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| Hello...been fishing LOTW many years for walleye out of Sioux Narrows....haven't met any muskies up there yet....so I booked a week on Sabaskong at an RV camp out of Morson.....last week when I was in Sioux Narrows a guy tells me he quit fishing Sabaskong because of the bloom and he told me it was unfishable when its going on.....now I see reports that the bloom has started early because of the warm spring....am I making a mistake going to sabaskong the last week of July?....does the bloom cause navigation problems?.....is it possible to get away from the bloom?.....any musky advice would be greatly appreciated too....Thanks, Bob | |
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Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | Whoever told you that in Sioux Narrows didn't know what they were talking about. I've been fishing Sabaskong for 57 years and the bloom has never stopped me from having a successful muskie fishing trip. You can always find clean areas to fish and catch a big one. Go...enjoy....and then tell your friend he didn't have any idea what he was talking about. Oh....and show him the pictures of all your fish. That should convince him. | |
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| i would say fish sabaskong. like said, the bloom will be avoidable,
wind can pack it into bays n around corners, but i think the fish still have to eat right?
this one ate a topraider, and when i mean it ate it, bait was almost boatside,
fish went vertical, and i was looking eye to eye with him and the bait in his mouth before i could say anything, first time i ever really set the hook with a fish in the air, pretty neat. anyway, i had caught a handful of fish that week in the bloom on a topraider, black with orange dots if color really matters at that time 
we found other spots totally void of bloom, shallow weed rock combos those also held a lot of fish.
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| Thanks for the responses....can you tell me what the water color is down there......I'll be there with the wife......is it best to fish early and late?.....I don't want to tucker her out.....do the bass and walleye cooperate down there?.....is the bulk of the musky fishing east of Morson or is there plenty of structure west as well? I'm assuming I'll need to go west if the bloom is on....Thanks, Bob | |
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Location: Lake of the Woods, Morson, Ontario | Certainly have to echo the sentiments given in the two replies above about the bloom. You can get away from it if necessary, but the fish still have to eat. A few years back, I ended up with a 48.25" that slurped up a shumway flasher on the first "L-turn" that I had no idea was coming and would not have been able to see no matter how many times I went around and around. It was pea soup green, but the spot had proven to hold fish and the fish were still holding there.
Water down here can appear black when visibility is good, but normally would be a bit stained darker (rusty colour) at times when somewhat void of bloom. Algae present would obviously give it a green appearance.
Walleye and bass typically co-operate nicely any time of year with stable weather, just as muskies do. You will not HAVE to go west to get away from the bloom, but that may be required depending on wind and severity of the bloom in general. Sometimes, your clearest water will be east.
Early or late varies from time to time. You'll have to let the fish tell you when they want to eat. The most popular schedule is to hit it in the morning until 1, 2 or 3 pm and then take a siesta during the hottest part of the day and get back out there by 5, 6 or 7pm. In the summer, based on man-hours, the low light periods would be far and away the most successful. A lot of folks will tell you the most fish are caught between 10am and 2pm, but the number of anglers casting that time period each day may be 10:1 or more than the low lights periods. So the numbers will be good, but the results per man-hour not nearly as impressive.
I would suggest taking the solunar calendar into your planning and help it guide some of the times you really should be on the water and then go from there.
Location is the deal-sealer for the Morson area. Closer to the US border and excellent multi-species fishing east, west, north and even south. You will never run out of structure around here. It would take many lifetimes to even attempt to hit every fishy-looking spot.
You'll see why the Morson area is the last stop for many people that have fished lake of the Woods from different locations and are looking for that perfect home base. Convenient access in all directions without pounding the water or pavement.
Good luck and enjoy your stay. We're glad to have you visit. | |
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