Muskie opener on Cass

[Guest]

Hey any of you guys ever fish Cass on the opener? I'm considering a trip on cass either June 7-14 or 14-21 (full moon on the 14th) If you had your druthers which week would you choose. I have heard and read of some monsters being caught out of this lake and look forward to fishing it. Replies do not have to be limited to my questions,if you have any other comments, stories, or other usefull knowledge about this lake feel free to post it,as I look forward to reading all posts Hey thanks guys and have a good rest of the winter, Pinks

[AWH]

I've only fished it once in June. It was late June last year (don't remember the exact date without looking) and I did manage a 47" fish. It was the only one I saw.

I've always heard that June is a tough month on Cass. From the little knowledge I have, if you're up in the area in June I would strongly consider some of the smaller musky lakes in the area, even some of the connecting lakes to Cass may be worth your time.

AWH

[Tonka Boy]

Pinks,

We had a group of 4 guys on Cass for opening muskie week last summer. We spent roughly 15-18 hours on the lake each day for a week. Our primary target was muskie and secondary was walleye. Over the week period, we caught 3 muskies (26, 36.5, 42"), with most of our action in Allen's bay...altough we had some action in Kitchi also. Small bucktails and depth raiders took all 3 of our fish. Smaller (4-6") lures, in natural colors were the best for us. Quick breaks from shallow to mid depth were better than any other structure. Personally I think Cass would be much better later in the season, but there is still some action.

As far as walleyes, go shallow. We caught hundreds of walleyes in the river mouths using jigs/minnows. After dark, try slow trolling the rivers in 1-4" of water with floating raps...you'll be happy you did! Although don't expect to sleep too much if you do. The best bite was well into the night.

I hope this helps a little. Good luck!

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Tonka Boy

[Guest]

Thanks for the posts guys. Decided to book for the week of the 14-21st. Hopefully this will be a little bit warmer spring than you guys had last year. I've been studying the map and am already counting down the days. I will let you guys know how I did after the trip. Thanks Again, Pinks