|
|
Posts: 40
| Had a follow of a big muskie this weekend at the cabin and wont be back until friday morning, how long can a person still expect a fish to remain in the area have muskies set up summer ranges yet and still think this fish will return to this area? lake is near hayward water temps of about 65. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 223
Location: Victoria,MN | Chances are that it will still be in the area. I'm no expert on on fish movements but I would go fish the area during the the solunar majors on your next trip and see if you can get her to go again. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 272
| Strain of fish may come into play somewhat here. As far as how long it sets up shop somewhere.
If it's a key point, drop, point of a rock pile, major inside turn, etc., its prolly a place that will always hold boss fish. "Your" fish may not be there, but perhaps another one will be.
Go get 'er.
-EY |
|
| |
|
| If theres no pressure on her and she has what she needs -food comfort- she will still be around the area just go there at prime time or the same time you saw her before |
|
| |
|
Posts: 1663
Location: Kodiak, AK | That's a really good question and all good replies. And I'll add..."it depends." Even fish in different parts of the same lake will use their respective areas differently. Some will stay put, some will move daily. Weather and conditions will impact it too. That fish may not move miles, or even 100 yards, but she may be on the other side of the point or 20' away closer to the drop off or whatever. So like was said, go back and pick that area apart and see what you find. Hit it at the moon times and other potential windows and something will pop up. And it may not even be the same fish. But if she was using that area, chances are other fish will too. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 829
Location: Maple Grove, MN | When its really big.  |
|
| |
|
Posts: 247
Location: Uxbridge Ontario | I typically will look for weather changes and/ or daylight changes. Like if wind speed all of a sudden picks up or changes direction. Depending on my proximity to the spot and if a few hours have gone by I might hit it again. But I find that once that bait starts to look different in the water due to let's say lower light later in the afternoon/ early evening. I find that once the silhouette of that bait changes from your point of view, the action is about to pick up if the fish are on. |
|
| |
|
Posts: 743
| It all depends. Are you talking same day or same week? I try to go back mostly light change ,sunset or weather change. Have my best luck then. A couple of Augusts ago every fish that followed during the day could be caught at sunset. Only problem was I ran out of nights before I finally figured that out and i Couldn't be 2 places at once so mostly the biggest and closest to each other were fished. Got my biggest that way. Usually giving a big fish an hour or so hasn't worked for me with the exception of last year. Was fishing on Eagle at dark and had a 46 " follow. Thought I would work to the end of the structure and then go back. It was getting close to quitting time so I just went back right away and she followed again and this time hit on the eight just minutes later. Going back the same time each day might work but then again if you went at a different time she might hit. Flip a coin there's nothing written in stone when muskies are concerned but sunset and an hour or so later are my favorite times. |
|
| |
