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| My girlfriend and I are planning on making a musky trip to Lake Vermilion on October 2, 3, and 4. We have never fished on this enormous body of water. We will be staying at a campground on Wakemup Bay. I am looking for a point in the right direction. She is hoping to put her first fish in the boat. What better time than a full moon weekend!! I sure hope it happens. Thanks for any input. |
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| For such a short trip and a new water at a great time of year, do yourself a favor and hire a musky guide. There are several excellent guides that will bust their butts to put you on fish.
Good luck.
I went to Vermilion for the first time in July and caught my person best (51") under crappy conditions. |
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Location: Minnesota | Crappy conditions are the best conditions up there!! |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Second that on the guide. |
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Location: Not Where I Want To Be | Not sure if you will figure it out in 3 days. I spent a week there in August and wished i would have hired a guide.
Maybe next time.
Good Luck |
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| It's more rewarding seeing or catching a fish without the expense of a guide. If we don't see or catch anything, it's not the end of the world. Sure, catching a fish is memorable, but so is the first time I'd ever seen or fished Lake Vermilion. |
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Location: Minnesota | Guest, Big V is definately a beautiful place to visit and fish. I would personally focus on wind blown shore lines and points, they can usually yield some sightings for sure. The cabbage out there is hit or miss, if the cabbage is still green, fish it! When you do locate fish, mark them and hit them at the peak time periods. |
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Location: Chicago | I'm not sure if I'm in the minority but not catching a fish is the end of the world for me. When you plan and look forward to your musky outing like most of us you work hard for results. Guides can shrink the curve in learning where fish are at in ways you could never reward yourself. They are on this water everyday very much in tune to whats going on. Catching fish is as rewarding to them as is you. If your on a budget I completely understand, but if you have the resources don't short yourself on ego. Shrink the curve and maximize your time on the water efficiently.
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Location: Hudson, WI | I'm heading up to the V on Thursday for a fishing/business trip. Might only get a few hours each morning to fish. We're in Daisy Bay. How much pressure does the east side get compared to the west? |
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| It gets quite a bit more........Have fun on the merry go round....lots of fish though! I would night fish..... |
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Location: Hudson, WI | I might just have to hit up the night bite, sounds like water temps are in the upper 60's to low 70's and it's supposed to stay moderately warm this week. I just hope I can actually fish. I am still physically ill after that performance at Lambeau yesterday. |
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| Lake should be turning then, I assume it will be pretty tough. |
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| I don't see turnover until mid-late Oct at the earliest. With the way the weather has been maybe sometime in Nov....... |
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Location: Hudson, WI | Just got back from my V trip. I only was able to fish 'skies from 6-9 on Saturday morning. Fished the Daisy Bay rocks, moved one fish that was well over 50 on a Super Model. That was it. Water temp was 67ish, I even jumped in the lake on Friday night. We wasted 30 minutes looking for weeds, and never found anything healthy at all, so we stuck to rocks. I did fish walleyes on Saturday and we beat the hell out of them. Jigs n minnows in 5-8 off of sand/rock flats. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Water temps were 45-44* the other day. A buddy of mine said the muskies are still somewhat scattered.
I'm heading back up this Wens. or Thurs., So does anybody have a report?
Thanks in advance, Jerome |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Heading up this Sunday, for a few days.........................finally.............Does Anyone have any Lake info ???????????
Jerome |
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| Skim ice on the bays and even parts of the main lake when the wind dies. Big Bay is at 39 degrees. State record time.
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Location: Medford, WI | Jerome...go get 'em! Water temps not much below our special day last year. I expect to receive a phone call during the weekend to inform me of a new PB....
-Jake |
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| wheres the report....or can't the trollers compete with the dawg throwers.....lol |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Water temps are 38-39* The ciscos are about done, but some are still lingering.
put a 43 incher in the boat the other day and lost a really nice one yesterday.
Everyone seemed to have moved to the East end, because I didn't see anyone today. Had to break ice in Spring Bay this AM.to get out. (18*)
It's still 10* above normal air temps for the next week, but cold at night.
The Pounders are starting to Hurt this old man,...... But I ain't leaving with out a @%%#&$$ Big A$$ Fish.
Jerome |
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| Dang top h20 you've been hitting it hard since I left last month, you deserve a 50+, thanks for the reports on lake vermillion, hope to go again next year, peace. |
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Location: ROckford IL | Top H20 already got the big 50 under his belt but he does deserve a few more, maybe a couple dozen. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Cisco's are still all over the place today,.............. I've hooked 5 in the last two days and lost another good muskie in the 8 tonight .
a lot of big fish archs on the sonar in 19-29fow........38-40* water temps today, saw one boat on the West End.
Jerome
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Location: Medford, WI | #*^@ Jerome, you're making me think I should be up there right now!!!
"lots of big fish arcs in 19-29 fow....38-40 deg water....ciscos"....reminds me a little of Halloween/"Thee" weekend last fall!
Sharpen those hooks and they won't fall off man. I went out with Kevin this past weekend. Boy, stories don't do Pam justice...what an amazing lady! Didn't get any fish in the net, but had a blast with them and hope to fish with him and visit them in the future.
Good luck Jerome, I really hope you're able to get a big one in the net before the hard water is here. (I'd come up there this weekend, but I've got to go watch the Packers kick some butt)
-Jake |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Well it's getting harder to get out of Spring Bay because of the ice.
Stayed on the West End yesterday and had the lake to myself, not much action Throwing big baits, so I trolled for about as long as I could stand (1hr) The water temps are dropping...38-39*
I was headed up Wakeumup Narrows and didn't even make it to Ludlows, The channel was solid ice.
Headed back home for Thanksgiving, then I'll try the troling bite on Big Bay on Black Friday, If it's not frozen.
Later Jerome |
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Location: ROckford IL | Hope you get one before the freeze up Jerome, if your in the Rockford area give me a holler, we can hit some lakes in Madison and score ya a few. |
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| Any report..was on the lake Saturday...no action...didnt like what I saw on the graph.... |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Troller, What Did you see on that graf??
I may head to Big Bay this Fri., for a few days.....If the thing isn't iced up.
Jerome |
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| Too much scattering of baitfish...no pod clusters....Daisy bay was iced over Sat morning ..but did unthaw midmorning......I prefer some falling water temp...watertemp now is at the end and stable...I have been doing the troll up there for many years now and have a good idea when to be there...have caught one monster fish the day before complete iceover but odds are low trolling....heard there is still a dawg bite up there...but dont need to take hooks out of those size fish.... |
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| You will catch 10 times more fish on dawgs I am only looking for 1 fish.......some of the bigger fish caught this year were caught by guys putting the dawgs away and casting big cranks....food for thought. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I hope Big Bay isn't locked up yet because I'm headed there Sat. am.
I'll put in at Moccassin Point or does anybody know of a better place with current or deeper water? Or am I wasting my time?
Some big fish still out there, and I need a fix.
After seeing Marty's pic of his 2nd 55", I just want one more shot...
Jerome
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| Jerome, good luck if you go and give a report please. |
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| Just wanted to know if the V run paid off...get the net.... |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | I only managed to make it out on the last day of 2009 Muskie season.
Started at 9:00 and then it started snowing, and blowing, well on Big Bay anyways,
The water temps were 34.5-37* trolled the whole time...... Started at Isle of Pines and went East, past Windy/Nyberg Island and spent some time on the reefs in that area and then back up to Comet and Moose............. I just plain SUCK!!!
With all of the water I covered, you'd think I could boat at least 2 or 3 nice fish !
My worst year ever for Muskie fishing,....... But it was a blast!! Can't wait to do it again. Some huge fish in this system. I can't help but think that a 59 or 60 incher will be caught next season, with a few 58inchers that were released the last 2 years.........Lord knows that I hooked and lost a couple this season that were 55+inches..... there out there boys!
Stupid Fish !!
Jerome
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Top---Great pictures, some of those spots look familiar...can't wait 'till next August! Hardcore pix on big water, very nice! |
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| Jerome I don't think we have ever met (maybe the Spring Bay outing last year I don't remember), but I was really pulling for you to boat a hog. Wish you would have had the chance to dance with a fat chick as they were saying last song!!! |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Awesome pictures Jerome! That actually looks like fun out there! |
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| I applaud your efforts, Jerome. Hardcore for sure! Thanks for sharing those cool pics.
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| In the same breath I just said the following after looking at those pictures:
1) "man, that guy's crazy" followed by,
2) "that'd be pretty cool."
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| Nice, very core. |
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Location: MPLS, MN | Nice pics, don't worry about worse year, it seemed all the large MN lakes were bad this year. I was spending alot of time on Leech this summer and was getting beat up, switched to the Metro lakes and caught a bunch of nice Muskies. |
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| Nice pics......hope you had someone else in the boat with you...conditions are dangerous.....get the net....next year!! |
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| Jerome,
We also fished the last two days of the season on the big V! We got one 45 trolling on monday and lost one about 48. The snow was crazy. We had about 3 inches in the boat! Sunday was the day to be fishing! We got a 46 right away then a monster 52. Next spot produced two 44's, then back to the first spot at sunset for a fat 48! What an amazing fishery and a great way to close the 09 season! Pics to follow! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Ben, you are crazy. Looking forward to seeing those images! |
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| the first pic is the 45 on sunday followed by some snow shoveling! the second two fish pics are the 52 and the 48 from sunday!
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Nice pictures and fish Ben, you have had one heck of a year! You are a fish catching MACHINE! |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Hey Ben, I saw ya out there on Monday. Wish I could have made it out Sunday,you guys were really blessed.......Impressive catches......
What is that girly heater doing in your boat? Where ya from Wisconson or the cities!........ Oh I see now....... your a Ranger owner !, hope you didn't break a nail catching all those hogs. LOL ! Gee what was it in your boat, a balmy 64* Come on a heater, thats something TJ or Mr. Worrall would need... Haa,Haa,Haa
Just giving you some shnit....You guys had a good trip.
Jerome
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | What are you talking about Jerome, My dad and I were out on our last day here in Wisconsin. It looked just like that but I wasn't trolling like a wuss, haha, jk!
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| Blessed is right Jerome! We had a blast! As for the heater...that was just to heat up the brie and brandy snifters! Not only am I a ranger owner but Tonka is my home water...I do it in style! We'll see ya out there next year! |
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| I was thinking the same thing about the heater......Man Up Olsen !!!!!! |
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Location: Twin Cities | Gloves, heater and a full windshield? pfffffft....lol.
Nice work boys, those are some well earned dandies you got there! |
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Location: MPLS, MN | I need a heater like that, I'm not too proud to be comfy, you get all those fish Trolling? |
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| The heater controversy: Its cheap, its easy and increased comfort keeps me and less hardcore anglers on the water longer with that all important P.M.A. Also every fish except the 45 (in the snow storm) were caught casting! In that weather every hour or so we had to switch and melt reels/rods. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I use a heater on the Ice in the Frabill and in the deer hunting trailer, and that's about it. Never made any sense to me to have a heater going outside in the open.
REAL men use a generator and a massive electric 3000 watt garage heater.
Nice fish, Ben! |
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