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| How do you fish a lake that had good weed beds some in 15 feet of water ? But now they are gone. Silver lake Wi. They killed 99% of the weeds. |
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| With a rod and reel? Not sure exactly what you mean bud. |
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Location: La Crosse, WI | Tough scenario. I don't have a lot of experience fishing lakes with little weed growth, but I would focus on bars, humps, drop offs, or any other structure available. If there isn't any present, try to find schools of bait fish and fish those. And a rod and reel does help, good insight master. |
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| I'd say you're gonna have to do alot of trial n error.
Edited by Muskymaster95 9/14/2015 7:13 PM
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Location: minocqua, wi. | i'd load up, drive east and Salmon fish ... |
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| Sad to see...
I fished this lake from the early 70's through the late '80's before the algae blooms, before the zebra mussels, and through the initial stockings of hybrid muskies...
There isn't much in terms of structure beyond the weeds beds. The good news is the fish haven't left the lake. There's a point on the NW end of the lake that should hold some fish. Beyond that, I'd take a look at a map and fish anything that stands out in the contour map. They have to be somewhere... Maybe there's some coontail left on the East end of the lake?? |
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Location: NE Ohio | had that happen one year to me. found the bait fish hiding in the wooden laydowns and the fish were in there too. a little presentation adjustment and it was fish on! start looking, they are there somewhere. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I'd look at any structure (rocks, wood, cribs), bottom content transitions, or humps, points, turns. If nothing there, open water. If there is still food and muskies in the lake, they are still catch able.
That's easier said than done though...
Tucker
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Location: Stone Lk Wi | I'd start by trolling, cover as much water as fast as possible and mark anything that looks good, then go pick it apart. |
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Location: oswego, il | Trolling or look for baitfish in the basin and cast, I have caught fish there doing that. |
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Location: Aurora | Dynamite baby! |
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| I can't tell you that this is absolutely so....but I'm told by some who I think are pretty good sticks, that if you know the water well enough to fish where the weeds "were" before they were not there...that's your best bet. I think that's especially true (maybe not days) but in the weeks that follow the kill. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | jonnysled - 9/14/2015 7:20 PM
i'd load up, drive east and Salmon fish ...
huge waste of time this year outa milw. unless you like greasers.. salmonids are few and far between this year.  |
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| Take small gear and look for areas that hold panfish or bass, any other food sources for muskies or there food. They are not far from food for long. |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | I lost a nice one in the north west bay Saturday morning on a top raider I also caught a nice bass on that top raider.
Edited by R code 9/15/2015 12:47 PM
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Location: Plover, WI | Weeds are still there, just not as many. I had 6 fish moving 2 weeks ago. East shore in 3 feet of water. Also right out north of the beach there is a decent weed bed that I got 2 bass and a nice follow. |
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| Thanks for all input I went back today and caught a 28" pike and about a 6 pound bass on Muskie lures where the weeds used to be. Has anybody had any luck with suckers on silver in the fall? Also any other Muskie waters near by? |
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Location: SE WISCONSIN | Drifting suckers can be very productive in the fall lots of 30-35 inch fish to be caught |
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weeds gone