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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Curious as to whom has hung it up, who might get out a little more, and who has a trip planned?
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Location: PA Angler | I’ll be fishing for other stuff just at some local lakes. My Muskie fishing is done till spring. |
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| Trolling now until every ramp is completely iced in or the season is over per the fishing regulations |
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| 39 degrees - 11/8/2022 11:56 AM
Trolling now until every ramp is completely iced in or the season is over per the fishing regulations
Bingo. Dec 15 up here. |
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| Done for me. Figured I should get the motor winterized before consistent freezing temps at night and snow. Maybe someday I'll figure out how to do that myself and/or get a heated garage... |
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Location: Central Pennsylvania | I am from Pennsylvania but ill fish till spring |
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Location: MN | The water is still nearly 50 degrees here, not even close to done! |
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Location: E. Tenn | I put the musky gear away after a trip up north the first couple weeks in June, and start up again when TVA starts drawing down headwater lakes in August. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sea Foamed and put her away today. Time to try flinging sticks and hunks of lead at deer.
A big grouse smashed into our picture window an hour ago. Breast is in the freezer and the window somehow survived.
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Location: SW Ohio | Here in SW OH, water is low 50's, headed further down with the weather coming this weekend. Plan on fishing until mid-Dec if it lets me. One thing I didn't count on was our local lake taking out ALL the docks. Usually, the ones closest to the dam stay in all year. Don't know why they did it but there is really no place to pull up on the bank as it's all big rocks. Only option is the ramp itself but it is still a wet few steps. Breaking out the waders to clear a kayak launch that has large rocks in the way. Their way of telling us boaters to stay off "their" launch. Lake is down 3' for winter pool which doesn't help.
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Location: NW WI | That's insane Steve! What a delicious accident.
I just had my first multiple fish day (3) this last Saturday gettin frozen 6hrs in the Kayak in the rain. Uh uh, I'm not done yet. |
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Location: oswego, il | I don't winterize. I get out when I can.whether it be Muskies, trout or walleye/white bass. |
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Location: Brighton CO. | Been in the 70's the last few days working on some projects outside before the snow falls (too hot this summer) got a new washing machine and dryer yesterday had been on order since mid August, we finally had to get a different model the other one just kept backordering. My part of the house is a mess got fishing tackle everywhere got to get cleaned up so my buddies can come by and watch ball. (the way my team is playing) it's more drink Beer and eat. Well Steve we had Pileated Woodpecker hit the sliding glass door back when my grandparents had the place on the lake. It was stunned and just hang on a side of a tree a foot off the ground for a half hour. The whole family watched it recover before it flew off. And nobody thought to take a picture in till it was gone. |
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| I winterized my boat 2 weeks ago. My final outing was on Oct 22 this season.
I hunt in November and December so I need a little time to prepare for that before it starts in early November. |
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Location: Duluth | Fished yesterday very briefly. Boat is finally out of its slip and sitting on the trailer. Fingers crossed I get another two trips. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I just got back from two half-days fishing Cave Run. Should have been magic last night with the sunset and moonrise, but I guess the weather trumps everything (and by that I mean messes everything up). m |
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| Went out today water temp was 52 degrees towed a sucker around all day with no success ,sucker stayed lively with no problem. Sucker price was $10.50 at Triangles in Illinois about 12".I saw about 10 boats on the water today. And didn't see any fish caught. Not putting the boat away yet maybe after Christmas . |
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Location: On the River | Went out today, no Muskie 1 30” pike on a Jake
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| Can't get out until Sunday, guessing I'll be running the sucker game till ice up. Not my favorite, but I still find it more enjoyable than trolling. No offense to those.who like it, just not for me. |
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Location: On the River | Went out today, no Muskie 1 30” pike on a Jake
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Most likely finished the season today. Caught a beautiful 51” though. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Kirby Budrow - 11/9/2022 8:50 PM
Most likely finished the season today. Caught a beautiful 51” though.
Great end to the season! |
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| 40-42 degree water last night, had one hit a pounder that I didn't get hooks in. Hopefully I get another few trips in... |
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Location: WESTERN WI | Still hanging on, the temps are about to get just right for a a week, but pretty #*^@ cold nights so well see
...NW WI
I guess i cant type dam with an n at the end .... without being censored, huh
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| I will fish till mid December. We have 50 degree surface temps around here. With a big cool down hitting tonight, I am hoping by Sunday fish will be firing up. Water temps have hung in the low 50's for about 4 weeks now. Fishing slowed down. What do folks use to keep their eyelets from icing up? I do a few changes to gear, ex. different line, reels with larger level wind guides, and older rods so I am not upset if I set the hook and the rod breaks.
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| When it get's cold some WD 40 Silicon Lubricant, I think Doug Wagner has a video on it if you google it. I fish in MN up until ice up I don't have issues with the eylets but have problems with the reel, the guide will start to freeze to the side when reeling... when that happens usually move to trolling morning/night cast mid day when you can. Make sure to have a torch or something warm to use on the trolling motor too or after trips put it down so all the water can drain, that will freeze closed! |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Muskie Junkie - 11/10/2022 12:48 PM
I will fish till mid December. We have 50 degree surface temps around here. With a big cool down hitting tonight, I am hoping by Sunday fish will be firing up. Water temps have hung in the low 50's for about 4 weeks now. Fishing slowed down. What do folks use to keep their eyelets from icing up? I do a few changes to gear, ex. different line, reels with larger level wind guides, and older rods so I am not upset if I set the hook and the rod breaks.
Steve
I've used the wd40 silicone on my reels and it worked. Didn't want to put it on the guides. I don't think its a big deal to just break off the ice with my hand now and then. As far as your rod breaking from a hookset when its cold, I don't think it would make a difference ever. Ice fishing rods don't break and it's far colder then. |
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Location: NW WI | I got some Reel Snot this year, I'll let everyone know how it does |
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Location: oswego, il | sworrall - 11/8/2022 4:21 PM
Sea Foamed and put her away today. Time to try flinging sticks and hunks of lead at deer.
A big grouse smashed into our picture window an hour ago. Breast is in the freezer and the window somehow survived. |
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Location: oswego, il | sworrall - 11/8/2022 4:21 PM
Sea Foamed and put her away today. Time to try flinging sticks and hunks of lead at deer.
A big grouse smashed into our picture window an hour ago. Breast is in the freezer and the window somehow survived.
This hawk plowed into the kitchen window a couple weeks ago left a nice mark too. Decided to not put it in the freezer. 
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| Up here in Phelps and water temp is 46 on water and have not seen 1 boat in 3 days on lakes or roads. Love this time of year. So different than 20 years ago. Go catch em. |
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| Water temp in OH today 55. Slow day but did manage a 41 on the last cast of the day. Headed back out Monday, last outing for a bit. Deer time |
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Location: Duluth | Darn, now I'm done. My access is all iced up.
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| Boat is all buttoned up for a long winter's nap. |
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | I’ll be fishing a small river until December 1st since it never ices up unless it’s bellow 0 for a long time. I usually can get a few weeks of walleye fishing on the Mississippi in Minneapolis in December before the launches ice up. I don’t do any ice fishing so I always squeeze out as much open water time as I can. Usually can get back on the river walleye fishing by the end of February |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Snowed most of the day today. weekend is supposed to have a high of 25 with a nice wind....but next weekend might be warm enough for a turkey day chase. OR, it is over...
Saying it here: going to get back into working out this winter so I'm not a big rolly poly next year! |
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Location: Northern IL | Was supposed to take a guy this weekend but it's not looking good. Got out last Sunday and landed 38",41" & 48". Keep going until it freezes up. |
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| got a 21 pound pike yesterday, but #*^@s it's cold but big fish lurking. |
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Location: Ludington, MI | Deer hunting here in the LP. I see the Bent's Camp livestream on Mamie Lake is looking very slushy today! |
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Location: SW Ohio | Thought I'd still be fishing but 19 degs this morning. Below freezing the last couple days and projected to warm up mid week but dropping again after that. Lake not frozen but not my cup of tea fishing in freezing temps especially fishing solo. Been spoiled the last couple years with it staying warm right up to Christmas. Still holding out hope that things will warm up, though... |
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| Supposed to drop to 4 degrees tonight in Oneida County. That should at least skim over the lakes still largely open. |
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| out until she freezes, hopefully have a few weeks yet... |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Last month, I was on one of my favorite 'local' lakes casting, and the leader snap broke, dropping my bait into 5-6 ft of water. Lake was looking like turnover, with visibility only a couple feet, I patrolled the area for quite a while, this Muskie Treat was one of my favorites (lemonhead!). No luck, and no fish for the day either.
Well, this week I went back. Lake level was down abt 3 ft and I hit a few spots. My real goal, tho, was to find that bait. I followed my GPS to the spot where there were a lot of small tight circles and made a slow pass gazing from the water edge to the summer pool line. Back and forth, nope. Then, I started the pass looking below the water's edge and nestled up against a dinner plate sized rock in 6 inches of water was my freakin Treats.
Poor thing had been under water a month and was swelled up like a roadkill. I took it home dried it out and did a few basic repairs, I think it's ready to go again. Gotta give it a try before this cold spell come io. m |
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Location: oswego, il | Not musky but went 28 for 34 on lake trout the past two Sundays. Was a little bumpy out there yesterday. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | M,
What hungry muskie would turn down a fat, swelled up Treat ! |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | That was one of my questions that day: What hungry muskie? m |
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| Went this last Saturday for the final time of the year. Lost one on a sucker, tail grabber. Raised (2) others. Deep freeze is coming after this weekend. Time to clean things up and get ready for next year. I really dislike calling it quits but when mother nature says she is locking things down for the open water season here I have little choice.
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