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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Since it's colder than Siberia in summer here in the fishing mecca that is the Chicagoland area and there's no need to ask where everyone is fishing this weekend (ice fishing doesnt count because it's just plain unnatural)...what is everyone's plans for the coming year? Big trips away, three-dayers, kamikaze weekends, local stops?
Personally I'm hoping for....
-2 or 3 kamikaze weekends to Indiana
-many days wasting time and chipping paint on baits on the fox chain.
-AML on Eagle in July and October
-possibly a couple weekends on St Clair
-get my @ss kicked in S.Wi a couple of days
-sell MuskieFIRST state secrets to fund a tarpon trip or two...
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Posts: 171
| Ohio as early as possible.
St. Clair - shortly after opener and several times thereafter.....into December, if conditions allow.
Rainy Lake - not targeting muskies, but it's possible.
MN - Fall sucker bite.
If health allows and timing works, Cave Run in March with Lance. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | Going back to Miles Bay on LOTW July 8-15. I'm going to use ONLY home made lures and catch my first 50 on one of them.
I'm also going Steelhead fishing in western Michigan in March. They may not be toothy, but they make a muskie twice their size seem like a powder puff |
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Posts: 112
Location: Illinois | Week in Hayward. A few long weekends in Hayward and Minocqua area and hopefully a fall trip either to Minnesota or Green Bay. And I'll waste a few weekend days in Illinois |
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| A lot of time on Webster in Indiana and branching out to the other lakes in that area. Got my new Helix 9 and want to chart as many lakes as I can.
Maybe a trip to St. Clair if the dates line up.
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Posts: 79
| more small river fishing |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | ffib - 1/13/2017 12:32 PM
more small river fishing
Same. I just got my 17' Lowe roughneck with 60/40 jet. Can't wait to explore some new waters in N WI. |
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Location: MN | A week on Vermilion, Mille Lacs a few times, Leech and possibly LOW NW Angle. |
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| early summer trip to Vermillion with the family
back again for the summer outing
western Mn in the fall
numerous days on local waters
and a spring trip to leech for walleye |
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Location: Otsego, MN | My wife and I are expecting our first kid in February so my fishing time HOPEFULLY will not diminish.
I have a 4-5 day trip to Vermilion planned.
Want more Mille Lacs trips and not just November, maybe get out there in summer.
A handful of day trips closer to home (metro waters).
A few weekends in West Central MN.
Would love to add to that list but I also do some walleye trips and with the new kid my time is a wild card, may not be MINE anymore...
On a good note, at least my wife agreed when we got married that the boat stays  |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Muskers - 1/13/2017 1:22 PM
On a good note, at least my wife agreed when we got married that the boat stays :)
Just so long as she didn't agree that it stays in the garage, like some other unfortunate people here have experienced.  |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | dfkiii - 1/13/2017 1:39 PM
Muskers - 1/13/2017 1:22 PM
On a good note, at least my wife agreed when we got married that the boat stays :)
Just so long as she didn't agree that it stays in the garage, like some other unfortunate people here have experienced. ;- )
IF I'm thinking of the same guy you are....I talked to that unfortunate guy and he swears he's fishing his new to him boat in 2017. We will all be awaiting that faithful day when he braves the waters minus professional help!
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Local muskies of course.
I was informed yesterday that I am going to my brother-in-law's wedding in Maryland in August. Good news is I get to fish the Chesapeake Bay for Stripers. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Slamr - 1/13/2017 2:16 PM
dfkiii - 1/13/2017 1:39 PM
Muskers - 1/13/2017 1:22 PM
On a good note, at least my wife agreed when we got married that the boat stays :)
Just so long as she didn't agree that it stays in the garage, like some other unfortunate people here have experienced. ;- )
IF I'm thinking of the same guy you are....I talked to that unfortunate guy and he swears he's fishing his new to him boat in 2017. We will all be awaiting that faithful day when he braves the waters minus professional help!
Here's hoping. If the summer starts out like last summer went, maybe you can sneak in and swap your Opti for his engine and it won't even be noticed... |
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Posts: 243
Location: South Central Wisconsin | I don't really have big plans for this next season yet. I went without a boat for a couple years so, just being on the water, happily divorced, will be good enough for me. I'm sick of casting pounders in the bathtub... |
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Posts: 1425
Location: St. Lawrence River | Every other weekend on the Ottawa, the big river in between. Mix in some tributaries fishing. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I'm going fishing lots of places. Some for muskies, some for big pike, some for crappies and giant gills. Finally healthy enough to do those things. |
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Location: Plover, WI | Just fish whenever I can. |
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Location: oswego, il | sworrall - 1/13/2017 7:50 PM
I'm going fishing lots of places. Some for muskies, some for big pike, some for crappies and giant gills. Finally healthy enough to do those things.
Insert thumbs emoji here! |
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Posts: 79
| fish4musky1 - 1/13/2017 12:48 PM
ffib - 1/13/2017 12:32 PM
more small river fishing
Same. I just got my 17' Lowe roughneck with 60/40 jet. Can't wait to explore some new waters in N WI.
I went smaller for my riverboat. Grumman sportboat with a 7hp subaru longtail. Thing was awesome for walleye fishing and deer hunting this fall. |
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Posts: 34
Location: New Carlisle, IN | Kuhn Lake on the Barbee Chain has a resort called Muskie Holloe I want to check out. Lots of dock space. Trying to set up a little father son tourney with some friends there. |
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Posts: 1000
| Trip to Cabo in April - maybe get a rooster
A long weekend on Wabedo/Little Boy looking for one of those wild muskies
Multiple trips to MN's Arrowhead for Shoepack (aka the angriest strain) muskies |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | Michigan U.P. Crystal falls/iron county area. First time and I'm new to Muskie, still hunting for my first. Feel free to PM me with any advice or tips (= |
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Posts: 526
| I'm hoping to get back to Eagle after a few years of not getting up there. Hopefully make a trip up to the NW angle as well. Other than that, I'll be on the water everyday I can around home. |
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Posts: 393
| 1. Rainy for sturgeon
2. Menomonie river/Green Bay for spring walleye
3. Vilas County for Musky opener
4. Menomonie river for fall sturgeon
4. Vermillion for late fall musky
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Posts: 22
| No real "destinations" planned other than spring post-spawn walleyes on Green Bay.
This year I plan to force myself to fish with something other than blades. I have no confidence in rubber or cranks so my plan is to focus on new areas of my home water with baits of have little to no confidence in. Other than that, i hope to explore a bunch of less pressured smaller lakes. Sometimes the 4500 acre flowage is a lot to chew on.
Edited by scsep178 1/17/2017 2:58 PM
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Posts: 54
Location: North Fork, Flambeau River | Looking forward to learning the St.Louis River, now that I have moved to the Twin Ports. |
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Posts: 410
Location: With my son on the water | 5 or 6 weeks on LOTW. The same as the past few years. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | btfish - 1/17/2017 6:05 PM
5 or 6 weeks on LOTW. The same as the past few years.
Bonafied jealousy.. |
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| I want to try getting down to Iowa before the MN season opens at least once. I haven't run that past the boss yet so I'll see how that goes.
I live relatively close to Tonka but have never put in serious time there. I'm going to start learning it starting on the NW corner, hopefully my patience for jet skis lasts long enough to find some fish.
And the trip I'm really excited about is Lake Bemidji. A friend of mine moved up there a year or two ago and will be getting a boss of his own in July. I managed to convince the boss that we should get our hotel for 2 or 3 nights and the boat can come with! There has been some ridiculous fish coming out of Bemidji, particularly the past two years so I'm hoping to at least catch a glimpse of one of those beauties. |
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| A couple week long trips to hayward area. Few short trips to other lakes in wi to fish a couple different lakes. Maybe try the fox chain, and fish locally a bit more. |
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Posts: 299
| 2017 Destinations:
- 3-5 trips to Florida for Tarpon and Permit on Fly
- Northern Michigan mousing for big Brown's at night float trips
- Northern Michigan for Spring and Fall Steelhead on Fly wading and float trips
- Northern Michigan Trophy Hunt on World Record waters
- In between will be on my home water of LSC chasing Muskie
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Location: Detroit River | I'm thinking about hitting up Anchor Bay on LSC to chase after the World's Greatest Sport Fish, the elusive rock bass. I'm still amazed that they can get their mouths around a 5/0 musky treble.
Edited by Zib 1/19/2017 11:14 AM
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Location: Alex or Alek? | Hopefully getting up to LOTW for the first time.
Thinking about a MN opener on vermilion (first time on the lake so any tips would b appreciated)
Then the annual weekends around MN |
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Posts: 300
Location: Minocqua, WI | In between all the bass fishing I enjoy doing in the northwoods, there will be the usual putzing around for local muskies around the Minocqua WI area. Some other in-state trips I'd like to do if time allows would be the following:
- trolling trip out of Green Bay
- learning and exploring the Menominee River
- hitting up the Chequamegon Bay out of Ashland and Washburn for smallmouth
Long distance trips being planned is a trip to LOTW with some new buddies. Usually fish from the angle but this year will be thru Morson and Obabikon resort. Additionally, a multi-species and bass fishing trip to Rainy Lake (north arm via. Camp Narrows) will be taken as well.
Last but not least, a long weekend trip to Mille Lacs for smallmouth bass is being planned for late summer/ early fall. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | LOTW... Minnesota a couple times, and probably Vilas for a weekend or 2... |
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2017 Fishing Destinations