Fall Muskie Tips Needed!

[Muskienut]

Fall muskie fishing gets me going, but difficult at the same time. I seem to do better in spring and summer. Should I concentrate shallow or do I go deeper (deep drop offs). I hear that muskies will be ina foot of water even in November?

Any tips would help!

Thanks and release 'em all!

[Guest]

hey muskinut. im not an expert but i have a nice idea what im doing. well i was out on one lake saturday. we raised three fish, hooked one and it got off. we also saw 2 fish porpus with in about 3 minutes of each other. we were casting over any structure and casting to shore with jerks hair and topwater. then we did some trolling and nothing. went out sunday on a different lake and it was FUN. i took out two friends that never have caught a musky and both had the time of there life. the first one we hooked was on big hair and he pulled that fish right off a drop off on a point. he has never caught one so when he got it near the boat while i was getting the net he dicided to press the button and let some line out to give the fish room. well talk about frusterating and that fish got off.ohwell it was fun for all of us. the second fish was truly amazing. about a 48 inch sow followed the other guys glider in and missed right next to the boat, i told him to figure eight it and as soon as he did the fish came back in and completly exploded on it. talk about a rush!! that fish tuged and tuged and i told the guy to thumb it but he didnt exactly know what i ment. he was screaming and the fish is soaking him wet. he had the fish on for a while then it got off. that fish was off of a rocky shoreline tipped with reeds. he pulled that fish off of the drop off aswell. fall time is def. the time for trolling. but right now theres alot of action casting. use big baits try and all the fish we saw were off of steep breaks with slower presentation. good luck!!

cpr,
dave

[rascalP]

I'm new to muskie fishing, but I've been trying to keep the line wet this fall. I was on the Apple River on the 21st and raised two out of about 2-3ft of water on a topwater. The weather was kind of overcast with a breeze out of the NW. I would never have fished the area, but my buddy was bass fishing, and there was wood in the area. I wuold've never figured the "skies" would be in that dank, scank weed area. Well, a better muskieman would've at least caught one of those fish. Go's to show how those big fish can be where you think they ain't.

P.S. Forest lake on the 27th -- one follow on a jig in 4ft