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| Long time reader first time poster. Looking for some of the wisdom that is frequently passed out on this forum. Given a lake that has both weed and rock structure, where do you focus your attention? Is it seasonally dependent? Is it lake dependent? If you had to choose one over the other on the same body of water which would you choose and why? My muskie fishing buddy and I have been struggling with this for years.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | In Wisconsin I use the available light as my guide. Early and late, I'm on the stones on a sunny day, or if I have a big girl going, working much deeper than the weedline averages to try to get her to go. Low light, I fish rocks first, then weeds, just because I like rock structure. Which produces for me the most? I'd say it's about even. |
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| What? Not alot of sense to what you wrote. Unless I can't comprehend. Anyone else a bit confused? |
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Early in the season I tend to fish more weeds than anything. Most of the baitfish in natural lakes will be using the weeds at one time or another to do their annual spawn thing. Early in the year it is probably 90% weeds 10% rocks.
As the year progresses I start fishing more and more rock structure, at the fourth of July it is probably a 50/50 split between rocks and weeds. By the end of summer and heading into fall I have done a 180 degree turn and fish 10% weeds and 90% rocks.
Take this with a grain of salt because I would much rather fish rocks than weeds all things being equal. You can catch fish in the weeds anytime, I just really prefer the stones! |
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Location: ontario canada - Well Anderson Indiana now | Honestly I believe it is lake specific and worse yet I don't think there are any rules set in stone saying you should be on rocks or weeds at a specific time. I think the rocks being hit by morning sun will warm the water quicker, thus getting those fish more active. In my experience on my favorite water, dawn and dusk are times to hit points regardless of weeds or rocks. The thing is you can try to apply these theories and see how they work out, probably the best way to learn new waters...or if it is familiar water just hit spots where you've seen fish in the past. Every year I over-think these things so this year I am keeping it SIMPLE. My opinion, save your brain from a meltdown and fish some rock/weed combos haha. |
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| I had no problem comprehending what he was asking. Actually, it's very specific and to the point.
Unless I'm on LOTW, most of the lakes I fish don't have much rock, so I am stuck to the weeds. |
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| I personally feel the most overlooked piece of structure by many Musky anglers is Patches of Bullrush. They are absolutely dynamite in Canada and some of the Northern Mn lakes |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Bullrushes are sand structure, and usually associated with a sand flat, sometimes associated with the magic of a weedline on the sand/marl break about a casting distance or less from the reed edge. Ask anyone about the spotted fish in the North, canada or Minnesota, and they will tell you sand flats can hold fish too. Any structure on the sand is an additional magnet. Same wiht the barred fish, but those fish seem to lock on the structure more than the free roamers of the spotted variety.
Rich, sorry if I confused you. LOW LIGHT= STONES first, weeds second . HIGH SUN= Weeds first, Basin Line second, Stones third. |
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Weeds or Rocks?