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| I fished Iron County Wisconsin this past weekend and they got 4" of rain in a day and the water level was like 2' higher than normal. I caught one 42.5" muskie and raised a few other and caught a couple northern. Why does the high water level affect them and what do you do to catch them in high water times? |
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| Keep in mind what caused the high water...big storms. So in advance of the storm the fish fed very well and the result can be a poor bite for a few days. Additionally big storms with a lot of lightning tend to shut the fish down as they pull the blanket up over their heads and bury in to cover. |
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Location: oswego, il | High water can also give the fish more places to be especially if the water does not muddy up. Areas of thick weeds can now be several feet below the surface. There is more water to cover. If the water is low, weed areas can choke out the available areas making the edges prime targets and concentrating fish. |
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Let me get this straight. You caught a nice fish, had some follows and caught some pike in ONE weekend and that means fishing sucked? Wow! I gotta come up with some new descriptions for when I don't even see a fish for 3-4 days. 
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| Sounds like you missed out on an excellent opportunity. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Save for flooding/flashy/dirty runoff situations, I prefer high and/or rising water over low water, every time, post storm or not. I tend to fish rivers alot, though I'll take rising water on a drainage lake too. |
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| Almost-B-Good - 6/25/2012 12:27 PM
Let me get this straight. You caught a nice fish, had some follows and caught some pike in ONE weekend and that means fishing sucked? Wow! I gotta come up with some new descriptions for when I don't even see a fish for 3-4 days.
Yea but I fished some good water on the turtle flambea flowage and the gile flowage and coundnt get them to go. I'd just wish it went better that's all. |
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Location: Smith Creek | Boo Fricken Hoo!
I fished my money spots on the TFF Sunday morning for 5 hours and saw zilch. Freakin FIB whines about only catching a 42.5? Dang you to heck.
BTW, the TFF sucks during high water for me. I like it when it's 2-6 foot low.
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| Reef Hawg - 6/25/2012 1:12 PM
Save for flooding/flashy/dirty runoff situations, I prefer high and/or rising water over low water, every time, post storm or not. I tend to fish rivers alot, though I'll take rising water on a drainage lake too.
Why do you prefer high water in rivers? Just curious because there's a small river I like to fish occasionally, and so far low water level seems better. |
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| What did that G. Loomis ad used to say? "One follow, two strikes.... hope it's this good tomorrow", something like that I think.
If catching a 42.5" over the weekend sucks then you might not want to stick around muskie fishing much longer, I'm sure you will experience worse. Did you at least enjoy the scenery, or did that suck too? |
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Location: north central wisconsin | i guess its all relative really. If your river is out of the banks, or high and muddy, its probably not a good thing. However, in most cases, rising water gets the whole food chain going, often washing needed nutrients in, creating hatches, and longer windows. |
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| I'm not really complaning with the fish but I guess my expectations were to high for the trip is all. |
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Location: Smith Creek | I'd say your expectations were a wee bit high. I mean its good to have a PMA but if you fish Gile and TFF, two flowages not known for numbers, and you still have all three blades on your prop, AND you caught a nice fish, you done good.
Remember those mounts in the taverns around there were accumulated over 70 years.
Pretty though, eh? |
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| Yeah I guess you're right. I had a great time.I tried to fish walleye on tff and I couldn't get nothing.
we got blown into shore thats why we were there. the fish is still swimming
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| Maybe it sucked because other people brought fish back too the dock for pictures and they died too...??? |
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| BigDaddyIL - 6/27/2012 7:21 PM
Maybe it sucked because other people brought fish back too the dock for pictures and they died too...???
And obviously you don't know how to read. |
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| toothycritter88 - 6/25/2012 4:17 PM
we got blown into shore thats why we were there. the fish is still swimming
I'll post it again so you can read it again. |
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