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| Hi all
Due to fly to Canada last week of September for 2 weeks on LOTW, Stevens Bay / Sabaskong area.
Any advice on lures / techniques for that period would be appreciated.
Also what is the algae situation likely to be at that time?
Never seen a Muskie before let alone caught one.
Regards
John
www.pacgb.co.uk
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| Just use what Perry says to use, and fish where Perry says.
He's big on black bucktails. Last year about that time, there were still fish in the weeds, but some had moved to the rocks.
I'll post a report on Sept 18 or 19, as we'll be back by then.
(I'm guessing that you're staying at Young's Wilderness Camp.....yes?)
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| Yep
Staying with Perry.
Look forward to the report.
Regards
John
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| I'm surprised others haven't responded to your post.
Although I haven't fished there for several years, if a black with orange or red blade is slow, you may want to fish a suick.
Fish it slow and watch for late and deep follows.
That seemed to work the last week in September several years ago. Of course, each year is different with water temperatures, etc. Perry should be able to put you in the location of big fish and know what works best under the current water conditions.
Fish should be more on the rocks than weeds, but never forget to fish the weeds, especially where weeds meet the rocks.
Personally, if the water temperature is in the mid to upper 60's, I would fish some top water lures similar to the Low Rider or Top Raider. I love to fish topwater.
Good fishing.... |
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| Any last minute advice would be appreciated
Leaving Monday & really looking forward to the trip. Big waters for us are 500 acres plus !!!!!
Got some special european lures to bring, will they work is the question. Only one way to find out.
BBB
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| We were up last week and got hit with a nasty cold front. Before the front we did well on cranks and big twitch baits off rocky points. Caught a few low to mid 40's with a 48 and 49.5 as the biggest. Once the front hit, the fishing hit the skids. Make sure the lures you bring are pretty durable as I think we went through 6-7 depthraiders throughout the week.
That should be a good place to start. If the temps stay stable you might have some luck with bucktails and crankbaits. |
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Location: St. Louis, MO., Marco Is., FL, Nestor Falls, ON | When Luca Cattin from Italy came over to LOTW, he brought many of his personally designed lures and did very well with them. Especially the soft plastic baits. I believe location is still the single most important part of muskie fishing. If the muskie is there and ready to eat, most any bait will produce. But much of the time you need to finess the fish. Let us know how your European baits work. Good Luck. Oh, by the way, the bloom was pretty heavy in spots when I left last week. |
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| Sad to report that just got back from Stevens Bay and it was just nasty and tough. It snowed Friday AM, high north winds Fri & Sat...finally settlling down Sunday, but the fish were tough to find. Best action was off the DOCK! One guest was practicing with a suick on braided line vs. the mono he used to use and nailed an upper 30s fish, then the next morning after the boats left, the dock boy popped a 34" fish on a jointed fire tiger rapala! Algae was not bad. The fish we saw came off of rocks near but not on rocky points. They just might be hungry after all this nasty weather, as with muskies you just never know what to expect! We were there the same week last year and the water is 10-12 degrees colder this, very little weed growth compared to last year....and we saw lots less muskies. My wife caught 2 small ones (17 & 25.5") and she even let me net the larger one! What a gal!
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| Oh Dear
Thanks for the update.
Did i mention we are bringing the 'Luck of the Irish' with us, looks like we might need it.
If anyones up there next week look out for the Green, White and Gold flag on the boat & come say hello. The Leprachaun will be steering.
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| Conditions change fast....Perry knows the place very well, so follow his lead. I'm guessing rocks and wobbling minnow baits, maybe even small ones.
Go Irish!
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| Stepping up from 500 acre to LOTW is a pretty big jump.
A few things.
Make sure you have good map.
By all means, get a GPS system with lake maps. There are alot of treacherous rocks, and everything looks the same. Your lower unit will thank you.
My group for years would chase over to Stoney or Sabaskong to fish. A "the grass is always greener" scenario. This past year, we fished the bays adjacent to the lodge and saw more good fish then any other area on the lake. For years we didn't listen to Perry because we had gas in our plan. I wish we would have listened sooner.
I would definately recommend booking with Perry. He knows where the fish are, and normally what they are eating.
As for lure recommendation, I was there in early July. Fishing was tuff and small baits produced. 6" cranes, small twitch baits (Ace baits), small pironnahs. Nothing large produced. But again that was July. |
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Location: Lincoln UK | BBB, best of luck, I blanked twice in MN last week despite the best efforts of Joe and Duff, had a great time trying though. |
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| BBB
My 18' Crestliner is named "Seanchai 6". Another Irishman might appreciate that.
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| A great name for a boat, i nearly used it myself but ended up with 'Voodoo Chile' on mine.
I'm sure Hendrix was Irish despite what others may think !!!!!!!! |
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