Opener

[mrklean]

Well opener is just a few days away looks like we will be getting some storms moving in and cooler temps. What are you guys gonna throw start small or go big right away?

[fish_hunt_guy]

go big or go home

[Nick Kuhn]

I will be out in Wisconsin hopefully. I'm guessing the fish haven't moved much in the past 2 weeks.

[esoxrocks01]

I'll be up in my cabin on the west end of Lake Vermilion. I've bought a lot of muskie lures during the winter, and I'm excited to see if I can have a chance at a true giant using these things. Still ticked about the terrible temps though.

[tolle141]

Prob start with 6" glides and double 8's. With the weather/storms I'm guessing they'll be just off the big weed flats.

[UMNFisherman]

Headed up to the Park Rapid area again this year. I am not too worried about the weather, cant get much worse than last year. I will be throwing smaller bucktails and jerkbaits. Best of luck everyone!

[pinkfloyd4ever]

I'm going to throw small and have my buddy go big and see where the interests lie and go from there

[mrklean]

So who made it out today, went for a few hours this afternoon after doing daddy duty most the day. Raised 1 fish low 40" sounded slow after talking to a few guys

[john74]

Had full intentions on going out, had minor mishap with a stubborn horse. Really set me back, hope by mid week to get out

[pinkfloyd4ever]

Sipping a little coffee and about to head out here to a "local metro lake"

[FisH_SLaYer24]

Got out for a little bit yesterday. Raised an absolute hawg (50+), went into the figure 8 and followed it around for roughly a minute. Other than that we had an upper 40s come unbuttoned at the boat, half a dozen follows, and put one 34" in the boat.

[Stringerless!]

A 38 on Saturday morning. 1:30am. Chased off by storms at 3am. Never got out During daylight Saturday. No fish raised this morning

[jdog]

got out today first time ever actually going just for musky had 2 40 plus follows no hookups but thoses follows have me wanted to go more i think im hooked

[Nick Kuhn]

Well in WI I only got out this evening for about 3 hours. Got one dink that was all of 24". Had one follow that was around 40", and saw 2 other muskies that were about the size of the one I caught. That 2012 stocking class appears to have been a really good one for WI (I know they produced quite a few more fish than they needed that year).

All of the fish were utilizing my most hated weed to fish (curly-leaf), next to sharp drops. I was expecting them to be on the inside edge picking off bass on panfish on beds: didn't seem to be the case. I did get some bass to run into my lures throwing over their beds though.

[esoxrocks01]

What a great weekend! I got one follow on Saturday, and another on Sunday. Since I'm beginning to learn how to muskie fish, I forgot to do a figure eight on Saturday when it was approaching the dock (I'm still kicking myself). Like another poster here, I am now officially hooked on muskies after witnessing 2 leviathans chase after my bucktail and spinnerbait. I just have to keep trying. Saturday's weather wasn't as bad as my first post dictated, so it was an awesome opener!

[Riverratpete]

Got out yesterday in the AM for a few hours, metro lake. 2 good follows, chased the figure 8 a couple times but didn't want to bite..they were kinda shorties anyways...still got the blood pumping for sure!

[Fish Head]

I went out Saturday at sunrise for a few hours throwing a jerk bait. I had a small one (38-40?) come from under the boat and hit a lazy figure 8. Than my back was hurting so bad I had to stop. I went out in the evening and did some trolling (easy on the back), I had a 46 1/2 just crush my crank bait. Nice start to the season.

[Mons]

What depths were you trolling Fish Head? Outside weedline?

[Fish Head]

30 feet of water. 3 mph. No weeds anywhere. About 50 yards out from a well known muskie spot.