Ranger Rick
11-25-2009, 12:32 PM
The water temperatures are still hanging in the upper 30's and on the larger lakes in the lower 40's. The muskies are hitting pretty well with some lakes excelling in consist action. There are several guys till coming in for sucker rigs and suckers. They are reporting artificial action as well as live bait action. a local husband and wife muskie team have boat several nice muskies 46, 47 and 48 as of late.
Here is a tip we have been using lately. On some days some of the muskies are just following the suckers at the boat. Or they just follow in the artificial lures. Rig a throwback rod with a large swimmer jig head tied to tyger braid leader material which is very flexible. then hook a 6 to 7 inch sucker minnow on the rig through the nose. If they don't bite the suckers or the artificial, they will usually grab the small "throw back" sucker.
The muskies are in the same places as last week, on the hard bottoms, outside of food shelves and at the mouth of inside turns. the depths to concentrate your efforts are 12 to 30 feet deeping on the over all depth of the lake you are on.
Incidently we just got 60 more beautiful suckers in today at Guides Choice in case you go fishing over this holiday weekend. Additionally, muskie fishing is far from being over here at Guides Choice Pro Shop. The Upper Michigan muskie season is open until March 2010. Several of us are heading into the U.P. where some the lakes are still are in the low forties and upper 30's.
So if you are hard core, come on up the muskies season as a ways to go
As far as the other fishing going on in the Eagle River area it has been reduced to a few walleyes anglers. They are biting well, but again location is the key. Some are right at the hard bottom/mudline, some are out over and in the mud basin, and some are near deep wood on steep dropping edges. Unless it is very windy, a 1/8 oz. jig with a XL fathead is working best. These fish should be vertically jigged for best results.
Crappies are still give some action but there are not many fishing for them. The fish are beginning to stage in their winter locations. Namely deep near some of the longest hard bottom underwater structures that termintate in the main basin. Most of the crappies are 20 to 30 feet. Slip bobbers will work or use a light 1/16 oz. jig tipped a crappie minnow on 4 lb. test this also works great.
"Ranger" Rick
Here is a tip we have been using lately. On some days some of the muskies are just following the suckers at the boat. Or they just follow in the artificial lures. Rig a throwback rod with a large swimmer jig head tied to tyger braid leader material which is very flexible. then hook a 6 to 7 inch sucker minnow on the rig through the nose. If they don't bite the suckers or the artificial, they will usually grab the small "throw back" sucker.
The muskies are in the same places as last week, on the hard bottoms, outside of food shelves and at the mouth of inside turns. the depths to concentrate your efforts are 12 to 30 feet deeping on the over all depth of the lake you are on.
Incidently we just got 60 more beautiful suckers in today at Guides Choice in case you go fishing over this holiday weekend. Additionally, muskie fishing is far from being over here at Guides Choice Pro Shop. The Upper Michigan muskie season is open until March 2010. Several of us are heading into the U.P. where some the lakes are still are in the low forties and upper 30's.
So if you are hard core, come on up the muskies season as a ways to go
As far as the other fishing going on in the Eagle River area it has been reduced to a few walleyes anglers. They are biting well, but again location is the key. Some are right at the hard bottom/mudline, some are out over and in the mud basin, and some are near deep wood on steep dropping edges. Unless it is very windy, a 1/8 oz. jig with a XL fathead is working best. These fish should be vertically jigged for best results.
Crappies are still give some action but there are not many fishing for them. The fish are beginning to stage in their winter locations. Namely deep near some of the longest hard bottom underwater structures that termintate in the main basin. Most of the crappies are 20 to 30 feet. Slip bobbers will work or use a light 1/16 oz. jig tipped a crappie minnow on 4 lb. test this also works great.
"Ranger" Rick