Members will.isaac Posted October 16, 2013 Members Posted October 16, 2013 I have fished fellows a lot in the past few years. I have been lucky to catch a few muskie by accedent while I was walleye fishing and have seen many more come up to the surface. My real question is. Everybody knows were the weed beds are and how does that pressure effect the muskie fishing? I know its deep but the lake fishes small if you only target weed beds. It seems like every time I troll I see at least 2 or 3 boat casting big tackle for muskie on the deep beds. Thanks
Members pruett417 Posted October 16, 2013 Members Posted October 16, 2013 I have fished fellows a lot in the past few years. I have been lucky to catch a few muskie by accedent while I was walleye fishing and have seen many more come up to the surface. My real question is. Everybody knows were the weed beds are and how does that pressure effect the muskie fishing? I know its deep but the lake fishes small if you only target weed beds. It seems like every time I troll I see at least 2 or 3 boat casting big tackle for muskie on the deep beds. Thanks Follows, follows, and you guessed it more follows. I'm a firm believer that the pressure makes a difference, but with that being said, these fish will eat when they want to eat, and will eat what they want to when they want it. You can put a fly in front of the same fish 20 times and not get a nudge, but that 21st time it's on. So while I think it does make a difference, it doesn't affect these fish as much as other species. An expert is a person who has made every possible mistake in a small field of study.
Members will.isaac Posted October 17, 2013 Author Members Posted October 17, 2013 Pruett I can see that. Last time I trolled for walleye I watched a few guys muskie fishing from a ways away and not 30 minutes later I trolled the flat were they once were and I saw a nice one come up within casting distance but I had all lines 150ft behind the boat. What do you all think the primary food is for them. Shad, bluegill, small carp? I don't want to get into the crappie debate. I have caught lots of 9inch crappie at fellows and a few that went 14, 15 inch. Thanks
Members pruett417 Posted October 17, 2013 Members Posted October 17, 2013 Shad and small Carp most definitely, do the Musky at Fellows eat Crappie, that's a yes as well....but not at the level that most think. Bluegill are not as soft skinned and fatty, definitely harder to digest than other species, but then again if a Musky wants to eat and a bluegill presents itself.......it's not gonna get turned down. An expert is a person who has made every possible mistake in a small field of study.
exiledguide Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 OK here is the secret to Muskie fishing at Fellows if I am casting Muskie lures they, knowing my skill, become terrorized and go into deep cover. However if I am Bluegill fishing with a small 1" grub on a 1/32oz jig on 4lb line they come out of hiding and steal any bluegill I have hooked in the 9' range, anything smaller they leave alone and it never is a small Muskie. So if I happen to be at fellows catching good size bluegill you can be sure the Evil Muskie will be active..........
Members will.isaac Posted October 17, 2013 Author Members Posted October 17, 2013 I can see the carp being food for sure. I caught a 39 inch last spring and I took it to the marina for a photo (wasn't aware at the time of how fragile they are. I know now). While I was at the marina I had it on a stringer in the water and the large carp went crazy when I put it back in the water. It was really cool to see. You got to respect a fresh water fish like that.
Members will.isaac Posted October 21, 2013 Author Members Posted October 21, 2013 Fished for about five hours Sunday morning. Trolled around the lake for muskie. then tried whites, crappie, and walleye. Not one bite. I haven't been skunked all year. Im curious to know if the lake has turned and the fish are deep or just the front from Friday messed them up. Sure was a lot of baitfish deep on the graph. Any body have any luck this weekend. Thanks
Members Kevin Vam Dan Posted October 23, 2013 Members Posted October 23, 2013 will.isaac, I have read several musky predation surveys that have been conducted in the northern states (I think an Illinois study was the closest to our fisheries). In all of the those studies, it was found that muskies primarily feed on non-gamefish species. Will they eat crappie, bluegill, bass, etc? Of course. But they are not solely feeding on those species, like so many people seem to believe. I have never seen a study that has been conducted in our waters, but I would bet the house that shad are the "evil" muskies primary forage. I haven't been out in a while, but I highly doubt the lake has turned. This seems to have been a very tough year for most people I talk to (especially the people in my boat, me included). I wish I knew why they have been so fickle this year. Kevin
Quillback Posted October 27, 2013 Posted October 27, 2013 OK here is the secret to Muskie fishing at Fellows if I am casting Muskie lures they, knowing my skill, become terrorized and go into deep cover. However if I am Bluegill fishing with a small 1" grub on a 1/32oz jig on 4lb line they come out of hiding and steal any bluegill I have hooked in the 9' range, anything smaller they leave alone and it never is a small Muskie. So if I happen to be at fellows catching good size bluegill you can be sure the Evil Muskie will be active.......... HAHA, that's funny..
exiledguide Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Quillback, It wasn't funny at the time except to my fishing buddy. Thought I was gonna lose my hand
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