Forum: Muskie and Pike

April 5, 6, 7th....should be some cool stuff and good talks there! :chin: Good way to get amp'ed up for the season...and drool over some lures...:D anybody planning on going?

Went out there on thursday and got set up really early. Pulled many decent crappies out on a purple pimple. About 11 am was out adjusting the tip up and as soon as I pulled the bucket away from it I saw the flag fly. As I was walking away I took a second glance since I originally thought that...

For the month of August 2012 Glennwood Lodge on Lake Vermilion Minnesota is having a one week cabin stay special for the entire month. Any cabins which do not have reservations already will be going for $850. This is prime time Muskie fishing month and Lake Vermilion is loaded with them,...

Looking for any information from anybody who has done well for LARGE Pike on either Kab. or Nam. Any info on time of year, baits, and locations is helpful. Also has anybody ever vertical jigged in deep water for Pike? If you don't want to post here drop me a pm. Thanks guys!!

Anyone have any recommendations on equipment to get started spearing without breaking the bank? I've always thought it would be fun and thinking of trying it a couple times this year. I'm not sure how much of it I'd do and don't want to spend a ton to find out. I have a portable that would work...

Was up in the Akeley area for the G/F's family's yearly vacation trip. Of course We had to make it out for a lot of fishing. I got up there right before sunset on Saturday b/c I had to work, So i sat down around the fire with some of her relatives since her and her dad were already out crappie...

I have some good reports of Ski's starting to finally get their feedbags on....looks like a night, or evening bite up this way...my buddies moved a few on Jerkbaits and spinnerbaits, and even a few moving on top water baits last night and put a 34" in the boat on a Suick.....:bananajump: ...

Funny thing was, my bro hooked it first, he set the hook but it must've just caught the corner of its mouth. It didn't fight much so I asked my bro if he needed the net. He said no.. As he got the pike closer to the boat and realized how big it was, the pike shook its head and got loose.. I took...

On my wife's good graces, I was able to get out there this morning for a few hours. Only boated one muskie but it was a decent sized muskie. I was targetting both bass and muskies so I had a dreamcatcher tied on my medium heavy shimano cumura bass rod, while I had a double cow girl tied on my...

Anybody doing well on ski's? I have moved a few fish, but converting them into eaters has been hard for me this season so far....looking for some highlights to brighten my spirits...surely some one has some good tips....:51: I have moved fish mostly shallow and mostly on glide baits...now you...

Hitting the St.Croix in a bit here for some muskies. Hopefully, I can find some at the Kinnickinnic inlet! :Banane06:

Here it is the opening weekend of the Muskie season in Minnesota. This should be a record year for big fish not only on Vermilion, but state wide. Fished with the wife yesterday and moved a number of fish. We had one come off on a glittertial, but were otherwise unable to boat a fish. We found...

Due to yesterday's weather I stayed close to home and fished Lake Waverly (Big). I was trolling a small spinner tipped with a fathead near the channel to Little Waverly and ended up hooking a huge pike! I was fishing with a rod that had some older mono on it so I thought I better loosen the drag...

Just a fun fact for Lake Vermilion. Last spring we where dropping customer docks April 6, 2010. If I remember correctly, official ice out was April 5, 2010 i do believe. 20 in last week on a small local lake I was fishing last week..

Haven't seen any talk yet about it, so I thought I would get things started. I will be done spooling line in the Pure Fishing Booth sat and sun.

:cool:Hey all, It was 35 degrees below zero here this morning.... My god it's almost March!:head: Last year at this time, there was already some open water in Pike bay. No such luck this year, we are in the grip of some serious winter weather and it isn't going to get back to above freezing...

Anyone here ever stayed at any of the resorts on Leech? Our family takes a large group (15+) on a big weekend fishing trip every year and we typically go to Mille Lacs. Everyone is getting fed up with either being skunked or having to throw all the nice keepers back, so we're looking for another...

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The MMA has started a advocacy campaign to stop the spearing ban from being lifted on Cass Lake, unfortunately this only works for MN residents but we will have a mass email set up for non-residents next week sometime. It only takes a minute and gets the word to all of the appropriate people,...

Anybody have any bait either bought yet or plan to buy?:bananajump: What is cathcing your eye this season...or is it too early to ask?:chin: I am looking at the shad style baits as we prep for those southern Muskies....but we'll see.....

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I was out on Rush lake looking for crappies, but catching bluegills and pike. The first two pike I was able to get them to drop the hook, but this one would not let go, it was solidly hooked in the tip of the lip with my last 4 mm gold tipped with a pumpkin pepper little atom nuggie. I decided I...

Well....and winter wears on the PMTT broke the ice to help us look towards the open water season; they announced the 2011 schedule: Cave Run , KY, April 16 & 17 - First Leg Eagle river, WI, June 35 & 26 - Second Leg Cass lake, MN, August 13 & 14 - Third Leg One Championship - Alum Creek,...

Well I think this was it.... Puzzzler and I ran out to throw for some toothy critters yesterday afternoon in anticipation of it being our last time out for the year. (potentially ;) ) It took us a bit to find the bait size, action and color that the fish wanted but once we did it was pretty good...