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Location: Kentucky | I got out on Saturday, with bluebird skys and found some water temps around 46 surface. I've been fishing Green River Lake, here in Kentucky. I had lost track of the Musky ever since turnover. So, I made it a point on Saturday to try some different place's. After afew hour's I actually found some. I hooked one about 40 inch's(lost her) and raised three other's around the same size. I had all of my luck on a bulldawg and even had some 10 inch creek chub's hanging over the edge's of the boat and was able to get two of the Musky to take a look at them off of the figure eight, but they would not commit. I tried some other throwback lure's and they wouldn't even follow them. I was able to go back on them yesterday, while this front was coming thru. I was hoping that they would be ready to eat something. No such luck. They were still there, however they moved out a little farther. They didn't want the bulldawg anymore, they would follow a 2oz spinnerbait to the boat and they continued to take a look at the chub's but not commit. I even tried slow swimming a jig-n-pig with no luck. So, I've got livebait(sort of, sucker's are hard to come by) and we even had a weather change. I tried several lure's and speed's, depth, etc. I would think that they will winter in this area, and it seem's to hold numerous Musky. These thing's have to eat, right? Do you guy's have any tip's for me. They are driving me more insane! I'm going to go back on them in a couple of day's. Thank's cpr Chris |
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Location: Racine, Wi | Just stick with it Chris. Make some small changes. Maybe the live bait should be on a float farther from the boat? Try ripping a suick in after they follow if they look aggressive. That has worked in the past for me. I mean really rip it in fast!!!
If you keep at it, they will eat. Maybe try coming at them from a different direction.
Good Lungen,
Joel |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | That sounds like my problem all season. I had lots and lots of fish chasing stuff to the boat, following the bait through multiple fig 8's and then they swim off. I even tried changing up the bait as suggested and they would come back and do the same thing again... I kept at it and finally had one hammer the bait on a fig 8 next to the boat.. |
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| Coldwater is all timing! The bite windows will be extremely small.Just keep going back on them until the time is right.I would go back on them with a heavy-weighted 6" reef-hawg in an outlandish color! This will catch fish when even live bait won`t!
Anyone else fishing these fish? Could also be a problem?
Good luck and persistance definately pays off on coldwater critters! |
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Location: Kentucky | Thank's for your guys input. As far as I know, I am the only guy fishing this area. It is suprising how few people fish Green in the winter. Especially with the water temps as high as they still are. I will try some of the lure's mentioned. The suick sound's like it should work, and I also have a weighted and modified 6" reefhawg in a flouresent yellow and orange color. Both of these lure's are really bright and I think that may be the reason I haven't tried them out yet. I have found that the Green Musky seem to like natural color's better and the CaveRun Musky like those bright one's better. Why? Who know's. That's just something that I have noticed. It may be a confidence thing. Then again they may attack them. Anyway, I will give this a shot and if they don't work then I am going to anchor up and set out about four 10 - 12 inch creek chub's on some float's and on the bottom and kick back and camp on them for awhile. I have got to cure this fever!! LOL I'll let you all know how I do in a couple of day's. Thank's cpr Chris |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | hey river musky i have had the same problem. This weekend the weather calls for temps between 60-70 degrees. Maybe the sudden temp change would turn the fish on. Let us know how you did! |
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| River Musky,
This is gonna sound bogus, but have you tried topwater? Guys have caught nice fish in mid-November on Lake Shelbyville, Illinois with water temps in that range and I was pretty surprised. A BIG Hawg Wobbler real slow. Or how about a jointed shallow raider in chartreuse twitched real slow on top? 46* water is pretty amazing for January down there right? Sounds like you're locating and just need it to turn. Don't give up. Have you tried a spoon for the pitch-back? I like a musky sized Johnson's Minnow in firetiger with a Zoom tail, slow twitched back, especially in current. Or even an Eppinger 300.
Happy New Year!
Wade |
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Location: Kentucky | Well, I hate to disappoint you all but I went back on them again yesterday. I tried everything that was mentioned in this discussion and then some. I couldn't even raise one this time. I don't know where they went to. I would think that they wouldn't be far, unfortunately I was unable to locate any at all. I absolutely picked this area apart. I was kind of in shock to say the least. LOL However, this is not the first time these crazy fish have done this to me, and it probably won't be the last. I still found watertemp's around 44, but all of the baitfish have moved from this area also. The only thing I can think of is that the sun was shining on my last two trips down there and this time if was really cloudy out. So, I have made note of that in my journal and will try this spot again when the sun is shining. Ofcourse with these crazy thing's I sometimes wonder why I even try and figure them out. Because it seem's when you think you are onto something, they do the complete opposite. Sorry to bring the bad news. I will have revenge!!!!!!!! LOL cpr Chris |
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I found some Musky, now what?