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Fly Fishing Reports => Warm Water Species => Topic started by: Dougfish on December 24, 2022, 13:41:40 PM

Title: Muskieskunk
Post by: Dougfish on December 24, 2022, 13:41:40 PM

Maybe this deserves to be a thread....?

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Fishbug was jonzing to float for something. Trout or muskie?
Fish of a thousand casts was chosen.
7.3 mile float. Sketchy put-in ramp. Cold.
Confidence semi-high.

He started rowing, I started chuckin.
We went back and forth, taking turns throwing our arms off.
He had a flash/follow to keep our hopes up.

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We had to row over to the sunny side of the river to warm up on occasion,
so not sure if we hit all the best spots.
Carry on.

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We had passed the halfway point with nothing.
But hey, we weren't gonna be on the river all day.
Carry on.

Badass sycamore roots.

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John had a missed take in sight of the take out.  b';
And that was the highlight.
Took out. (His Stealthcraft drifter is an easy in and out boat.)
Ran the reverse shuttle and headed home.

Found the cheapest gas of 2022.

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Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Fishbug on December 26, 2022, 17:26:23 PM
I'll catch one of those toothy bastards eventually.  n!n

Last fish shoulda been nailed. ?Hook too dull? Probably hook thrower too dull.

Some lessons from Blane (whos familiar Adipose boat I saw parked at the Gala campground...) "the eat" part is interesting.

Just keep stripping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfwnsrU4w9U
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: streamereater_101691 on December 26, 2022, 18:31:18 PM
Y'all covering too much water. Slow it down. That beat gets hammered anyway.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Fishbug on December 27, 2022, 22:55:51 PM
Quote from: streamereater_101691 on December 26, 2022, 18:31:18 PMY'all covering too much water. Slow it down. That beat gets hammered anyway.

Shit we did it all wrong  :;!
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Big J on December 28, 2022, 10:43:02 AM
Quote from: Fishbug on December 27, 2022, 22:55:51 PMShit we did it all wrong  :;!

Shoot, you had a follow and an eat.  That's a successful musky day equal to a 100 caught trout day. 

I'm of the mindset that the more water you cover, the better your odds are of finding a fish that will eat.  Once you get a follow from a fish though, stick with that hole for a little bit and see if you can get him to come back up.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Fishbug on December 28, 2022, 18:53:48 PM
A little sarcasm in my comment...

Agree—-twas a good day in musky terms.

Still unsure what to do after a miss/hit. Same fly, change flies, go bigger, go smaller, etc?

When you joining?!
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Big J on December 29, 2022, 09:41:19 AM
Quote from: Fishbug on December 28, 2022, 18:53:48 PMA little sarcasm in my comment...

Agree—-twas a good day in musky terms.

Still unsure what to do after a miss/hit. Same fly, change flies, go bigger, go smaller, etc?

When you joining?!

No rhyme or reason with musky.  Do all of the above or none of the above, may make all the difference or none at all.  Musky are just weird like that. 

Hopefully I'll get out more in 2023.  Life in 2022 has sucked hard.  Plan on floating with Doug this Monday  d:b
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 11:15:33 AM

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Continued.....

Jacob, Bobby and I got out on the river yesterday.
My pigboat this time.
Similar results. Float and cast for 7 miles.
The only fish seen was in the last 0.3 mile.  b';

A follow, a blown figure 8? No bite.
Twas a lovely 65 degree Jan day.
Oyster Rockefeller Soup on the bote, ftw.

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Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Fishbug on January 03, 2023, 18:44:33 PM
Need to catch one in 2023.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: streamereater_101691 on January 03, 2023, 18:54:05 PM
There y'all go again. 7 miles. Put in at glen Wilton. Anchor the boat. Change flies in every hole after 50 casts(yes, 50 casts in 1 hole). When in doubt fish black.
That blue skiff catches the hell out of them because he knows the type of water to fish right now. Slow, smooth, and deep. There's always a fish on that left bank before the take out, but they get a really good look at it. Keep grinding.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 19:09:25 PM
Thanks, champ.
Can you post up a report showing us your successes?
Seriously?
We could use some good content here.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 19:16:15 PM
Btw, the guided bote that took out ahead of us only got one small one.
And they motored up and back.
And cut us off one time.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Woolly Bugger on January 04, 2023, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 19:09:25 PMCan you post up a report showing us your successes?

@streamereater_101691 still hasn't figured out how to post pictures  <-;:
 
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: Fishbug on January 04, 2023, 12:44:40 PM
Spot hopping makes sense w/ a jet boat.

Rowing down river is a inefficient way to target and catch Musky.

Half the funs floating down the river. The other half is sight seeing, casting stupidly large flies etc. Seeing/catching a Musky is just icing on the cake.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: trout-r-us on January 04, 2023, 18:21:42 PM
Looks like fun. A real challenge. A break from the same ol' same ol'. I've not fished for them, but can imagine the level of excitement when you do finally hook up.
Looking forward to future trip reports.
Title: Re: Muskieskunk
Post by: streamereater_101691 on January 07, 2023, 10:28:33 AM
Quote from: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 19:09:25 PMThanks, champ.
Can you post up a report showing us your successes?
Seriously?
We could use some good content here.


Never said I was the expert. Been with 3 different guides on that same stretch and that's the general consensus. Caught maybe 5 or so. I'm good for like 2 days musky fishing a year, just doesn't trip my trigger for my drive distance. Slow, slow, slow and be in the right hole at the right time. Both Blane and Sam anchor a lot and will spend 1hr+ in a hole, and that was true before the jet boat. Couple pics headed your way.



Quote from: Woolly Bugger on January 04, 2023, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: Dougfish on January 03, 2023, 19:09:25 PMCan you post up a report showing us your successes?

@streamereater_101691 still hasn't figured out how to post pictures  <-;:
 

Damn right. I'm more of a drag and drop kinda guy plus I'm comuterless now. Photobucket was nice when it worked.