Any one try for Muskie's on a fly before??? I have a friend that invited me to go with him to a northern Indiana lake to fish for muskie's. Any info would be great, btw, I would be using a 7wt rod and 8wt line??????!!!!!!!!!!
Muskie on the fly
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 flybum62 |
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Posts: 24 12/27/06 06:05:23 Registered Member |
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Cornmuse |
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Posts: 253 12/27/06 07:38:42 Registered Member |
I've taken several - my best was 36.5" which is 3" longer than my canoe is wide. 7wt is light, but will work for early season fishing when the baits are relatively smaller for these critters. Tie some Blondes, Deceivers and Dahlbergs to about 6" in length and include orange in the pattern for fishing before May. March is my personal best month in Ohio - May in Minnesota.
Joe C. |
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jwihl |
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Posts: 23 12/27/06 19:55:06 Registered Member |
Have not hooked up with a muskie yet here in Ohio , but have caught some nice pre spawn pike in Canada. Some notes on gear. An 8wt at least, maybe a 10wt rod , to punch some , if not extremely large as Joe mentioned , certainly air resistant flies into the strong spring winds here in the Midwest. Early spring can find muskies in some suprisingly shallow water where a fly rod can shine. Try some yellow and red or all chartreuse Barr Boufaces as they are easy to tie, have a nice profile, and are somewhat durable. 4-5 inches is plenty of fly for spring. Keep it simple on leaders. This isnt spring creek fishing! 5 feet of 40 lb mono for a butt section with 18 in. of 80lb Power Pro tied with an allbright as a tippet will work in most of the time. Use a Palomar knot to tie fly to tippet. Good Luck, John |
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