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chuckski

Posted 6/7/2026 11:48 AM (#1037302)
Subject: Early season non-Muskie fishing.

Posts: 1695

Location: Brighton CO.

Who goes up to fish for other fish before Muskies early in the season?

Slamr

Posted 6/8/2026 10:00 AM (#1037307 - in reply to #1037302)
Subject: Re: Early season non-Muskie fishing.

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.

chuckski

Posted 6/9/2026 8:08 AM (#1037314 - in reply to #1037302)
Subject: Re: Early season non-Muskie fishing.

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.

sworrall

Posted 6/9/2026 10:50 AM (#1037316 - in reply to #1037302)
Subject: Re: Early season non-Muskie fishing.

Posts: 32969

Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

I fish for big crappies aggressively all open-water season. A 15 or better is equal to a low-50s muskie to me. My best so far in Wisco is a 17" black crappie I caught fishing a small lake with my son Keith. I caught it on a Kenders tungsten jig; love tungsten in the Summer. Yes, I do own the BPS Panfish rod. Nice rod! I bought one, by the way.

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