WI Musky Action?

[mitch]

Has anyone been fishing Yellow Lake lately? I'm headed up there this weekend.

[rookie44]

I hit yellow on sunday.had a few blow-ups on topwater.I caught one nice northern and two nice large mouths.There were a lot of musky guys around the river area!

[Cooter]

Here be a pic of my Wissota 35" - top secret spot with the bridge in back!

[mitch]

Just got back from Yellow Lake. No luck. No muskies but a couple small northern.

[Jim Hudson]

Note to musky anglers.. Water temps are drastic, even clear water lakes are pushing 80 degrees and stained water is definately at that point. Becareful, stress levels are increased at these temps. So even taking a break on the 'skis is a good idea until we get some cooler weather.

Suspended bite is definately on, on the clear water lakes. Trolling or casting.

[Cooter]

One option is to fish rivers in this heat, cooler water and usually more oxygen - certainly still the need for careful and short handling.

[tunrevir]

Might want to hit the Flambeau below the thornapple dam right now as they are doing a 25 year maintenance check on the dam and the water is flowing pretty good. It is at or near springtime evels but i don't know how long they will just let it flow. Might make for some serious fun ski action and if not the smallie bite will keep you busy.

Tunrevir~

[mntraveler]

Was out on the Tiger Cat Flowage Sunday morning and did find the water pushing that 79 degree mark. We boated one 30" and a 28" tiger. The tiger was a little sluggish at the release but did swim away strong. Also had 2 strikes, 4 other follows, and a bonus bass. All fish came off the weed edges ajoining deep water.

[trimbelle22]

does anyone know much about fishing the st. croix for muskies? I know people do it north of stillwater but i have also seen people fishing muskies around prescott. I would like to try it because I get sick of pounding bone and deer. if anyone knows any spots or areas that produce fish on the croix and dont mind sharing, please let me know.

[trimbelle22]

I have got out on Bone and Deer a few times the last couple weeks with very little success. This erratic weather cant be helping, but I am having a tough time just raising a few fish. I believe this whole summer has been pretty slow for the lakes in this area. I'm sure it will pick up this fall...right after I head back to school

[Cooter]

Its been a tough year for me, I've put in a moderate amount of time and have had marginal success. Still gonna give her a whirl til the end of Sept, then the rods will get dusty! Going tomorrow night again, went last night and she twas a bust.

[Cooter]

Trimbelle, did you figure out the Flambeau situation?

[trimbelle22]

no, i havent gathered a lot of info yet. I have heard people say that downstream from oxbow is a good strech. I also know people have caught some nice fish above oxbow. I will have to keep searching for some more info though.

[Cooter]

Our group had about 14 guys out Wed, most on Wissota, 2 on Holcombe. 2 smaller fish caught on Wissota, the other 2 on Holcombe had a feeding frenzy right as the moon came up. They caught a 31", 37", and 44".

[trimbelle22]

sounds like a good night. a few days of stable weather combined with a recent full moon provides pretty good conditions....

[dddd]

i havent been there this year but if you guys get a chance try the blackbrook flowage its south of amery on the apple i've never been skunked there

[Nick Kuhn]

Can you get a larger boat on there? And how does that fishery compare to the Apple River Flowage east of Amery?

[Cooter]

I'm heading out to Wissota tonight for the last league night, and quite possibly my last fishing venture of the open water season. Will post results tomorrow.

[Cooter]

Scored a nice 44.5" last night on Wissota. Not too many other guys from the league out, I think they are in MN chasin the big girls. Got mine on a homemade bucktail at last light, had no idea she was there but started the L turn on the figure 8 and she hit - let a little line out and waited for the net man! Will post pics soon.

[trimbelle22]

sounds like a great fish and a good way to end the season if you dont get out again. hopefully i will have some similar luck this weekend...

[Cooter]

It was a nice fish, it was dark and with hurrying with hooks and such I didn't get a good look at her but she was very healthy looking. Hopefully the pics turn out well, all we had was a cheap disposable. My biggest Wissota fish and 3rd biggest overall. Indeed a good way to end the season - I live withing spitting distance of the Chippewa R in Eau Claire so I might fish a night or two when I don't have time to get to the woods for hunting

[Cooter]

Here she is:

On her way back home:

One from a while back below a local (Contact Us Please):

[kjgmh]

Cooter, I know that boat, you must have been out with my Uncle Paul.. Congrats.

[Jim Hudson]

Cooter

Nice fish man... Congrats and best of luck to you in the woods now..

[Cooter]

Uncle Paul Gottwald? Yes indeed, he was talking about a nephew who's into musky fishing, must have been you.

Jim, I'm curious about the fish in your avatar, what's the scoop?