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| Yea, I know, a post like this can turn against the writer, but my reputation as more of a fish talker than catcher is already set in stone. And, I’m not a guide who is forced to always say it’s a fantastic bite. I’m saying this is a tough year, noticeably tough. A great fish Saturday afternoon made me realize it’s been way too few for a guy who goes out just about every single day. Yeah, I’m hurting this year and not 100% on my game, but I’m out there, trolling when I have to, and saying this is shxxty year so far. So, aside from the guides, bait sellers, resort owners etc., do you agree? Well do ya? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | 100% worst fishing I've ever seen. Canada and Minnesota. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | yup, guys I chat with who fish Vilas Co a lot say it has been tough. Guys in MN are not getting the normal action they are use to... Canada has been slower than normal overall. weather systems? did water really ever warm up deep in the basin this year? It may just be a really good fall then  |
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| I agree %100. July for me has been absolutely garbage. I said before on the lake of the woods thread that I feel like the days and times the fish are "on" is so few and far between this year. But we did stick a 52" last night so all is not lost!!! |
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Location: oswego, il | I have hardly been out, seems like every weekend has been extremely hot or something going on. Before that it was cold fronts every weekend. Have only been musky fishing 3 times, that's never happened before, salmon fishing once. Been to heidecke once. Got 3 nice bass trips in early in the year. Looking for things to improve! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Been absolutely awful for me so far. |
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| Howdy,
Fishing on my section of LOTW (Andrews Bay area) has been very slow this year as well. Lots of theories as to why, but no one really know for sure.
Take care,
Ruddiger |
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Location: Alex or Alek? | Compared to last year(first year living in an area that allows me to fish a couple times a week), this is year is terrible. I was averaging seeing at least 3-4 fish per trip after work last year to maybe 1 this year. I keep telling myself the crazy spring put them into a funk and they will turn on at some point. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Been tough one for me personally, but there have been some huge specimens taken in my circle of anglers lately. Couple over 55”.. |
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Location: MN | Worst year ever. Last year was tough too but not as bad as this year. Fish were going crazy yesterday tho. Really needed that day with how bad it’s been up until this point. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | Local lake is too warm to muskie fish and the days too hot for me . Some are still fishing and I`m hearing about floaters. Been doing reasonably well on Lake Ontario salmon. I never start trolling the Larry till mid to late Aug so salmon for another week or so. |
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Location: Twin Cities | Think I've had 2 follows all year, haven't hit it hard yet but usually been out once a week |
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| Phew! Glad it was not just me! I was taking measurements for a tube with my mouth on one end and the exhaust pipe on my truck on the other. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Junkman - 8/6/2018 10:52 AM
Phew! Glad it was not just me! I was taking measurements for a tube with my mouth on one end and the exhaust pipe on my truck on the other.
Haha! Yeah I think we all are on suicide watch! I have not heard any "good" reports. Some people are getting some nice fish here and there but nothing consistent. |
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Location: SW Ohio | IDK but it seems to be pretty good for a friend of mine and me. We’ve been catching fish either together or separately since late June. This weekend he, his wife and another friend caught three (biggest 39”), lost 3 or 4 and saw several more follows. My wife and I went yesterday and I boated one, we each lost one and saw several follows. Caught my personal best in WI in June and we’ve been doing ok at St Clair.
This is my third year chasing these fish and have learned a lot along the way, especially this year on out-of-state lakes. Compared to last year I think I’m ahead as far as fish caught or follows. Definitely need to work on my figure 8’s though. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | seems to me the guys on the water all the time are the ones that are hitting the short windows that there seem to be... most weekend warriors are not having great years...seems to me many lakes in the northern regions really never got warm. yes surface was warm but maybe not 15 to 20 feet down? warmer water they simply eat more.
Edited by BNelson 8/6/2018 11:12 AM
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| I"m having my best year ever. More fish and bigger fish. |
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Location: oswego, il | slopmaster - 8/6/2018 11:12 AM
I"m having my best year ever. More fish and bigger fish.
I would protest that. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | if a guy catches 2 last year at 40, and this year has 4 over 40 they could say the same too |
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| Just gonna keep casting till the Minnesota legislature legalize s marijuana. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | And most of the people here are talking about MN, northern WI and NW Canada. You can't compare other parts of the country to what we are seeing here. OH and IL are nothing like this area and are most likely seeing completely different patterns than we are. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | happy hooker - 8/6/2018 12:41 PM
Just gonna keep casting till the Minnesota legislature legalize s marijuana.
Por que no los dos¿ |
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Location: Seymour, WI | The lake that I fish the most (which is not a musky lake) has been very tough and very different this yr. The cabbage weeds are way behind and very sparse at best. It seems to me like the cold spring late ice off just killed off most of the cabbage weeds and the game fish are not there this yr. That's my theory anyway. |
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Location: Waukee, IA | My worst season also, but my hours on the water have also been pretty low. Super cool spring that went directly into brutal heat really messed up a lot of the normal late spring/early summer patterns. A lot of the days that the water temp seemed perfect the air temperature was 95 do I stayed home. Not blaming the fish for this year, mostly myself. |
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| Kirby Budrow - 8/6/2018 12:41 PM
And most of the people here are talking about MN, northern WI and NW Canada. You can't compare other parts of the country to what we are seeing here. OH and IL are nothing like this area and are most likely seeing completely different patterns than we are. Nope for the most part Ohio fishing is as slow as it is up North. I fish several times a week and most days I'm the only boat chasing them on several different lakes during the week that are usually very crowded if the bite is on. I get short windows on rare occasions where I think O K this is the day things start getting better. So far I've been wrong! 30+ years and this is by far the worst I can remember so far.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | happy hooker - 8/6/2018 12:41 PM
Just gonna keep casting till the Minnesota legislature legalize s marijuana.
This gentleman has it right, as usual. |
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Location: Minnesota. | Quite agree Marty. I've not gone out a lot, mostly a few full wks. on the Big V but even that was very poor! Saw some good girls....saw....not a single hit in July-time.
Not gone out since b/c I left my boat up there for a return trip end of August. Geez how I hope things pick up otherwise I'm gonna buy a fiddle and take up music lessons!!
Best of luck with the health stuff. I'm struggling too but getting better. Dizziness and back spasms this past week. A real PITA... |
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Location: oswego, il | happy hooker - 8/6/2018 12:41 PM
Just gonna keep casting till the Minnesota legislature legalize s marijuana.
Can you say pizza shortage? |
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Location: Stone Lk Wi | Buy stock in Doritos |
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| Sure seems like this conversation is had every year. Less than a handful of trips for me, so I can't comment on the action.
I will say that I think BNelson is right on the water temps. I've seen water over 80 degrees but after a cool snap it's back to low 70's in a flash, and that usually doesn't happen. More than likely the mean water temp of each northern system has been lower than average this year, perhaps by a lot. |
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