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Location: Tulsa, OK | About a week out from heading up to Eagle. Wondering how others recent trips have gone. Anything in particular working or not working? Weeds healthy this year? Staying at NSL for reference. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | I only heard from friends who were up at my buddy's cabin on the north shore near NSL last week for 10 days through Friday, and fishing was very tough. However, they only fished early mornings and some afternoons. No evenings, which of course can be the best time of the day. They said there were a lot of boats out on all of the well known spots, around the big water and south, which I'm sure has an effect.
Weeds were what they have been for the last few years, but not close to what they were a decade + ago. The fish have to eat some time and with summer winding down and kids headed back to school, hopefully you'll see less pressure and better action. Good luck! |
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Location: Tulsa, OK | Thanks for the info Fishhateme, I have been going to Eagle for a long time, so I know how tough it can be. Last 3-4 years have been super tough for me. I always like to see how others trips went just to give me a starting strategy based on the feedback. Figure one of these years I will hit the right week....lol |
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Location: Alexandria, MN | Just got back from a week at Temple Bay. Overall, fishing was tough, but we got a few. 3 boats, 7 anglers... 11 muskies boated total with several more hooked and lost or near misses at boatside. Biggest were a 47" pure and a beautiful 47" tiger.
Had several fish follow with mouths open right on the bait but wouldn't quite chomp. The first 3 days we barely saw any fish, but then a couple warm days followed by a weather change seemed to get them moving. Saw a few fish in the weeds, but rocks were generally better. Water temps ranged from 68-71. Fished walleyes a bit to get dinner. They were cooperative and tasty. |
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| Thanks for sharing. Good to hear you guys got some action. A 47" tiger is a special fish.
What baits/presentations were working for you?
My group is heading to Eagle 9/12 to Eagle Lake Island Lodge, close to Temple Bay. |
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Location: Alexandria, MN | Most fish were caught on blades - small to mid sized. Not many in our group throw double 10s anymore. Color didn't really seem to make much of a difference, though Gold blades seemed to get as much attention as anything. Most fish hit figure 8, though we had a couple hit mid retrieve. |
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| Just had lunch yesterday with a buddy who was there end of July. Based on his experience, a 12 to 14 inch walleye would seem to be a good bait. He had a mid 40s fish grab a walleye he had hooked and hung on for about 5 minutes. Also saw a tanker following a hooked walleye back to the boat. Said it just seemed curious. If it helps, they were fishing walleye on rock piles in 15 to 20 feet of water.
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| hadn't been on here in a while missed this post.
I was up at NSL in July for a week we got 13- 50", 49" and 49" were top 3 we got.
Our best bucktail was this one-
https://teamrhinooutdoors.com/products/spanky-baits-8-fireball?_pos=...
Second best was this one-
https://teamrhinooutdoors.com/products/spanky-baits-8-fireball?_pos=...
My buddy was back up there last week and same baits were still good. 8's and 8/9 were best.
We had no topwater action and my buddy last week and almost none also. Not sure why that was so off for us.
Also did good on Stretch Diesel and pit bulls
Good luck up there wish I could go twice a year
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com
Edited by Jeff Hanson 9/2/2025 5:25 PM
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Location: Tulsa, OK | Well it was tough last week. Musky seem to be nowhere, then all of a sudden you would see 2-3 on a spot. Those windows were real short. But then after raising fish and going back later or at sunset, the fish were nowhere to be found again. We would raise a fish here and there, but for the most part it was tough to find fish. And when they did show up, it seemed it was all around the same area. Only raised one on topwater. Overall 6 were caught, nothing big, 42" was best fish. Good luck to those headed up soon. |
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