Muskie report ????

[Jeff S]

The north end has been very slow for me. The weeds are just getting established. Maybe a week or two of normal weather will jump start things.

[Guest]

Anyone care to share how things have been going?

[buckfish]

I've been out on the south end last two weekends. A couple northerns and a couple follows. missed a good size muskie. I am new to muskie fishing so i'm learning everytime out. fishing in 8-10' over the weeds.

Good luck

[Guest]

Thanks for the info!

[muskyman313]

Where have all the muskies gone??? Was out on the south end all weekend had 1 on on the 3rd cast but got off. Caught a few northerns but no other follows all weekend. Does anybody have any advise on where to get some fish. I want to get back up there this next weekend and would really like to hook into a nice one.

[Chad711]

Do you guys fish cove bay for the skis?

[paperlipz]

Fished Cove Bay on 4th of July weekend. Beautiful cabbage everywhere. Raised a couple muskies, but no bruisers. Saw quite a few large smallies in the shallow hard bottom areas as well.

[Guest]

I'm heading up the 22nd. Looking for any info that may help. I plan, from reading the recent post's, to try the north shore and hitting the sand. What do all you hunter's think? And thanks for the past post's... let's help each other out with "general info."
I'll post my result's on Monday the 26th!

[muskiegary]

Muskie have been slow on the south and east side of the lake cought some northerns in wakhon went to macs twin its so weedy every cast weeds.hows vinland and cove doing

keep your lines wet
gary

[Guest]

That confirms it...... North Shore and the sand, here I come.

[buckfish]

was out in vineland last weekend. I didn't catch or see any but many fish surfacing & jumping out of the water. Saw 4 caught while i was out there. Morning time seemed to be the most active.

[Rywheat]

Was out in front of Barnicle's on saturday morning looking to pick up some perch had 4 guys in the boat had a couple bites and one small perch fishing 28 ft and then a bobber disapeared so my dad reeled in the slack and set hook and said he had a little one well after a few cranks on the reel and then we decided it was bigger than we first thought maybe a nice eye well it stayed down on the bottom for the first 5 min. then I seen it about 5 ft under the water 10yds out there it was a nice ski and after it took off a couple off times and burned the line out we finally had it to the surface next to my boat well there she was about a 50" ski and then she was off out on another run and then we got her back to the boat and then she took of again getting many nice looks at the fish one of our fishing partners said that this fish is bigger than alot of them on the wall then she took off again till we thought she was tireing out when she laid on her side at the top of the water not once but multiple times then she flip out of the water and then mad a roll and snap the line was broke. 6lb test a small hook and a leech and 15-20 min. fight well at least the old man got a work out another great day on the lake.

[over the limit]

WOW! what a great story, thats what fishing is all about, for me it was about 3years ago
ice fishing in vineland bay
rattle reel and 4 lb test line, perch jig and fathead, and pop goes the bobber in the hole and the line starts reeling off like a rocket
well i played with that fish for about 20 min, and after many runs and I finley got it up to the hole were me and my buddie were both looking down the hole for the head to come into view, the ice was about 12 inches thick at the time with a 8" ice hole and here it comes, the head was so big that when it came under the hole thats all there was, the head was so wide you could not see around it, its head was wider then the 8" of the hole, well it took one look at us or the hole and it took off like a rocket till it came to the end of the line and (snap) it was gone, There are some monsters in that lake, and i hope some day to hook him again.

[half2fish]

I had a buddy come up from colorado yesterday for the week. took hime out northern fishing with no luck so we decided that we would go and try to nail some of the large smallies that are in the pond. We only saw a couple of bass so we decided to head in and eat some supper. On the way in we saw that my brother-in-law was casting for some northerns in 9 feet of water. when we pulled up next to his boat i asked him if he had been having any luck and he told us that he had just got out there. He said that he hasn't had any bites and just then the pole doubled over and the line took off. i pulled my boat up next to his and jumped in and kicked mine out to sea with my buddy in it. My brother got the large muskie up to the boat three times when i finally had the chance to net him. Let me tell you that a small northern net doesnt fit a 40+ inch ski in it. The hook from the spoon got caught in the net and with one shake of his head he was gone. There was some words said that cant be repeted here but thats the way it goes sometimes. We were in wahkon bay the whole time. And the day before this happend the same brother got a 25 inch muskie. I told him "at least you get your chance. i have never even had a follow" he laughed.

[GEO]

Fished north, west, and southwest end on Wed-Friday. Not one muskie caught. Saw lots, had one very brief hookup w about a 40 incher. They all look very healthy and well fed, which I assume affords them the luxury of looking at but not eating my tackle. Last week I caught a 21"+ smallie on a Bucher top raider.

[pisces]

was on North sand last weekend 8/1. saw lot of Muskie lying on the bottom or slowly cruising. Didn't seem too interested in lures, in fact some ran away from them.Did have a couple of follows though, so there is I think some potential for catching them.I'm thinking maybe trying a big topwater, going for a reaction strike rather than a eating bite.More to follow.