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Location: New Hope MN | I'm stumped. My lake (1700 acres) is the virtually the same all around. It breaks from 8-30ft rapidly and then from 30-100 gradually. The shorelines are completely covered with weeds which are dead now. There are no rock reefs or rock shorelines period. The lake is pretty clear, but not shield quality.
I've been doing very well all summer, but since the water temps dipped into the low 60's (now 52) I haven't caught a thing. I've been hammering every big green weedbed without luck. My last thought is... are they suspended over the deep stuff or are they somewhere on the break to 30ft? Thoughts and how to's?
dtaijo174
Oakdale MN
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Location: Dixon, IL | Need good map of lake and you able to find it! 1,700 acres.....might have some rocks somewhere! Look for deep water that close to shore might have some rocks and hard bottom! Bar or point close to deep water might be good for musky fishing in cold water. Keep eye or ask any walleye fishermen about good general area.....good walleye or perch or Ciscoes then muskies is nearby! |
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Location: University of Hartford | break out the trolling rods and sift that lake to death. Troll everything and find fish. If the breaklines dont work then move to the open water around schools of bait. find the bait and the fish will be there.
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Location: Detroint Lakes, MN |
Look inside the weedline until water cools to mid 40's.
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Location: NE Wisconsin | I'll second the go shallow until the water cools some more, thought. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | Nice time for a Hummingbird Side Scan.... Wish I had one foro what I have seen. That could be the ticket to find some good structure.
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Location: Watertown, MN | Like other have said look on the inside edge, but I would also work the deep breaks, if there are ciscoes, I would not be suprised if they are starting to setup deep outside the breaks. They don't need rocks look for any sandy point with deep water access, this is most like were they will be setting up when water get to mid 40's
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Location: Madison Wi. Chain | If the lake has any cribs manmade or otherwise, drop somehting down to them. BG |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | I have a nearby lake with ciscoes, and no rocks also. Only difference is this lake is only 320 acres. But maybe the same rules will apply. Look for any deep (12-18') cabbage on flats around the lake. You say that it drops quickly(just like my lake), but there HAS to be some smaller flats. There is almost gauranteed to be good schools of baitfish in these areas. Also, look for the MUSKY HUNTER magazine article with Tom Gelb. Oct.\Nov. 2008. He has a good article on suspended fish in these types of lakes. |
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Location: New Hope MN | Thanks for the advice guys. Just a little FYI i ran into Brian hanson from Just Big Muskies and he filled me in on the secret. He said troll the open water and the break. Put the boat in 20' and stay as close to shore as possible. literally, if you get in less than 18' within a second the boat is sitting in weeds at 5' deep. Then troll directly over the deep holes 80'-100' in between spots.
I'll give you a weekend report to see how it goes.
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Location: Watertown, MN | Brian who, ask him who catches more, JK caster rule and those troller's drule, You know the next video is "Just little Muskie and we are here to PUMP YOU UP!".
They have a pretty good fall patternt that consistantly put big fish in the boat, give her a shot.
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