my old boat. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Personally I think there are multiple pattern and trolling is tough in the fall its always hit or miss. I like to fish Pigeon slowly and I make myself slow down with a shallow pounder or a very large tube - I don't think multiple tail baits work but that's personal opinion. I fish it like a suick strange I know but works very well. I think taits bay and into Noggies gives you a chance to explore all the deep to shallow. Just start a drift and keep casting. When you find one repeat. The bite window is also very small, sometimes we fish all day and get three in twenty minutes that's it right where we have fished all day. I see guys trolling all summer fall and later and I am just throwing rubber, its consistent and normally draws out a big fish eventually. I also like where docks were pulled up I will spend hours just going dock to dock where they are now pulled up. Let me know some other patterns people think I can agree with that.I am more familiar with the area around the prov park at Balsam and tend to stick around there and the weed edges,drops and scattered coon tail.Only raised one good one early this year and it caught me totally off guard.I had two other follows of smaller fish and ended up getting a couple walleye on inlines a couple other times.Other areas of the lake apparently were more active this year but I havent put the time into them as usually my outings are short and I do want to catch something for my travels.If walleye start biting I will switch over to cranks.For me with musky its hard to change from a pattern ie inlines and spinnerbaits that draw fish in the hotter times of year to a slower presentation that I don't really get to employ normally and be comfortable with and do it at a time when the water is 35 degrees cooler. Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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