I headed up to the cabin for a fast power trip. We had tough weather conditions, very little wind and no clouds. With that said, the fishing was still favorable. We picked our windows and the fish we did end up catching were during the "key" times. Even with tough conditions, we were moving fish throughout the day. The fish for us moved off their typical set-ups and hung around what I call the secondary spots. It's not easy catching fish on a short trip. Doing some homework on when your primary windows are is the first step. For the quick day and a half trip, we were lucky to land 2 quality fish. Patience was important, I always try to tell people that If you fish a full day (10+ hours) the Muskie gods seem to always send you a good chance. Weather its a bite, or a hot follow, putting in your time will normally give someone in the boat a chance at a fish. The fall is sneaking closer and closer, the fish will soon follow suit and be putting on the feedbag. Good luck in your neck of the woods, here are some photos from the trip.
Every year I try and take a little extra time in August to put some serious hours in on the lake. I like the idea of being on the lake when the July "bite" has calmed down and most people are gearing up for fall. Its a good time around the new moon, its dark, and its quite. This year I headed up with good buddy Andy Hamm and his friend Peter. Us 3 fished HARD for 4 days. we put in 14 hour days searching for fish. We had no problem finding the fish, they were shallow, deep, and everywhere in between. Getting them to bite was going to be the issue. We had to put our heads together and go back to fish we have seen at certain times. The most important things we found was around the moons. The majors and minors of each day gave us that "window" of opportunity. Also, the night bite seemed to pick up, we were able to go back on a few fish after dark and get them to eat knowing that they were there. Being positive and having the right attitude was so important. We had seen 16 fish follow and not have one in the boat, but being persistent and confident put some of those fish into the net for us. We saw fish on all types of lures small to big, no real pattern, more of a timing thing for us! The biggest tip I can hand out is to pay attention to your key windows, and don't leave fish to find fish! We ended up with 7 muskies, 2 of them over the 50" mark. Here are a few of the pictures.
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