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Location: La Crosse, WI | I was just wondering how many hours you guys spend on a typical day on the water muskie fishing? The last couple years most of my trips have been between 5-6 hours, my typical trip was from 4pm to 10pm. However, after moving I plan on fishing almost all day since I wont be able to get out as much. Also, what are you're preferred hours of fishing? I would imagine it can get pretty warm between Noon and 3pm... |
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| It's the thing I most like to do, so when I have a day when nobody is keeping me from doing it...I'm fishing from first light to almost dark. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | If I could have it my own way, I would do it like I did this past Saturday. Fish from 6ish until 11/noon, and then again from 4-dark. Usually, my trips consist of 4-6 hrs. I used to do 12-15 hrs on the water, but man, does that wear you out! Especially a hot day in July or August. |
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| Preferred fishing hours are 8pm until 7am. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | between about 4 and 18 hour days depending on work and how late the sun goes down. I like to start just before dark. |
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | whenever there is light depending on the season. |
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | Usually around 5am-noon, come in for a few hours and back out from 5pm-11pm. Unless I'm on vermilion for the m1st outing in which last year I think I slept a total of 16 hrs in a week. |
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Location: WI | 3 to 5 hours on a work day (morning), and up to 13 hour days on the weekends. If it's really hot out I'll take a break and "old man" it in the garage with a beer and some brats mid-day, then go out from 5pm until dark. Fall I fish all day long if I can, typically 8am to 5 or 6pm.
Weekly I try to put in about 30 hours of fishing. |
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| That is kind of like the question that asks "how many doughnuts does it take to circle the earth?".
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| Sun up to sun down on the weekends when I can. The first couple all day sessions were tough, but now I enjoy it. If it's slow I will just switch lakes once or twice throughout the day. As long as I'm moving fish on somewhat of a decent basis I have no problem chuckin' baits on the same body of water all day. |
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| I used to stay out forever on the water, I now plan time around windows that predict better opportunity. I typically fish 2-4 hours during prime times. BR |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | When the family is up with me...4-6 hours
When the family isn't up with me...15-20 hours |
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Location: Lake "y" cause lake"x" got over fished | I would say I am on the water between 3-4 hours during the work week usually from 6PM - 10PM.
But if it is on the weekend then it is one hour before sunrise till roughly 1 hour after sunset... and maybe a lake side bar trip in between for lunch and cold brews.
I prefer to go in the morning. right when the weather is nice and crisp and there is no one else on the lake... (at least where I fish)
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Location: colorado | from first light till after dark. during the slow parts of the day for entertainment i mostly loose lures. |
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Location: Right behind you (tap, tap) BOOO | Being a full time employee and full time dad - sets up goofy hours for me, typically get out when I can and it's usually 3 to 4 hours, sometimes less and rarely more then 6 hours at a time, unless I have left town specifically to fish, then it's until I can't take anymore. |
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| As many hours as she lets me. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Hours per trip vary but do between 40-50 hours a week on average.... |
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| Lunge dragin - 5/22/2012 8:34 PM
As many hours as she lets me.
That just about sums it up.
I average one weeknight a week, usually 6PM to 11PM. Got to love Metro. Weekends are ususally dawn until just after lunch or mid afternoon to 10PM or 11PM. All family dependent. |
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Location: Apple Valley | In the metro its about 6-8hrs during the week.I do this twice a week. When Im on vacation I average about 15-18hrs a day.
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | 6 hours driving for 6 hours fishing about 12 times a year.
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Location: Ogden, UTAH 10 minutes from pineview reservoir | 1 or 2 trips during the week from 5 til dark then sundays 545am - o dark thirty |
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Location: Kansas City BBQ Capitol of the world | "Hours per trip vary but do between 40-50 hours a week on average...."
#*^@....rjhyland lives vicariously through Shaley! Knock em out buddy.
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Location: North Central IL USA | About 5 hours. Usually between noon and 5PM. That's all my schedule allows except for my annual fishing week vacation. |
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Location: Greenfield, WI | It depends on where the lakes are.
On the suburban Milwaukee lakes I get about 5 hours early and/or late away from the crazy boat traffic.
Away from the crazy lakes, I limit my fishing time only when I am awake! |
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Location: Minnesota. | Typically there's two best times to fish..."when it's rainin' an' when it ain't!" *g*... - an old fly fishermans quote.
I like 5 a.m. to around 9am and then again from 6 pm till around dark-thirty. I fish alone much of the time so I'm not fond of fishing after dark.
Jeremy.
Edited by Jeremy 5/30/2012 8:35 AM
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| on a weeknight after work i try to get out and fish for 3-4 hours, then weekends i shoot for 3 hours in the morning and 3-4 hours at night. i skip tuesdays every week cus of a musky league. so that adds up to about 24-30 hours a week, which still leaves me enough time to take care of general errands/chores/other things required for survival, haha. |
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Location: Spencer, Wisconsin | Couple weeks ago its was 7:30-noon of course blanked again but enjoyed the weather and water on lake Noquebay. Had one follow and a torpedo swim by and a few strikes but nothing hitting. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | About half the time I have a full evening or morning to fish and then its usually 4-6 hours. I also have a lot of outings with only 2-3 hours to fish and get maybe 2 or 3 whole day outings (8+ hours) each year. The funny thing is those 2 hour outings are often the most productive and the whole day outings are often the least productive. Go figure. |
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