Cold Front Muskies

[loebs93]

I'm going out to Sugar Lake (Wright County) tomorrow night and Saturday morning still in search of my first musky. I'm wondering what baits you guys will switch to in the given cold front situation.

I know jigs are the key in this circumstance. With that said, what types of jigs would you throw? How late would you fish with them?

Are evening top-water baits out of the picture?

Daylight Bucktails, Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits Jerkbaits?

Basically what I am asking is how you would approach this situation.

Thanks and wish me luck.

[AWH]

A cold front this time of year isn't going to effect the fishing like it might in the summer. In fact, I prefer cold fronts.

Jerkbaits and top water is what I'd be throwing. But bucktails and spinnerbaits can be great too. Top water can be good all day long this time of year, even in flat calm and sunny skies at high noon. It's not just a low light thing. Also, don't forget to check ultra shallow...inside the weedline. I would say to forget the jigs. The fish should be moving on faster presentations right now.

Aaron

[Jim Hudson]

The muskies on Mille Lacs really didnt seem to like the cold front conditions yesterday.. She was a tough bite out there after them big storms moved through the twin cities.

We tried EVERYTHING.. Could not find a hot fish. But the advice given is a good starting point, search out hot fish that want to feed. Use what is known to work on that lake on what structure the fish like to hold on. Then if nothing is happening.. Slow down, down size, and try to extract them from structure. My suggestion would be good green weeds and or rocks. And yes, dont forget to look shallow and or suspended out off of structure!!!

[loebs93]

Nothing to report for Friday night, but Saturday morning I had one follow up to the boat. That makes two follows and zero muskies total so far in my young musky fishing career.

Those follows sure are interesting. I was using a black and orange Super-Topraider almost exclusively for the few hours I was fishing. The fish followed it up to the boat where I proceeded to figure 8 the lure. The fish followed the bait nonchalantly as I ran through the pattern and slowly gave up it's interest and swam away. I then gave up on it and continued casting. The very next cast, right as the lure hit the water (some 25 yards away) I noticed the fish was back right by the boat just looking at me like a dog waiting for a treat. I reeled in that Topraider as fast as I could. By the time I had it within 20 feet of the boat the fish was gone.

To me that was a successful day. I'll have to wait until Friady night to get back out on the water.

Thanks for all of the advice