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| Where is everyone going for the Northern Opener? I am between 3 lakes in Vilas (one of the Arbs or Wildcat).
Plan on throwing a Subwalk, #6 Blue fox spinner, and maybe a SSR or a Black River Bait topwater.
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Location: Des Moines IA | Manitowish Chain. Can't wait. No 5 !!!!!! |
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Location: Stevens Point, Wi. | The real opener started today. Wi/MI boundary waters. Heading up tomorrow!  |
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Location: Germantown, WI | I won't be able to get up to Vilas until 6/5/12, but your mention of Wildcat got me excited.... love fishing that little lake! Might have to spend 1/2 day there when i'm up in early June... |
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| dward - 5/15/2012 2:52 PM
I won't be able to get up to Vilas until 6/5/12, but your mention of Wildcat got me excited.... love fishing that little lake! Might have to spend 1/2 day there when i'm up in early June...
I've never really solely concentrated on Musky's before but from what I hear it is a good lake to pick up a few so that is what i am hoping to do. Good spot for a rookie to start hopefully. |
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Location: Germantown, WI | I would agree with that. Also had good success with bass/crappie here too. don't overlook Big Kitten (small lake connected). as you come out of the channel work the entire shoreline on your right. It drops off real quickly but i've caught a few here. Good luck.
Were you the guy who was also messaging about Lund Predators a while back? i have one and think i commeneted on your questions. did you buy one?
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Location: Roscoe IL | Mohawksin & Nokomis for me and the kids.. Going to split time fishing for Smallies and Muskies. |
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| My parents have a place on Nokomis, boat traffic for opener of walleye was ridiculous. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Wait a second... the Real opener isn't until June 2nd!!
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| VMS is the wise man in this discussion! |
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| Ben I'll be on Grindstone. Send me a PM if you get set up to do so. I have a cabin there and it's always good to share info on the clearwater chains.
Edited by Walleyedoctor 5/23/2012 4:58 PM
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| Ill be on the dairyland flowage in rusk county for saturday and sunday then over to vilas county for monday |
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Location: Hudson, WI | I'll be on Bone Lake for the weekend. Can't wait! |
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| Pike Lake Chain, Iron River WI |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | A couple little Oneida County lakes and George for sure. |
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| I'll be bouncing around to a few Langlade, Lincoln, and Oneida County lakes. We've got to find some active fish to return to on Tuesday night for the first league night. The Pelican Lake league should be a great time this year.
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| Ok guys a little advice please:
Since this is my first time targetting musky and I am going solo I am sure I am over thinking this but here is what I have tied on:
Bluegill colored spring dawg
Black River Bait Musky Freak
#6 Blue Fox Buck tail
With the cold front looking like it's going to hit on Saturday are these decent choices for Wildcat? Water temp will provbably be in the low 60's I am guessing? Like I said I am probably overthinking it but had to ask. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Hellhound and/or a Twitch bait in the weedy bay east/northeast of the islands ... fish will eat a hellhound. |
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| VMS is correct, the real opener is June 2nd, but to shake the rust off this weekend I will be heading to the Manitowish Chain.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Sweet, a N MN dude in NC WI. |
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| Twin Cities MN dude Steve
I love northern Wisc. It's so beautiful up there. I grew up since I was a baby camping on the Chip. Memorial is always my birthday weekend and musky opener is Wisc, so what a great weekend for me!
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Location: Loves Park, IL | smbrickner,
Check your PM for some detailed tips on these lakes.
Good Luck on a successful opener! |
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| Thanks Cheap! |
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| Thanks for the tips guys, if you see a 6'7 guy in a black Lund Predator on Saturday say hi. If you see me fighting a fish come over and take my pictures since I will most likely be solo. |
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Location: Loves Park, IL | Smbrickner,
Remember to let us know how you do!
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Location: Chisholm, MN | VMS stole the words out of my fingers! I'll be hitting it hard June 2nd! I was considering going to the St. Louis to break in my elbows but that didn't work out so well for me last year.
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I'm breaking in the elbows and back this weekend south of Ashland...so I would be another one of those MN dudes in Cheeseland for their opener... It's just the warm up for real thing, but a chance to get something to hit. There will be some walleye work too for a dinner bonus.
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| Ended up going to Bearskin (had a graduation party I forgot about and needed to get back before 1) fished from 5:30 to about 11am. Lots of other boats, didn't see anyone catch anything. Didn't raise a fish myself. Tried Grandma's, bulldawg, bucktail, and a drifter musky stalker. Some big bass were shallow spawning though. |
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