Muskie lakes near Cokato??

[mascad]

Hey guys, wondering if anyone knew of any lakes within a half hour or so of Cokato where I'd have a shot at a legal muskie? I'd like to get a couple for the smoker. Thanks!!

[mrklean]

FYI if you are letting people know you are looking to keep muskie you probably wont get a response

[50inchpig]

Howard lake is loaded with them - big ones too

[RUNnGUN]

Yea good luck

[CaptainMusky]

troll alert

[mascad]

Thanks for the help, or lack there of. I will try Sugar Lake, if nothing else there are some nice sized pike in there. Didn't know keeping legal fish was such taboo...people have kept muskies for ages.

[Esox_Magnum]

And due to CPR is the reason there are big muskies in the lakes. If you take 2 48" fish out of just 1 lake you maybe cutting the trophy potential of that lake in half. Remember muskies are a low density fish has little to no spawning success and low stocking numbers and survival rates. One of my home lakes is managed for 800 fish in 5600 acres. Since it takes a muskie 10 to 12 years you reach 48 and be league it will take years to replace and possible upset the lake balance since taking big fish out lead to smaller pike being more populated leading in time to a hammer handle lake

[mrklean]

prime example of why 54" will be a good min to have next year

[Huntin&Fishin]

^^AGREED, You want fish to eat/smoke, there are PLENTY of better options out there.

[JBMasterAngler]

Let's also not forget the limit for muskies is 1

[Wanderer]

Mascad,

Good luck with your search. Yes, the limit is 1 in possession.

I'm also one in the minority who thinks a Muskie is a fish, not a Devine Entity....

[mascad]

No luck so far...dam things are hard to catch!! I have a household of 6 so I'm not too concerned with limits...

[Wanderer]

Ahh, I see.

And here I thought you - well, never mind. No sense on thinking about you anymore...

[CaptainMusky]

No luck so far...dam things are hard to catch!! I have a household of 6 so I'm not too concerned with limits...

hence the reason no one would help you out.

[pinkfloyd4ever]

troll alert

yep

[workin4bait]

When I seen the title I was hoping the post was going to be about the fact that we muskie fishermen[in western Wright county] have a road trip everytime we what to chase muskies.

I think I have it bad,but some of my buddies live in Hutch and they are looking at 45 minutes or more just to get the boat wet at a muskie lake,that sure makes a couple hour trip after work a bit of a stretch.

workin'