Posts: 7128
Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I live in Chicago with very limited muskie opportunities without driving at least an hour....so most of my time I'm not chasing muskies.
Smallies in the rivers
Coho/kings on the big pond
Green carp (largies) when I only have 3 hours.
Crappie/bluegill because I like the devi's lettuce while I kayak.
When I was younger (no wife, no dogs, no trying to save at all) a 3 hour drive each way with 3 hours of sleep and back home at night was super fun. Now, gotta balance time/money/engery. Stupid priorities. |
Posts: 1695
Location: Brighton CO. | I've always enjoyed the early season non-Muskie trips, casting smaller Mepps, Rapalas (and other small plugs), Jigs and Twistertails Beetle Spins, and twitching minnows and catching everything from Muskies, Pike, Smallmouths, Walleyes, Perch, Crappies. Fishing before the Summer crush of people and fishing out of the way places with small boats or a Canoe. And with lighter tackle. Here at home it's small Bass and panfish lakes or Trout fishing is good before the summer heat. |
