Muskie time Baby.

[guideman]

Bla bla bla, all this Walleye talk is boring me to death.   The real opening day is this Saturday when the Muskie opener comes to Minnesota and the Big V.  I'll be out fishing with my son and grandson searching for some real fish.   The weather looks great, my baits are all sharpened and the new line is on all my rigs. Bucktails, Glittertails, spinnerbaits and minnow style cranks will make up most of our arsenal, however we will also be tossing a few topwaters looking for those Big green girls and not even talking about Walleye fishing.  

Have a great weekend everybody!

 

"Ace"

"It's just fishing man"

[Cliff Wagenbach]

Geez Terry! Now you will be telling me that walleyes are only good muskie bait!

Cliff

[guideman]

Love eating those Walleyes Cliff, however I prefer catching something a little more exciting.   I still have a few Walleye gigs coming up in June, but then it's all Muskies all the time.  

 

"Ace"   

 

"It's just fishing man"  

[Pikers1988]

We planned our wedding to work out so that we would be coming up every year for our anniversary around opener, which seems to be a good time of year for a good overall bite and before the may flys start appearing. We honeymooned at Hollys little cabin across from strawberry island last year which made it easier for checking out some parts of the lake that i have never been by on boat. We owned Jim Kivelas old place in Pike Bay so we really never ventured past the narrows except by snowmobile in winter. This year we are booked up in Ely to try Shagawa friday / saturday for walleye and plan to hit up Vermilion Sunday. Been thinking about this weekend for a solid month, cant wait to get on the lake!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

[tyler9609]

Hey any tips for fishing the BIG V? Heading up on opener as well guessing the northern bays wouldn't be bad to try? 

[trolloni]

Their everywhere just start chunkin,be prepared to take a number on prime spots,walleye color is a  favorite,use small 6 to 12 inch baits on the east end and 12 to 24 inch on the west end !!

[guideman]

I don't even fish those so called "Prime spots", I leave them to the tourist. There are great locations that rarely get fished except for a few anglers. If it looks good fish it, that's my mantra. Bucktails, Glittertails, spinnerbaits, minnow baits and topwaters are what I throw in the early summer much of the time. As far as the different sizes on the west and east I don't know if I can agree with that, but hey, to each his own. They were spawning a week ago in a number of the back bays on the east end, so I expect them to still be in the shallows, however they aren't all doing the same thing all the time so use your imagination and cast until your arms fall off.  

 

"Ace"  

"It's just fishing man"

[Pikers1988]

I lost count of how many boats tried a "prime spot" while were were pulling in the eyes off the breakline of one of my favorite spots last year. Almost comical. But a good spot is a good spot, a few years back we saw a guy pull a 52" Skie off that spot. Like Ace i think you would have better luck on much less pressured fish rather than taking a ticket to wait in line. 

[james_walleye]

Your just fine hitting those spots unless you are using what everyone else is using.  If your tossing #10s, dawgs or the same popular prop baits as everyone else id tend to agree.  I go with the old adage "what's old is new" when i fish vermilion. 

[monstermoose78]

I hear the hot musky bait up there is the baby beaver. It won a turny or two 

[Mr. Basskisser]

We are coming up next weekend. What does a good muskie spot look like?

[LBerquist]

Spent muskie opener with my wife and daughters girlscout troop at the zoo. If only the kids really understood the sacrifices that I make for them........ Anybody get any stink in their net? I'll be out there tomorrow. Weather looks to be nicer then orginally guessed, or "predicted" as they say if u get paid to do it.  I'm still hoping for some wind and rain tomorrow. Anyway, if u see bait on the graph, it's a good muskie spot.

[guideman]

My son boated a 42 incher on Sunday and had several follows and two fish came unbuttoned near the boat. All in all a pretty good opener.  All of the action came on bucktails in the weeds.

 

"Ace"

[TomWehler]

Sweet Ace!

 

Kablam!

 

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2017 by TomWehler